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Comment by Jennifer Chen on February 13, 2012 at 8:19pm

BOSTON+acumen community,

On March 3rd, please join us for our inaugural DIGNITY Boston Photo Exhibit + Auction, a delightful evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and music while enjoying beautiful photography in support of Acumen’s innovative approach to poverty alleviation.

Only 11 early bird tickets left!  Purchase tickets here: http://bit.ly/dignityboston2012

Comment by Rosie Sharp on February 8, 2012 at 7:55pm

Hey Boston Folks! Great event (info below) at Northeastern Feb 22nd, hope to see you all there! RSVP http://grameenphone.eventbrite.com or email me with any questions!

-Rosie

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“Technology and Innovation for the Developing World” featuring Grameenphone Founder, Iqbal Quadir

 

Join the Social Enterprise Institute as we welcome distinguished guest Professor Iqbal Quadir, the Founder and Director of MIT's Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship.

 

Professor Quadir is also the founder of Grameenphone, which paved the way for universal access to telephone service in Bangladesh. Currently the largest telephone company in Bangladesh, Grameenphone provides telephone access to more than 100 million rural people living in 60,000 villages to generate close to $1 billion annually.

Professor Quadir will discuss the importance of technology and innovation for market specific products for nearly 4 billion customers at the base of economic the pyramid. Professor Quadir's work has been recognized by the World Bank, United Nations, the World Economic Forum and the Aspen Institute. He was selected as the Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum based in Geneva, Switzerland. He has been featured in CNN, PBS, Financial Times, The Economist, the New York Times and several other books & publications. Wharton Alumni Magazine selected Professor Quadir for its list of 125 Influential People and Ideas.

 

Location: Northeastern University, Room# 305, Shillman Hall (3rd Floor)

Date: Wednesday, February 22nd

Time: 6:00-7:15PM

 

Please RSVP (limited seating available) at http://grameenphone.eventbrite.com Refreshments will be served.

 

For more information about MIT Legatum, please visit: http://legatum.mit.edu/ 

Questions? Email sei@neu.edu

Comment by Jennifer Chen on January 19, 2012 at 10:17pm

Just say YES. This February 14th, let's reboot Valentine's Day as Generosity Day. Practice saying YES to every request for help and by being generous.  www.causes.com/causes/646624-generosity-day/actions

Comment by Jennifer Chen on January 11, 2012 at 6:58pm

BOSTON+acumen and other +acumen chapters around the world will be celebrating Generosity Day on February 14, 2012. Generosity, balanced with accountability, is one of the core values of Acumen Fund, and deepening our own practice of generosity is something we are all enthusiastic about.   

Our goal is to make the day about love, action and human connection – because we can do better than smarmy greeting cards, overpriced roses, and stressed-out couples trying to create romantic meals on the fly.

To celebrate Generosity Day and encourage others to do the same, +acumen chapters have collaborated with Selfless Tee to design a special t-shirt available at www.selflesstee.com/generosity.   Use the code BOS at checkout to get a $2 discount.

Comment by Veronica Chew on January 9, 2012 at 5:55pm

Hi all,

Please check out BOSTON+acumen facebook page. Like us and have your friends do the same too!

https://www.facebook.com/BostonforAcumen

We will be posting events and news on our facebook.

Comment by Jennifer Chen on October 17, 2011 at 7:02pm

Thanks to everyone who attended our DIGNITY planning kick-off tonight! We're excited to see enthusiasm from so many people. If you weren't able to make the meeting but would like to be involved, email BostonforAcumen@gmail.com.

Comment by Jennifer Chen on October 13, 2011 at 10:15am

Reminder: today's the last day to RSVP for the DIGNITY planning committee kick-off this coming Monday.  All interested in volunteering for our fundraiser are welcome!

Comment by Jennifer Chen on August 16, 2011 at 10:33pm

Quick reminder that our Acumen 101 intro event is this Thursday at 7pm!  Come hear more about Acumen's work and learn how you can get involved.

http://community.acumenfund.org/group/bostonforacumen/forum/topics/...

Comment by Jennifer Chen on July 5, 2011 at 7:42pm

Fantastic!  Elaine, hope you're settling in well.  Looking forward to meeting you at our mixer on Thursday!

Comment by Elaine Zhou on July 5, 2011 at 11:04am

Hi everyone,

 

Really excited to hear that the Boston Acumen is getting started up this year. I just moved up from New York City a couple of days ago and I'm looking forward to meeting you guys on Thursday!

 

Elaine

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