The support and enthusiasm we receive from our corporate partners is invaluable to our work.

Read on to find out more about how several companies are partnering with Opportunity to give the poor a working chance:

Lloyds TSB

Shining shoes, watching football matches in Argentina and cycling 1,000kms from London to Geneva…Staff at Lloyds TSB Wholesale & International Banking are finding exciting ways to raise cash for Opportunity. And Lloyds TSB has agreed to match their efforts.



“We’ve found no smarter way to tackle poverty around the world. Opportunity’s business model rings true to us and we can see it really helping to make a difference to poor people’s lives – that’s why the Wholesale and International Banking division has decided to support Opportunity International,” said W&IB Group Executive Director, Truett Tate.

“It’s not about aid, it’s about building businesses. We simply tap in to poor people’s own resourcefulness and giving them a ‘hand up’ - not a hand out,” said Edward Fox, Opportunity International’s Chief Executive. “I am delighted that Lloyds TSB has taken Opportunity International to its heart. They’re making a massive difference.”

Merrill Lynch

J.P. Morgan

Amid World Cup fever, J.P. Morgan's Corporate Research team took part in a fantasy World Cup table football championship, raffle and auction, raising £44,000 for Opportunity's work in Africa.

Here are some more ways in which we can work together:

• Staff fundraising ventures
• Payroll giving
• Staff deductions and matching giving schemes
• Secondments for suitably qualified staff, as part of talent development programmes, or in lieu of redundancies for valued employees
• Pro bono - for example access to your training programmes and resources (if relevant)
• Trips for staff to see our work on the ground (can be combined with business trips)
• Board memberships within microfinance institutions converting to banks
• Loan capital
• Equity investments.