The Blue Sweater
The Blue Sweater is the inspiring personal memoir of a woman who has spent her life on a quest to understand global poverty and to find powerful new ways of tackling it.
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Affiliation:
Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Acumen Fund
Location:
India, Pakistan, East Africa, New York
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Favorite Quotes & Passages from The Blue Sweater

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Jacqueline's photos from her travelsUpdated about 9 months ago
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Acumen Fund: Imagining a Different World
This video, featuring Jacqueline, premiered at Acumen Fund’s annual Gala Celebration on November 11, 2008. It includes photography by Acumen staff and fellows, Maggie Hallahan (courtesy of Sumitomo Chemical), and Magnum Photographer Susan Meiselas. Directed by Lilibet Foster and Produced by Radical Media and Acumen Fund.
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Watch the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw206Fqy9MI

To meet more people like Alex around the world, join our new online community and Blue Sweater groups at http://community.acumenfund.org. Together, we can start sharing ideas that will truly make a difference.
Continue Reading...|11:42am Nov 10
The National in the UAE just published this article on Jacqueline's work in its Saturday magazine: http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091107/MAGAZINE/711069984/1284
Continue Reading...|7:15am Nov 9
More coverage from Jacqueline's recent visit to Dubai: http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/patient-capital-in-an-impatient-world-1.520824
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jnovogratz: acumenfund: A little afternoon pick-me-up: Fabulous photos from #TEDIndia! http://ow.ly/BlXR
11 Nov 2009, 5:07 pm

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jnovogratz: Matthew Bishop's terrific book Philanthrocapitalism is out in paperback this week! Check out his blog...http://ow.ly/BhGl
11 Nov 2009, 5:43 am

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jnovogratz: Just met w Andrew Young in Atlanta...he helped bring first hotels here in the 60s to build the city
10 Nov 2009, 6:53 pm

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