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Jennifer HirschProvides funding to social entrepreneurs to consider for later.
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Karsten WeitzeneggerAcumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty.
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Diana Goodavage"Patient capital" --- looks very good. It's neither philanthropy nor capitalist development, but a combination of the best of both. I need to read and learn more, though.
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bakerrefA non-profit global venture fund that supports entrepreneurial approaches to solving poverty, health, housing, and water.
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Leroy HurtAcumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. We seek to prove that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of business acumen, can build thriving en
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Christian Henner-Fehra non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty
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Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. We seek to prove that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of business acumen, can build thriving enterprises that serve vast numbers of the poor. Our investments focus on delivering affordable, critical goods and services – like health, water, housing and energy – through innovative, market-oriented approaches.
The Challenge
Tremendous wealth is being created in the world today thanks to globalization and the power of technology and markets. Yet there is a growing gap between rich and poor. Something must be done to extend the benefits of the global economy to the majority of the world’s population that lives on less than four dollars a day.
Why Charity Alone isn’t the Answer
Poor people seek dignity, not dependence. Traditional charity often meets immediate needs but too often fails to enable people to solve their own problems over the long term. Market-based approaches have the potential to grow when charitable dollars run out, and they must be a part of the solution to the big problem of poverty.
Why the Marketplace Alone isn’t the Answer
Very low-income people are too often invisible to businesses and society. Businesses see no significant market opportunity and governments view low-income areas as having insufficient tax revenues to pay for basic services like clean water, healthcare, housing and energy. Building new models that provide these critical services at affordable price – in the face of high costs, poor distribution systems, dispersed customers, limited financing options and, at times, corruption – requires imaginative business solutions and partnerships supported by investors willing to take on a risk/return profile that is unacceptable to traditional financiers.
Changing the Development Paradigm
We believe that pioneering entrepreneurs will ultimately find the solutions to poverty. The -
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lifesizednon-profit helping poor people make money to get out of poverty in developing countries
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We seek to prove that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of business acumen, can build thriving enterprises that serve vast numbers of the poor. Our investments focus on delivering affordable, critical goods -
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