The Blue Sweater : Bridging The Gap Between Rich And Poor In An Interconnected World
The Blue Sweater : Bridging The Gap Between Rich And Poor In An Interconnected World
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Key Features Story of Acumen Fund, a not-for-profit organization that aims to reduce povertyglobally by investing in the social sector Acumen Fund has invested $21.6 million in delivering affordable products andservices to the poor in India The book would be of interest to individuals as well as corporate houses that arelooking to invest in charity About the Book: The Blue Sweater The Blue Sweater is the inspiring story of a woman who gave up a career in internationalbanking to spend her life understanding global poverty and finding powerful new ways oftackling it. It all started in Virginia with the blue sweater, a gift that quickly became herprized possession?until the day she outgrew it and gave it away to Goodwill. Eleven yearslater, in Africa, she spotted a young boy wearing that very sweater, with her name still onthe tag inside. That the sweater had come all the way to Rwanda was ample evidence, shethought, of how we are all connected, how our daily actions, and inaction, touch peopleacross the globe-people we may never know or meet. From her first stumbling efforts as a young idealist venturing forth in Africa to the creationof the trailblazing organization she runs today, Jacqueline Novogratz tells gripping storieswith unforgettable characters, ending with her journey to India. She shows, in ways bothhilarious and heartbreaking, how traditional charity often fails, but how a new form ofphilanthropic investing called 'patient capital' can help make people self-sufficient andcan change millions of lives. About the Author: Jacqueline Novogratz Jacqueline Novogratz is founder and CEO of Acumen Fund, a non-profit venture capitalfirm for the poor that invests in sustainable enterprises, bringing healthcare, safe water,alternative energy and housing to low-income people in the developing world. A serialentrepreneurinthesocialsector,shetravelsfrequentlyandcurrentlyresidesinNewYorkCity. Reviews 'I hope many, especially young, people in India, willread and be ins
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ISBN13: 9789350291894
HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS, 2012
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