Subject: Giving Tuesday! Special Video - and Thank You Gift!
Giving Tuesday! Special Video - and Thank You Gift!
November 28th, 2023 at 10:30 am EDTDear Friend, Today is Giving Tuesday! Help us reach our entrepreneurs in the hardest to reach places and get a free Simple Modern tumbler by donating $25 or more monthly, or increasing your monthly donation amount. Your support means so much. You can ...
Happy Thanksgiving from Five Talents!
November 23rd, 2023 at 10:00 am EDTHappy Thanksgiving from Five Talents! We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your support throughout the year that trains our brave entrepreneurs and empowers them to transform their lives. Warm wishes this holiday season. Get more info and ...
Get a free tumbler!
November 21st, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, How can a tumbler help get our trainers to the hardest to reach places??? This Giving Tuesday we have a special opportunity to present to you! Thanks to a generous in-kind donation from the Simple Modern company, if you sign up now as ...
Odessa and the mushroom farm
November 16th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, Odessa is from western Rwanda. She became the head of her household when her husband was put in prison with a life sentence. Not knowing how to provide for her three children, she lost all hope and started drinking heavily. Her use of al ...
"Day-to-day triage..."
November 9th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, Over the weekend, I read a sobering article in the Washington Post about the devastating effects of climate change in South Sudan where Five Talents works. In many of our communications we talk about flooding being a real challenge to th ...
Reaching the hardest to reach
November 2nd, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, A colleague of mine shared this old African proverb, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” It rings true for Five Talents as we go far afield to minister to the most vulnerable communities in the wo ...
Therese's Story
October 26th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, “Nothing pierces the soul like beauty or sorrow.” I can’t recall who authored that phrase, but it has stuck with me for years. And I thought of the sentiment as I became aware of the story of one of our program participants named T ...
Meet the Match!
October 19th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, For those of you who are not local to the Washington, DC area, we held a special celebration in honor of our 25th Anniversary. If I could sum up the evening in one word, I would say...heartfelt. It was an absolute joy to see so man ...
Last Day of Online Auction and New Discounts!
October 12th, 2023 at 10:00 am EDTDear Friend, LAST DAY! NEW DISCOUNTS! Have fun shopping for great items and experiences that benefit Five Talents! To begin bidding, click on the link below: https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/bid/fivetalents Here are some of the items that are rea ...
Online Auction Open for Bidding!
October 10th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, Have fun shopping for great items and experiences that benefit Five Talents! To begin bidding, click on the link below: https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/bid/fivetalents Here are some of the items that are ready for your bid: Vaca ...