On a macro level, four billion people on Earth make less than four dollars a day. Jacqueline Novogratz billiondaydollar Change image and share on social
Today, 30-year-olds are becoming social entrepreneurs. Jacqueline Novogratz entrepreneuroldsocial Change image and share on social
Our actions - and inaction - touch people we may never know and never meet across the globe. Jacqueline Novogratz actionglobeinaction Change image and share on social
Sometimes very small investments can release enormous, infinite potential that exists in all of us. Jacqueline Novogratz enormousexistinfinite Change image and share on social
Through the Fellows Program, Acumen Fund prepares future global leaders with the tools necessary to drive significant social change. Jacqueline Novogratz acumenchangedrive Change image and share on social
President Kennedy said that those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable. I would say that the converse is true. Jacqueline Novogratz converseimpossibleinevitable Change image and share on social
Too often people view idealists as naive. Jacqueline Novogratz idealistnaivepeople Change image and share on social
Impact investing has become a broad umbrella that includes all investing with a focus on both financial return and social impact, but in its best form, impact investing prioritizes impact over returns and achieves outcomes that traditional investing cannot. Jacqueline Novogratz achievebroadfinancial share on social
Leaders can get stuck in groupthink because they're really not listening, or they're listening only to what they want to listen to, or they actually think they're so right that they're not interested in listening. And that leads to a lot of suboptimal solutions in the world. Jacqueline Novogratz groupthinkinterestlead share on social
There are cases where government-to-government aid actually has worked. Look at the eradication of smallpox and the near eradication of polio. But these are really top down solutions that require government-to-government support and aid. Jacqueline Novogratz aidcaseeradication share on social