Acumen Fund is a non-profit venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. It was founded in 2001 by Jacqueline Novogratz, author of The Blue Sweater.
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fellows! i just learnt of the acumen fund today! and am so overwhelmed by your generosity! thanks to the founder! this is a noble thing!
My father was a medical doctor and he had a 200-bed capacity private hospital! the hospital has not been working ever since he got sick and ultimately passed away in the year 2006. th...e beds and all the other machines are kept and are just getting rusty!
My mum is a retired nurse
I just completed my diploma in medical imaging sciences at the Kenya Medical Training college.
I have an idea of starting up a medical imaging diagnostic centre, because there isnt any that exists in the whole of South Nyanza-Kenya so that people around the region can access diagnostic services at lower and affordable prices! any solutions????Read More
My father was a medical doctor and he had a 200-bed capacity private hospital! the hospital has not been working ever since he got sick and ultimately passed away in the year 2006. th...e beds and all the other machines are kept and are just getting rusty!
My mum is a retired nurse
I just completed my diploma in medical imaging sciences at the Kenya Medical Training college.
I have an idea of starting up a medical imaging diagnostic centre, because there isnt any that exists in the whole of South Nyanza-Kenya so that people around the region can access diagnostic services at lower and affordable prices! any solutions????Read More
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Sunguti lives in Kangemi, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya. In August, one of our
Fellows gave him a copy of Jacqueline's book, The Blue Sweater, and
invited him to our East Africa office in Nairobi to participate in a
book club discussion with other local residents. In his reflections on
how the book impacted him, he said "......I
can be somebody when society is looking at me as nobody." This is where
dignity begins. Check out our new video of Alex sharing his thoughts on
the book (1 min.). Feel free to leave a comment with your reactions. http://ow.ly/B6MVRead More
Sunguti lives in Kangemi, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya. In August, one of our
Fellows gave him a copy of Jacqueline's book, The Blue Sweater, and
invited him to our East Africa office in Nairobi to participate in a
book club discussion with other local residents. In his reflections on
how the book impacted him, he said "......I
can be somebody when society is looking at me as nobody." This is where
dignity begins. Check out our new video of Alex sharing his thoughts on
the book (1 min.). Feel free to leave a comment with your reactions. http://ow.ly/B6MVRead More
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On August 23, 2009, residents of local slums in Nairobi, Kenya gathered to discuss The Blue Sweater, the book by Acumen Fund founder Jacqueline Novogratz.
Justin Panske I just finished reading "The Blue Sweater", and cannot tell you how inspired I was by it! I am currently enrolled in a degree at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay called Social Change and Development. It is very exciting. Thank you so much for all your organization does for so many people the world over!!
Charlize Africa-Outreach Acumen Fund fans, check out Charlize Theron's Africa Outreach Project. CTAOP is committed to creating a safer, and healthier life for impoverished, under-resourced children and communities of South Africa. We hope you'll fan us too. http://bit.ly/1wM7Zk
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Check out the new "Get Involved" tab on our Facebook page to find more ways you can support Acumen and to connect with individuals in our community who are helping change the way the world is tackling poverty! http://www.facebook.com/acumenfund?v=app
Shuchita Sonalika LOVE the work you guys do. All the best!
Acumen Fund You're invited! We're excited to announce that Acumen Fund has launched an online community site. Join others who are helping us change the world!
Source: community.acumenfund.org
This is the place online for supporters of Acumen Fund and fans of The Blue Sweater to connect and discuss issues of interest.
Acumen Fund Have you voted yet? One of Acumen Fund's investees, D.light, was nominated for a People's Design Award for this year's National Design Awards. Their $10 solar lantern provides an affordable and clean replacement for kerosene lighting in rural India and Africa. Vote for the People’s Design Award before 6pm EST today. Click on the link below for more details. Thank you!
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Make your design voice heard. Vote for the 2009 People's Design Award. Vote for your favorite design before 6:00 p.m. EST on October 20, 2009, and check back on this site on October 22 at 10:00 p.m. EST to see the winner announced live at the National Design Awards gala in New York City.
Acumen Fund New video of July's DIGNITY photo auction & benefit. 2 months of planning, over 40 volunteers, and $25,000 raised for Acumen on the evening! Truly humbling and inspiring. Thanks to all who helped make it such a success.
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Happy Monday! Vote for Acumen founder & CEO Jacqueline Novogratz (@jnovogratz) as a Changemaker on Change.org. If selected, she will be invited to periodically write on issues around global poverty, aid, philanthropy, and patient capital on Change.org and pushed throughout their network of 500,000 activists, 4000 orga...nizational partners, and
20,000 affiliated bloggers.
Content produced by Changemakers will help to frame the complexities of major issues, drive the public discourse
toward positive and lasting solutions, and mobilize millions of people to take action. Thanks once again for your vote!Read More
20,000 affiliated bloggers.
Content produced by Changemakers will help to frame the complexities of major issues, drive the public discourse
toward positive and lasting solutions, and mobilize millions of people to take action. Thanks once again for your vote!Read More
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Vote for Jacqueline Novogratz as a Changemaker on Change.org.The Changemakers initiative aims to identify and engage the leading voices across all sectors - politics, activism, nonprofits, academics, businesspeople, artists, and thinkers.
Eddie Matos Hi! We're a couple of engineers/entrepreneurs setting up a social enterprise in Tanzania to sell improved, cheap biodigesters that turn cattle manure into cooking gas. Please do get in touch if you have experience with, or contacts in, social enterprises in Tanzania - or just if you're interested! http://www.shambatechnologies.com
Acumen Fund Time is running out. Vote now for Social Entrepreneurship & nominate Acumen Fund in the Google 10^100 competition. Thursday Oct. 8th is the last day to vote! Thanks for your support. http://ow.ly/tcqG
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Project 10 to the 100 is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible.
Acumen Fund Do you believe Social Entrepreneurship can change the world? Vote now. Google to give $10M to top ideas http://ow.ly/sJWd
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Project 10 to the 100 is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible.
