The post’s title says it all - almost. Yes, Acumen Fund founder and CEO Jacqueline Novogratz has written a book - it will be published in early March. Entitled The Blue Sweater, the book is part memoir, part manifesto - a personal history trafficking in the lessons of Jacqueline’s life. Those lessons inevitably include many of the core values on which she founded Acumen Fund: respect, generosity, accountability, humility, audacity.
Earlier this evening, New York Times syndicated columnist Nicholas Kristof posted a review of The Blue Sweater on his blog,...
In addition to holding the “billionaire title,” these three individuals share a commitment to a new movement of social change, according to Matthew Bishop and Michael Green, co-authors of Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World. Bishop and Green believe that Gates, Clinton and Jolie are part of a new generation of wealthy, powerful people who are changing the role of philanthropy by combining focused, charitable donations with “big-business-style” investment strategies. Their book profiles several of these new philanthropists, including those listed above and other influentials like George Soros and U2’s Bono.
Bishop, American Business Editor/New York Bureau Chief for The Economist, explained the basis for focusing on the super-rich as...