What a wonderful video. I really enjoyed watching it. I've tweeted it and posted it on my facebook page. Keep up the good work and there is no lack of need only participants in the solution.
$40 million dollars invested in 44 companies to create over 22,000 jobs in developing countries and emerging markets. That's an incredible job, up there with Paul Polak who has built models (IDE & D-REV) for the poor and taken over 17 million people out of poverty during the last 25+ years. Keep up the great work.
I will be surprised if my comment is allowed on this commercial video. All I see is a company who wants to become the middle-man between people giving money, and people doing work. That's basically what they're saying. Give us your money and we'll decide how to spend it, so that WE can take a share -- and this video makes you feel like they know better than you do. You should just give them your money and let them do your "good" for you. Sounds entirely democratic. HAHA. What a joke.
The ones making profits are the social entrepreneurs that have created a business to help solve social issues. The profits ensure financial sustainability.
Acumen Fund itself is entirely non-profit and as a social venture capital firm has an enormous amount of leverage in creating economic impact that individual donors cannot achieve.
All this information is available on their website -- it's admittedly difficult to get all the details into one 90 second video. You should check them out!
I appreciate your educated answer, and your sense of social duty; I think you and I butter the same side of the bread. I like your sensibility on pursuing maximum "good" by acting collectively. But ultimately I tend toward that philosophy which suggests that, rather than supplying resolve, it is always better to empower the individual. "Give a man a fish and feed him for a day... but teach a man how to fish and he will never go hungry." At any rate, this was a nice exchange.
@anotherfoolonthehlLL that isn't how it works at all. Try reading The Blue Sweater, honestly and then if your opinion is still the same after that we should chat. But it is worthless talking to you before you have educated yourself about it
What a wonderful video. I really enjoyed watching it. I've tweeted it and posted it on my facebook page. Keep up the good work and there is no lack of need only participants in the solution.
mommilner 5 months ago
dayum the woman in the blue scarf is on fiyaaahh
nutbutt00 2 years ago
$40 million dollars invested in 44 companies to create over 22,000 jobs in developing countries and emerging markets. That's an incredible job, up there with Paul Polak who has built models (IDE & D-REV) for the poor and taken over 17 million people out of poverty during the last 25+ years. Keep up the great work.
neddotcom 2 years ago 6
I agree, maybe they should tell us who gets this "Profit" they say the business will make ?
hobo59 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure the business makes the profit. If it makes a profit, it can expand & grow without additional donations or investment.
If they are making products or services that improve the lives of poor people, expansion & growth means reaching more people.
That's the idea this video is trying to portray.
nethyc 2 years ago
I will be surprised if my comment is allowed on this commercial video. All I see is a company who wants to become the middle-man between people giving money, and people doing work. That's basically what they're saying. Give us your money and we'll decide how to spend it, so that WE can take a share -- and this video makes you feel like they know better than you do. You should just give them your money and let them do your "good" for you. Sounds entirely democratic. HAHA. What a joke.
anotherfoolonthehlLL 2 years ago
The ones making profits are the social entrepreneurs that have created a business to help solve social issues. The profits ensure financial sustainability.
Acumen Fund itself is entirely non-profit and as a social venture capital firm has an enormous amount of leverage in creating economic impact that individual donors cannot achieve.
All this information is available on their website -- it's admittedly difficult to get all the details into one 90 second video. You should check them out!
JLB500 2 years ago
I appreciate your educated answer, and your sense of social duty; I think you and I butter the same side of the bread. I like your sensibility on pursuing maximum "good" by acting collectively. But ultimately I tend toward that philosophy which suggests that, rather than supplying resolve, it is always better to empower the individual. "Give a man a fish and feed him for a day... but teach a man how to fish and he will never go hungry." At any rate, this was a nice exchange.
anotherfoolonthehlLL 2 years ago
@anotherfoolonthehlLL that isn't how it works at all. Try reading The Blue Sweater, honestly and then if your opinion is still the same after that we should chat. But it is worthless talking to you before you have educated yourself about it
sonrosado 1 year ago