The Opportunity Collaboration has selected Shari Berenbach as the recipient of the Opportunity Collaboration's 2010 Economic Achievement Award.

Presented by the Opportunity Collaboration-the innovative, esteemed poverty alleviation "un-conference"-the award recognizes an exceptional leader with a passionate commitment to combating poverty via methods that are creative, collaborative and efficient.

About Shari Berenbach
As President and CEO of Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Berenbach's distinguished career has helped lift economic opportunities for many of the world’s poor.

"Shari Berenbach is a force of nature," says Opportunity Collaboration CEO Jonathan C. Lewis. "As chief executive of Calvert Foundation, she has been a consistent and unwavering voice for social and economic justice. Via innovative thinking, collaborative action and an open heart, Shari has increased the economic opportunities for thousands upon thousands. We at the Opportunity Collaboration are proud to honor a leader who so clearly displays the social investment ideal."

A leader in micro-finance, Berenbach currently manages more than $200 million in community investment assets. As winner of the 2010 Economic Opportunity Award, Shari will join 300 delegates-proven nonprofit leaders, for-profit social entrepreneurs, funders and social investors-at the Opportunity Collaboration later this year.

Berenbach succeeds 2009 Economic Opportunity Achievement Award winner Mary Houghton, co-founder and President of ShoreBank Corporation.

About The Collaboration
A four-day strategic and problem solving business retreat for nonprofit leaders, for-profit social entrepreneurs, funders and social investors working to combat poverty, the 2010 Opportunity Collaboration is already 49% sold out.

"The Opportunity Collaboration is a unique gathering," says Lewis, "marked by a generosity of spirit and a commitment to relinquishing institution egos. With the goal to accelerate the effectiveness of anti-poverty organizations, attendees reach well beyond the boundaries of conventional poverty alleviation to improve the impact and effectiveness of their work." The event will take place October 15-20, in Ixtapa, Mexico. Applications and further information are available at www.opportunitycollaboration.net.

Opportunity Collaboration

Opportunity Collaboration

A four-day problem-solving, strategic retreat for nonprofit leaders, for-profit social entrepreneurs, grant-makers and social investors engaged in poverty alleviation and economic justice enterprises. On World Poverty Day, leverage resources, combine forces, share innovations and operate more effectively. Break down the silos of unproductive competition and go beyond the boundaries of conventional poverty alleviation.

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