Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen Fund

You are invited: Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of the Acumen Fund to speak at Tufts about her work and her new book: The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World. WHEN: Friday, April 10, 2:30-4pm WHERE: Cabot 703 For questions, and to RSVP, please email: Empower.IGL@gmail.com Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. It seeks to prove that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of business acumen, can build thriving enterprises that serve vast numbers of the poor. Their investments focus on delivering affordable, critical goods and services – like health, water, housing and energy – through innovative, market-oriented approaches. For more information: http://www.acumenfund.org Event sponsored by the Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship, Institute for Global Leadership, Tufts University