Investor Stories
Each and every one of our investors has a story to tell. From the unique way they’ve raised money for their Micro-Endowment® to their personal experiences with the causes and charities they support, their stories are both inspiring and touching. That’s why we want to share them with you. Take a few moments to meet some of the Hope Equity investors.
Patty Ivins: TV Producer
Chris Specht: Marketing Producer
Interests: Televison production and clean water
Their Story: Patty Ivins and Chris Specht are like many young couples that reach a point in their professional careers where they want to give back...full story
Erik Schneider: Software Engineer
Carla Schneider: Alzheimer’s Care Management
Interests: Community building and urban agriculture
Their Story: For Erik and Carla Schneider, Hope Equity offers a way to feel more personally connected to the different causes that they support...full story
Catie Curtis: Singer and Songwriter
Interests: Education and Youth Issues
Their Story: Catie Curtis understands how the gift of an instrument can forever change a young person’s life. When Catie was 15-years-old, growing up in a small town in southern Maine, she was given a guitar with the only catch being that she had to learn how to play it....full story
Xirgo Technologies communication solutions
Interests: Creating a perpetual positive footprint
Their Story: When Xirgo Technologies was looking at different ways to give back, it was the sustainable approach Heifer International employed in its mission of ending hunger and poverty that most closely fit the company’s commitment and values.....full story
Former Khmer Rouge Women Discover New Path Through Heifer
Their Story: There are remote areas in the highlands of Cambodia,near the Thailand border, where Heifer International projects are helping to heal the psychological wounds of a people who have, until recently, known only civil war and internal strife in their country......full story