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How Does Acumen Fund Measure Social Impact? | Interview with Molly Alexander of Acumen Fund
Molly Alexander, Manager of Business Development at Acumen Fund, explains how Acumen Fund measures social impact to evaluate the success of it ventures to end poverty worldwide.
What Does Acumen Fund Look For In Its Fellows Program? Interview w/Molly Alexander, Business Development Manager at Acumen Fund
We had a delightful chat with Molly Alexander, Manager of Business Development at Acumen Fund, at Acumen’s headquarters in New York City. In this interview, Molly tells us about Acumen Fund, in addition to how she got involved. Molly also shares insights on how Acumen Fellows are selected as well as the role they play [...]
Dawn Hines, Co-Founder of Aventura Investment Partners, on Africa & Early-Stage Investing
We had the pleasure to meet up with Dawn Hines, Co-Founder of Aventura Investment Partners, last week at Africa Social Enterprise Forum in New York City. Dawn shared insights regarding the challenge that African entrepreneurs face when starting new ventures. Specifically, Dawn notes that early-stage investment capital is quite difficult to secure. Aventura Investment Partners [...]
Antony Bugg-Levine, Managing Director at Rockefeller Foundation, on Impact Investing, Metrics, & GIIN [VIDEO]
We had the pleasure to talk with Antony Bugg-Levine, Managing Director at Rockefeller Foundation, this past week at Africa Social Enterprise Forum in New York City. In this video interview, Antony shares insights on an initiative he manages at Rockefeller Foundation: “Harnessing the Power of Impact Investing”. Impact investing is an investment model that focuses [...]
