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Norm's Blog: Day Four - Opportunity Fund, San Jose. |
| 23 September 2011 |
 San Jose, is about and hours train ride from San Francisco on the CalTrain. Riding the train was a great opportunity to see more of the northern California and is was another beautiful day. I keep being told that this THE best few weeks of the year to visit this part of the world and it is hard for me to argue.Opportunity Fund is a not for profit organisation that specialises in micro-finance, providing small business loans and matched savings programs to low income families and brokering loans for community housing developments. Ingrid Holguin the Individual Development Account Program Manager was my host at Opportunity Fund and you can see me pictured with some of her team. Individual Development Accounts or IDA’s are a matched savings account designed to help low individuals save to build their personal assets, a home or small business an education. With a minimum deposit of $20 a month expected from participants in the program, their savings are matched 2:1 so for ever $1 they contribute the program contributes $2 up to a capped amount. These savings can then be access to pay for education, the set up of a business or even the deposit for a home. My meeting with the IDA team was a great opportunity learn more about IDA’s and the way the team markets and requites participants for their program. It was also great to exchange ideas around the provision of effective financial education and how this part of the IDA programs helps to build the success of the program. Opportunity Fund has a great website with a wealth of information about all of their different programs. The meet our clients tab has a whole lot of stories that are really inspirational to read. http://www.opportunityfund.org/  |
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