20 questions every fundraiser must be able to answer

January 27th, 2012 by Sasha Dichter

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Sasha Dichter’s blog on January 25, 2012.
(subtitle: this is why I can’t for the life of me understand how “fundraiser” became synonymous with “not totally integrated with the core work of the organization”)

What are your top three priorities right now?
Where will the organization be[.....]

Lighting Up Bihar

January 26th, 2012 by Blair Miller

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Blair Miller’s blog, on January 14, 2012.
I just got back from a three day trip to Bihar, India where I was visiting Acumen Fund Global Fellow, Neha Kale, as part of my work on leadership at Acumen Fund.  Neha is currently working for Husk Power System (HPS), an[.....]

A View from East Africa: Living in a Shanty Town – Breaking the Poverty Cycle

January 25th, 2012 by Pauline Wanja

Acumen Fund launched the East Africa Fellows program to identify and train the next generation of leaders united by a common mission of harnessing the power of social innovation to create solutions to East Africa’s most pressing problems.
We received over 500 applications from the East Africa region in response to our call.[.....]

Orb Energy, d.light design, and Acumen Fund recognized by the Zayed Future Energy Prize

January 24th, 2012 by Acumen Fund

Last week, Orb Energy was honored as an innovator in the renewable energy sector at the award ceremony for the Zayed Future Energy Prize, held in Abu Dhabi at the World Future Energy Summit.
The Zayed Future Energy Prize aims to catalyze innovation to create a new, sustainable energy future, and to inspire entrepreneurs to create[.....]

Seen & Heard – What you might be missing

January 20th, 2012 by Rohit Gawande

Seen & Heard Around Acumen Fund
January 1 – January 20, 2012
Seen & Heard is a collection of recent headlines in the news about our world, our work, and the spaces and places in between. In each post, we also share a list of job openings at Acumen Fund and in our[.....]