Acumen

And it was that -- that whole philosophy -- that encouraged me to start my current endeavor called Acumen Fund, which is trying to build some mini-blueprints for how we might do that in water, health and housing in Pakistan, India, Kenya, Tanzania and Egypt.

Jacqueline Novogratz invests in ending poverty 2005

And it was that -- that whole philosophy -- that encouraged me to start my current endeavor called Acumen Fund, which is trying to build some mini-blueprints for how we might do that in water, health and housing in Pakistan, India, Kenya, Tanzania and Egypt.

Jacqueline Novogratz invests in ending poverty 2005

And it was that -- that whole philosophy -- that encouraged me to start my current endeavor called Acumen Fund, which is trying to build some mini-blueprints for how we might do that in water, health and housing in Pakistan, India, Kenya, Tanzania and Egypt.

Jacqueline Novogratz invests in ending poverty 2005

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Investors such as Acumen Fund have plenty of applications from BoP firms seeking seed capital.

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However, I believe that investment funds such as Acumen Fund or BoP firms which have been working in the field for some years may already have a big portion of the data.

NextBillion.net - Development Through Enterprise - Eradicating Poverty through Profit 2010

Sasha is an executive at Acumen Fund, the well-known social investment firms founded by Jacqueline Novogratz that attempts to alleviate poverty through enterprise in countries across the planet.

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It is unclear how Olden will proceed, said Mr. Fard, of the Acumen Law Group LLC in Chicago.

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Read through a number of the online profiles of social entrepreneurs featured by organizations like Kiva.org, Acumen Fund, Technoserve, or Ashoka with your children and learn about how individuals around the world are addressing pressing social needs.

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The report, completed last year by the Association of Chief Police Officers after an investigation named Operation Acumen, found a further 4,128 women from eastern Europe, which they categorised as "vulnerable".

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