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The Opportunity Initiative & Opportunity Knocks on PBS
非盈利组织
Seattle，WA 2,778 位关注者
The largest coordinated economic mobility initiative in U.S. history with outreach by Opportunity Knocks on PBS.
关于我们
The Opportunity Initiative harnesses first-person narrative storytelling through our award-winning, behaviorally designed reality series, Opportunity Knocks, to reduce shame and boost personal agency—key drivers of economic outcomes. Airing on PBS, the show has won 16 awards for social impact, education, and best television series from Viddy, Telly, Anthem W3, dotComm, and the Academy of Reality Television. The Series Opportunity Knocks spotlights real families and guides viewers to “live the show” by connecting them with our digital tools: The Opportunity Finder and The Opportunity Coach. These platforms provide personalized plans that empower individuals and link them to 17,000 community nonprofits, not-for-profit credit unions, and CDFIs offering services from eliminating payday loans to career training and startup support. Our approach prioritizes shame elimination and access to real solutions over deficit-focused financial education. Our Mission We believe everyone deserves access to opportunities. We believe in the potential and desire of the 54 million Americans—40% of the U.S. population—living on survival budgets, including 75% of single female-headed households with children, to live their best lives. Guided by our core values, we co-design and improve our program with the beneficiaries we serve. Our Strategy ? Eliminate Shame: Empower individuals with dignity. Recognize people are suffering in silence. Show they are not alone. ? Increase Agency: Empower people with plans to improve their economic futures. ? Remove Barriers: Eliminate obstacles to accessing wrap-around support from nonprofits and capital from not-for-profit credit unions and CDFIs. Success 100% of families participating in Opportunity Knocks remain financially stable, and 92% have achieved their financial goals. Join us as we pioneer a transformative approach to economic mobility that eases the long-term strain on nonprofits—maximizing every philanthropic dollar.
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www.opportunityknocks.net
The Opportunity Initiative & Opportunity Knocks on PBS的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 非盈利组织
- 规模
- 2-10 人
- 总部
- Seattle，WA
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 2020
- 领域
- community development finance、CDFIs、financial empowerment、financial inclusion、financial education、loan funds、TV production、banking、financial coaching、goal setting、personal development、opportunity finance、financial counseling、social justice、nonprofit、community development、economic development、life coaching、asset building、credit union、financial counseling、debt reduction、small business和home ownership
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US，WA，Seattle，98133
The Opportunity Initiative & Opportunity Knocks on PBS员工
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Jenn George Hunter
CXO & Executive Producer of Opportunity Knocks on PBS- America's Best Feel Good Show l Telly, Anthem & ARTAS Award Winner l Enlightened Entrepreneur
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Michael Cyr
Executive Director at The Opportunity Initiative | Opportunity Knocks on PBS | Promoting Financial Inclusion and Improving Financial Health through…
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Angie Hughes
Chief Operating Officer @ Opportunity Knocks on PBS & The Opportunity Initiative | Executive and Organizational Leader | Coach | Public Speaker
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Jamie Chandler, CCUFC, CUDE
Chief Program Officer | Credit Union Advocate | Program Development | Partner Engagement | Speaker | Veteran
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? Meet Wells Fargo's Head of Financial Health Philanthropy at the Financial Health Network’s EMERGE Conference! ? Join Bonnie Wallace—a champion of Opportunity Knocks and The Opportunity Initiative—for insights into why Wells Fargo funds America's Best Feel Good Show and its technology as a powerful strategy to increase financial health! ?? The Conference: EMERGE by the Financial Health Network is a premier event uniting changemakers, industry experts, and advocates of financial health. Discover the latest research, trends, and solutions shaping the future of financial well-being. ?? The Schedule: https://lnkd.in/ghgBeUFN ? Register: https://lnkd.in/gsSdcgmc ?? About Bonnie: https://lnkd.in/g7fZCxgQ ?? About EMERGE: EMERGE is a leading conference hosted by the Financial Health Network. It delivers cutting-edge insights, best practices, and collaborative solutions to improve financial security for individuals, families, and communities. We can’t wait to see you there—let’s drive financial health, innovation, and impact forward together! #OpportunityKnocks #TheOpportunityInitiative #FinancialHealth #EMERGE #FinHealth #VoicesofChange
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Our own Michael Cyr will be a featured speaker at the Annual Conderence on Financial Education during the first week of April! Want to Learn more about how reality tv and technology are improving financial health? It’s not too late to register. https://acfeonline.org/
Executive Director at The Opportunity Initiative | Opportunity Knocks on PBS | Promoting Financial Inclusion and Improving Financial Health through Media and Technology
?? Big news! I’m presenting at the Annual Conference on Financial Education, April 7-9 in New Orleans, hosted by The Institute for Financial Literacy. I’ll be sharing how our award-winning reality series Opportunity Knocks is flipping the script on financial education. ?? Real people. ?? Real change. ?? Powered by behavioral science, tech, and a whole lot of heart. ?? My session: “Beyond Awareness: How Reality TV and Technology Can Improve Financial Health” is all about building trust and inspiring action. If you're ready to level up how we teach, reach, and truly connect with people around their financial health, come join me! Registration is open at https://acfeonline.org/ #OpportunityKnocks #FinancialEducation #FinancialHealth #ACFE2025 #TechForGood #BehavioralDesign The Opportunity Initiative & Opportunity Knocks on PBS
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Register to see Opportunity Knocks on the main stage at Emerge following Financial Health Network's CEO Jennifer Tescher! Emerge is the nation's leading financial health conference!
?? Get to know a few of our featured “Voices of Change,” each bringing their eye-opening perspectives to EMERGE this June. - Michael Cyr, Executive Director, The Opportunity Initiative - Bonnie Wallace, Head of Financial Health Philanthropy, Wells Fargo - Raymond A. Jetson, Vision and Advancement Catalyst, Aging While Black - Tiffany White, Associate Pastor and Counselor, Lake City Church - Charles White, Senior Pastor, Lake City Church - Jamie Strayer, Creator & Executive Producer, Opportunity Knocks These powerful figures bring perspectives and stories that inform their advocacy and motivate collective action on financial health. Get to know the lineup, and stay tuned as we add even more changemakers to EMERGE whose real journeys have rippled into real impact. Grab your spot here ??https://hubs.li/Q03cKC2F0 The Opportunity Initiative & Opportunity Knocks on PBS #VoicesofChange #EMERGE2025 #EMERGE #FinancialHealth #FinHealth #LivedExperience
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Spring is here, bringing fresh beginnings like our new website, upcoming events, and exciting partnerships! Stay in the loop by subscribing to The Opportunity Club. Because everyone deserves opportunities! ?? #TV #Opportunities
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Opportunity Knocks will be featured at the nation’s leading financial wellness conference this year!! See us on the main stage at EMERGE! If you want to join us with a free registration check this out!
?? Giveaway alert! ?? We’re thrilled to announce we’re awarding (1) free registration to EMERGE 2025 — valued at $2,695. EMERGE comes at a time when championing financial health for all calls for new waves of commitment. Learn directly from impacted communities, share resources and initiatives, connect with industry decision-makers, and join one of today’s largest finhealth force multipliers as we spur actionable solutions for today’s toughest financial realities. 1?? How to enter: → Comment below what you love about EMERGE. One comment per person equals one drawing entry. Extra comments are appreciated, but won’t grant you extra entries. 2?? Entry period: → Entries open *today* Feb 14, 9 A.M. CT. Entries close Feb 28, 5 P.M. CT. 3?? Selection: → All eligible comments will be entered into the randomized winner drawing. 4?? Winner announcement: → One winner will be selected at random on Monday, March 3, 2025. We’ll notify the winner via a private social media DM. → Prize(s) are final. Registration award is for new registrations only, non-transferable, and cannot be exchanged for cash or cash equivalents. We can’t wait to hear your EMERGE voices — see you June 3-5, 2025. Share your EMERGE love below! #EMERGE2025 #EMERGE #FinancialHealth #FinHealth #VoicesofChange
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Thank you U.S. News & World Report for including Opportunity Knocks series in your article! In Season 2 viewers see the impact of a a 700% interest payday loan. PBS, American Public Television and WXXI Public Broadcasting Council and Opportunity Knocks exist as a community service to Americans! https://lnkd.in/gMPuhJJk
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Opportunity Knocks is proud to announce that we have been honored with a Gold W3 Award for Public Service and Activism. This prestigious award recognizes excellence in digital experiences, content, and creativity, shining a light on our commitment to making a positive impact. #W3Award #DigitalExcellence Learn more about our public service through The Opportunity Initiative: https://lnkd.in/ggxNfDhx
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A surprising (research backed) claim: Unscripted TV has a history of impact! Sixteen & Pregnant contributed to a reduction in teen pregnancy. Hoarders helped to change society's perception of hoarding from a deviant behavior to a medical condition. Opportunity Knocks is behaviorally designed to create economic mobility. The series on PBS is the outreach. Its 'live the show' free companion technology guides viewers to a network of 20,000 nonprofits for wrap-around support, and creates personalized plans to achieve their goals. For the families featured in the series, sharing their lives is courageous. Can they trust TV producers in the 'reality' genre? Read about Lauren and Jared's leap of faith to participate.