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Acumen Fund, Inc.

Description Acumen Fund is a global non-profit venture fund serving the four billion people living on less than $4 a day. Our aim is to create a blueprint for building financially sustainable and scalable organizations that deliver affordable, critical goods and services that elevate the lives of the poor. We adhere to a disciplined process in selecting and managing our philanthropic investments as well as in measuring the end results.

Acumen Fund CEO Jacqueline Novogratz speaks at the 2007 TED conference:

 
Related Person Jacqueline Novogratz,
 
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Focus: Agriculture, Democracy, Development, Environment, Ethics, Finance, Globalization, Governance, Human Rights, Jobs, Poverty, United States, Global

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