renaissance 2

At Renaissance2 we believe we are witnessing a global tsunami of massive social change being driven by social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. We call this social innovation, in contrast to the massive technological and business innovation which characterised the 20th century. Here we gain an insight into how a market-based approach can help the poorest people in the world to create the life they desire in a sustainable, respectful way.

A conversation with Acumen Fund’s CEO: Jacqueline Novogratz discusses the challenges that divide and unite today’s philanthropic community.

As global philanthropy reshapes itself to accommodate a widening array of private-sector involvement and a blend of private and public investment, discussion of both the ethics and effectiveness of these diverse methods has moved front and center. In this video interview, Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of venture-philanthropy firm Acumen Fund, shares her perspective on the current challenges facing the philanthropic community and the opportunity she sees to move past a traditional public-sector approach to charitable giving.

This interview was conducted by Bill Javetski, an editor with The McKinsey Quarterly, in February 2009. It was taped in Acumen Fund’s New York office. Click below to watch the video

http://r2meshwork.ning.com/profiles/blogs/social-innovation-capitalism

This entry was posted on Monday, March 16th, 2009 at 8:52 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.