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TED Talk: Tackling poverty with patient capitalism

May 23rd, 2009 by David Haywood Smith · Comments

Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of the Acumen Fund and author of The Blue Sweater, shares stories of how “patient capital” can bring sustainable jobs, goods, services – and dignity – to the world’s poorest.

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Tags: Charities · Lovely People · Microfinance · Philanthropy · Venture Philanthropy

Microlending at Kiva

October 10th, 2008 by David Haywood Smith · Comments

I first came across Jessica Flannery of Kiva.org when she spoke at Thinking Digital earlier this year. The success of Kiva is a truly inspiring story and the project has had a significant impact on many small businesses in developing countries across the world. Check out this video of Jessica and her co-founder [...]

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Tags: Microfinance · Non profit