Jacqueline Novogratz's "The Blue Sweater" is a captivating memoir that chronicles her journey from a young banker to a leading social entrepreneur. The book interweaves personal narratives with insightful reflections on the challenges and rewards of working to alleviate poverty. Novogratz shares her experiences building microfinance institutions in Africa and founding Acumen, a global non-profit that invests in entrepreneurs tackling poverty. The book offers a compelling blend of personal storytelling and practical insights into the world of social impact investing.
In 'Manifesto for a Moral Revolution', Jacqueline Novogratz shares inspiring stories from change-makers worldwide and reflects on her own experiences to guide leaders in creating positive change. The book offers principles for integrating purpose and profit, generosity and accountability, and emphasizes the importance of moral leadership in a divided world.
Voicing Change is a culmination of Rich Roll's eight-year journey of interviewing unique thinkers and visionaries on his acclaimed podcast. The book distills the collective wisdom from these conversations into thoughtful essays and first-person wisdom, focusing on themes of intentional living, life lessons, and enduring inspiration.
Created by Rich Roll and Julie Piatt, this book shares their experiences and the health benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. It includes a variety of easy-to-prepare whole food recipes, such as hearty breakfasts, lunches, dinners, smoothies, juices, and desserts. The book is not just a recipe collection but a comprehensive guide to long-term wellness, body, mind, and spirit health, and a celebration of a simple and sustainable lifestyle.
In this book, Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams delve into the nature of hope through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue. Drawing on decades of Goodall's work, the book addresses vital questions about maintaining hope in challenging times. It outlines Goodall's 'Four Reasons for Hope': The Amazing Human Intellect, The Resilience of Nature, The Power of Young People, and The Indomitable Human Spirit. The book also shares Goodall's personal journey, from her experiences during World War II to her years in Gombe and her role as a global advocate for environmental justice, including her profound revelations about her next and perhaps final adventure[1][3][5].
We all want to positively change the world. But where do you start?
Today’s guest—a woman who has made an extraordinary impact on improving the lives of millions of people across the developing world—has dedicated the better part of her life to answering this question with actionable, sustainable solutions.
Meet Jacqueline Novogratz.
A former investment banker, Jacqueline walked away from Wall Street back in 1986 to co-found Rwanda’s first microfinance institution. Today she is the founder and CEO of Acumen,a novel, non-profit financial organization she conceived in 2001 that blends philanthropy with venture capital to invest in people, companies, and ideas solving the toughest issues of poverty. As a pioneer of impact investing, Acumen and its investments have brought critical services like healthcare, education, and clean energy to literally hundreds of millions of low-income people throughout the world.
In addition to having four TED Talks under her belt, Jacqueline is also the New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World and her most recent book, Manifesto for a Moral Revolution, which delves into our pressing need to reimagine and rebuild new systems, and where to begin.
Today she shares her powerful story.
This is a deeply thoughtful conversation about what is actually required to change the world.
It’s about the importance of cultivating moral imagination. Something called patient capital. And the humility and hard-edged hope necessary to tackle gigantic problems.
It’s also a conversation about listening, immersion, asking questions, and the importance of transcending dualistic, non-binary thinking—skills critical to eradicating poverty, solving our planet’s biggest problems, and empowering those most in need.
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As you will soon discover, Jacqueline is wise and deeply soulful. I aspire to this new friend’s level of service—an example for us all.
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