1) upstarts: Anne Wojcicki and Linda Avey - Co-founders of 23andMe (biotech); Jacqueline Novogratz - CEO of Acumen Fund; Lee Scott - CEO of Wal-Mart; Max Levchin - CEO of Slide.com; 2) game changers:...

The Acumen Fund, a nonprofit venture fund that invests in sustainable strategies to confront poverty in South East Asia and Africa, has named its 2009 Acumen Fund Fellows, who will bring their extensi...

Saiban’s customers are now able to get 10 year mortgages from the House Building Finance Corporation, which are the first mortgages ever to be provided to t his segment of the Pakistani population�...

In the early days of television, young Ronald Reagan's fund-raising acumen was tapped by the 'Crusade for freedom,' a CIA front. The then 'liberal' celluloid cut-out and FBI informant appeared in a c...

In Hyderabad, we visited a Lifespring women's medical clinic where nurses displayed prominent illustrations explaining the fetus testing law (see photo, above.) Lifespring is partly financed by Acumen...

With a looming budget shortfall of $468 million, Gov. Phil Bredesen is proposing to cut more than 2,000 employees and 5 percent from higher education, even with plenty of money in the bank.

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Global stock markets have experienced a relatively strong recovery since the middle of March.

By deciding to get power supply to the Raj Bhavan switched off for a couple of hours every evening, the Governor eloquently and, like a true Gandhian, turned the spotlights on the sufferings of the co...

John Rutledge has joined the firm's Board of Directors as an independent director.

From time to time many Americans wish to divest themselves of their belongings privately, without recourse to consignment shops or eBay. This is why flea markets remain a great national institution.

(Above: a scene from Thursday's tech rehearsal on the Pangea Day set) UPDATED: You can follow news from Pangea Day on the Pangea Day Blog -- and get updates from bloggers at screenings and viewing pa...

Wow, seems like ages since I've had time to blog. You guys even know I was gone? Of course you did. You've had to suffer through eBomb's juvenile banter. And for that, I am sorry. So lets move it up a...

As Faux and CNN Infotainment insist Hilary Clinton remains viable, only Sean Hannity questions the logic of Karl Rove, GWB's politicial tactician, Bill Donohue of the Catholic League, and the Republic...

Despite Flo's excitement that headline is misleading. In posts that talk about stock picking versus all fund portfolios versus some combination of the two, comments get left opining that stock pickin...

Some excellent notes taken by Bruno Giassani on social entrepreneurship and venture funds.

Yes, there really is a Seth Godin action figure. 'Super' Seth stands at 5.375" and was released by Archie McPhee. All Seth's proceeds go to the Acumen Fund, so it's money well spent. But there's more...

Christopher Scott talks about the fabulous work that the Acumen Fund and Seth Godin are doing. They are making a positive impact on the world, and Christopher is working hard to do the same.

+ Pangea Day Dharavi/Mumbai + A New York City screening hosted by the Acumen Fund + Friends of Pangea Day Vancouver + Pangea Day Cambridge UK...

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Turns out there are about 8 seats left for my all day seminar. All proceeds go to the Acumen Fund. Not sure when the next one will be!

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...you a sense of the event, my first conversation was with two women from Scojo Foundation, an Acumen Fund investee that reduces poverty and...

Acumen Fund Fellow Jawad Aslam is even talking about putting in a soccer pitch. A few gardens are planted, and houses throughout the site are...

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Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty.

Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder and CEO of Acumen Fund. Acumen Fund seeks to set the global standard for how to affect wide-reaching ...

Acumen Fund invests in and provides hands-on management assistance to local, ... Acumen Fund focuses its investments across four key sectors that directly affect ...

New York Times scion Arthur Sulzberger Jr. spent hundreds of millions of dollars buying back company stock when it traded in the $20s and $30s – a reverse bargain for the decades – and thus deplet...

With a looming budget shortfall of $468 million, Gov. Phil Bredesen is proposing to cut more than 2,000 employees and 5 percent from higher education, even with plenty of money in the bank. We agree,...

PCG Asset Management, a leading private equity consultant, announced today that Dr. John Rutledge has joined the firm's Board of Directors as an independent director. "We are very excited to be workin...

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