I am an insomniac. Most of my nights include a moment of wakening. Often I will make my way to the kitchen to make tea and read for awhile. Jacqueline Novogratz awhileincludeinsomniac Change image and share on social
Malaria is a disease that kills one to three million people a year. 300 to 500 million cases are reported. It's estimated that Africa loses about 13 billion dollars a year to the disease. Five dollars can save a life. We can send people to the moon; we can see if there's life on Mars - why can't we get five-dollar nets to 500 million people? Jacqueline Novogratz africabillioncase share on social
There's a real moral imperative in being an organization that takes the time to sit and listen to the customers and the people they're serving. Jacqueline Novogratz customerimperativelisten Change image and share on social
A sustainable world means working together to create prosperity for all. Jacqueline Novogratz createmeanprosperity Change image and share on social
Where micro-finance focuses on small loans to individual, low-income women, think of Acumen Fund more like a venture capital fund. Jacqueline Novogratz acumencapitalfinance Change image and share on social
You have to learn to ask questions in a way that will elicit more nuanced answers, rather than the answers you would like to get. Jacqueline Novogratz answerelicitlearn Change image and share on social
I have seen that traditional approaches to charity and aid don't solve problems of poverty. In fact, too often they create dependence. Jacqueline Novogratz aidapproachcharity Change image and share on social
Companies like Husk Power Systems are working to impact positively not only the environment, but to ensure that someday everyone, including the poorest of the poor in rural India, will have access to clean and affordable electricity. Jacqueline Novogratz accessaffordableclean share on social
Rockefeller viewed his philanthropy through the lens of his business, and it really mirrored the Industrial Revolution. It was highly centralized, it was top down, it was based on experts, and it was big-picture. Jacqueline Novogratz basebigbusiness share on social
Changing the world is not easy. Jacqueline Novogratz changeeasyworld Change image and share on social