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  • Eriko Yagi
  • Kushal Dattani
  • Lauren Finzer
  • Russ Dirgantoro
  • Tanya Hannah Rumble
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  • Brian Trelstad
  • Tatsunari Takano
  • Carissa Vados
  • Katie Burke
  • Jane Slusser

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Stand with Pakistan



Visit www.ontheground.pk to show your solidarity for Pakistan.

Acumen Fund has worked on the ground in Pakistan for more than 8 years. Although we do not work in disaster relief, the scale of the needs on the ground in a country we are committed to has compelled us to take action to rally more support.

A Pakistani family stand on their farm compound surrounded by flood waters near Bachel in Sindh province. More than three weeks after the disaster, the full extent of the tragedy still remains unclear. Photo Source: SpiegelOnline.

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Wei Wei Hsing

The Blue Sweater 500 Giveaway Competition

We are excited to announce The Blue Sweater 500, a competition that will provide copies of  The Blue Sweater free of cost to the most creative ideas for using the book. Submissions will be evaluated…

Started by Wei Wei Hsing in The Blue Sweater Aug 23.

Kit Burton

Discuss CNBC’s new series - “What the Future” - and their first episode featuring Acumen Fund! 1 Reply

Earlier this year, when CEO Jacqueline Novogratz was in Kenya, a production crew accompanied her as part of a program called What the Future, which focuses on individuals and organizations who are, i…

Started by Kit Burton in All About Acumen Fund. Last reply by Tanya Hannah Rumble Aug 17.

James Wu

How Would YOU Answer These Three Questions from Jacqueline? 4 Replies

For those of you who follow our blog, you may have seen the short Q&A between Jacqueline (Acumen Fund's CEO and author of The Blue Sweater) and Dan Heath (co-author of the bestselling books Made…

Tagged: jacqueline novogratz, made to stick, blue sweater, novogratz, switch

Started by James Wu in Everything Else!. Last reply by Tanya Hannah Rumble Jul 21.

Lucy Lindsey

*spark! benefit talks by Chris Hughes, Sarah Kay, Gretchen Wilson, Jawad Aslam, & Yasmina Zaidman 1 Reply

In May 2010, New York for Acumen hosted *spark!, a benefit for the Acumen Fund. The event was emceed by Jenny 8. Lee, Journalist and New York Times Bestselling Author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles…

Tagged: acumen, acumenfund, newyork, york, benefit

Started by Lucy Lindsey in All About Acumen Fund. Last reply by Tanya Hannah Rumble Jul 21.

Saima Irtiza

Job Announcement: Acumen Fund Pakistan looking to hire a Portfolio Associate

All those interested in applying or needing further information, please go to the following link: https://acumenfund.tms.hrdepartment.com/cgi-bin/a/ for submission of applications is June 15th 2010.

Started by Saima Irtiza in Welcome Jun 8.

Jacqueline Novogratz

Good News from Kenya - Blue Sweater Challenge winners 2 Replies

This blog post originally appeared on Africa.com on May 20, 2010.Our white van snaked through the now familiar streets of Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, to Mama Hamza’s community center for The Bl…

Tagged: Kibera, Sweater, Blue

Started by Jacqueline Novogratz in The Blue Sweater. Last reply by Wei Wei Hsing Jun 26.

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