- Investee VisionSpring will be honored with the CASE Award for Social Enterprise Innovation from Duke University.
- IDE India, the organization behind our drip irrigation investment GEWP, will be featured in an upcoming BBC World News series. More details on where/when to watch, but in the meantime, you can catch a preview here.
- If you’re in the New York area, Jacqueline Novogratz will be speaking at the New School on February 17. The event is open to the public; RSVPs are required.
Author Archive
Another round-up: Upcoming awards and events
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010News Round-up: Speaking of Faith, food, Fellows and for-profit business
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010- CEO Jacqueline Novogratz was interviewed recently for the NPR program Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett. Check out the show’s website for a podcast and lots of supplementary material.
- In a special section on business and food security, the Financial Times featured two Acumen Fund investments: drip irrigation company GEWP here and nutrition company Insta here. Similarly, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) includes an interview with Acumen Fund’s Ajay Nair in its latest newsletter.
- Talent Manager Blair Miller was recently interviewed on Dubai radio about the Fellows program.
- An Outlook Business article profiles GEWP, PVRI and other for-profit businesses serving our target market in India.
- There’s still time to order your Book Club in a Box! Get yours now and share The Blue Sweater with others.
Photo auction for Haiti
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Our good friends at Nuru Project, who put on the DIGNITY event with Acumen Fund’s New York chapter, are putting on a photo auction and benefit for Haiti and Partners In Health on February 4th. If you are in the New York area, we encourage you to come out for a good cause.
Seeking Summer Associates
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010The application process for summer associates in Acumen Fund’s New York office is now open. We are currently accepting applications for the following positions for Summer 2010:
Applications will be accepted until 5:00PM EST on February 3, 2010. If your school subscribes to The MBA-Nonprofit Connection’s summer jobs program, please apply through that channel (a list of participating schools can be found at: http://mnconnection.org/schools/partner-schools.html). If your school is not a member of MNC, please send a cover letter and resume to summerintern2010(at)acumenfund.org. Please include the job title “Summer Associate – Portfolio” or “Summer Associate – Communications” in the subject line.
News Round-up: Investee awards and interviews, business schools and social enterprise, patient capital
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Award-winning investees: Acumen Fund entrepreneurs continue to be recognized for their work. The founders of D.Light Design were among Social Venture Network’s 2009 Innovation Award winners. And the entrepreneurs behind Books of Hope were recently named as Purpose Prize Fellows. Congratulations!
Investee interview: Listen to Sam Goldman of D. Light in his recent podcast for the Social Innovation Conversations series.
MBAs and social enterprise: This article in the Financial Times discusses how business school coursework is responding to the rise of social enterprise. Acumen Fund investee LifeSpring is mentioned and our own Yasmina Zaidman is quoted.
Patient capital around the world: The concept of patient capital is gaining traction globally, as in this coverage in Gulf News of CEO Jacqueline Novogratz’s recent visit to Dubai and this LiveMint article from India.