Feb. 29, 2024

Jacqueline Novogratz - Manifesto for a Moral Revolution (EP. 205)

Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder of Acumen, a nonprofit impact investment fund “changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders and ideas.” As well as founding Acumen in 2001, Jacqueline is a public speaker and...

Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder of Acumen, a nonprofit impact investment fund “changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders and ideas.”

As well as founding Acumen in 2001, Jacqueline is a public speaker and best-selling author. She also sits on multiple philanthropic boards. Her latest book Manifesto for a Moral Revolution, “reveals 12 leadership practices for anyone eager to build a better world.”

Jacqueline joins us to discuss how to create a high-trust society, the difference between moral righteousness and moral leadership, why the opposite of poverty is dignity, and MUCH more.

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Show Notes:

  • Acumen’s Origins
  • A People-First Theory of Change
  • Emerging Entrepreneurship in Africa
  • Social Return on Investment and the Rise of Microfinance
  • How to Create a High Trust Society
  • The Blue Sweater
  • The Path to Moral Leadership
  • Defining Win-Win
  • Solar Lights, the Adjacent Possible and the Rejection of Cynicism
  • What Jacqueline is Most Excited For
  • Jacqueline as Empress of the World
  • MORE!

Books Mentioned:

  • The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World; by Jacqueline Novogratz
  • Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World; by Jacqueline Novogratz