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Brittany Boroian

Jacqueline Novogratz on CNN International

Jacqueline’s interview with Christiane Amanpour on CNN is now available online. Jacqueline was joined by Roshaneh Zafar, founder and presid…

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Jessica Martin

How banks can better help the world's poor

Check out the FT today where Alexander Friedman, former CFO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ponders how banks can better help t…

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Shijie Lu

What are people saying about the Peepoo?

This week’s New York Times put social enterprise start-up Peepoople in the spotlight. The Swedish start-up has garnered popularity because…

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Brittany Boroian

Jacqueline Novogratz on CNN International

Jacqueline’s interview with Christiane Amanpour on CNN is now available online. Jacqueline was joined by Roshaneh Zafar, founder and presid…

Started by Brittany Boroian in Welcome

0 7 hours ago
Shijie Lu

Q&A on Husk Power Systems Investment with Jay Barrymore, AF Portfolio Associate

Acumen Fund gladly invites you to a discussion of our latest investment, Husk Power Systems. Jay Barrymore, Portfolio Associate in our Indi…

Started by Shijie Lu in All About Acumen Fund

15 8 hours ago
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Mahesh Kankal

How long will it take to end poverty

I am concerned about the manner in which low income, weak smallholder family farms of India as well other southern, under developed, develo…

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Brittany Boroian

The Benefits of Social Entrepreneurship

Hello fellow community members, I just watched a fantastic video on the benefits of social entrepreneurship, which very simply breaks down…

Started by Brittany Boroian in Welcome

1 1 day ago
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Wei Wei Hsing

Share your thoughts on The Blue Sweater with Jacqueline here

Let Jacqueline know what you think of The Blue Sweater on this discussion thread - she takes your thoughts seriously! She'll visit this pag…

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23 1 day ago
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Yasmina Zaidman

Community Updates - What's News!

This is a great place to start if you've just joined the community, or a place to get caught up on what's going on around the neighborhood.…

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22 Mar 17
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Brittany Boroian

Should Every Child Receive a Bank Account at Birth?

I came across an article today in the Economist about Financial Access Birth, a campaign to create an account with $100 dollars in it for e…

Started by Brittany Boroian in Welcome

0 Mar 17
Kevin Martin

Live in, Love, or have been to Tanzania?

The 2010 Fellows are two weeks away from leaving New York! I will be heading to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, a country which I am very fond of…

Started by Kevin Martin in Introductions

4 Mar 16
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Shijie Lu

What are people saying about the Peepoo?

This week’s New York Times put social enterprise start-up Peepoople in the spotlight. The Swedish start-up has garnered popularity because…

Started by Shijie Lu in Welcome

35 Mar 14
Reply by Amy Langdon
Qiaoge ZHOU

Any volunteering possibility in Haiti ?

Hi guys, I'm Qiaoge, actually working in Shanghai, China. I'm actually in a career gap, which makes me really free of choice in life. In th…

Started by Qiaoge ZHOU in Job and Volunteer Opportunities

0 Mar 14

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A place for all readers of Jacqueline Novogratz's The Blue Sweater to discuss the book, post favorite quotes & passages, and exchange ideas on ways to help.
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Jacqueline Novogratz, founder of the Acumen Fund, was recently interviewed by Christianne Amanpour on CNN International to discuss Pakistan and the efficiency of aid. An article and video from the Huffington Post has been posted online for our viewi…
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Jacqueline Novogratz, founder of the Acumen Fund, was recently interviewed by Christianne Amanpour on CNN International to discuss Pakistan and the efficiency of aid. An article and video from the Huffington Post has been posted online for our viewi…
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