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"Acumen Fund was incorporated on April 1, 2001, with seed capital from the [[Rockefeller Foundation]], [[Cisco Systems Foundation]] and three individual philanthropists." [http://www.acumenfund.org/About/]  
 
"Acumen Fund was incorporated on April 1, 2001, with seed capital from the [[Rockefeller Foundation]], [[Cisco Systems Foundation]] and three individual philanthropists." [http://www.acumenfund.org/About/]  
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Listed as a partner of the [[Global Fairness Initiative]] and a project partner of [[GlobalGiving]].
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==Acumen Fund Partners==
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''Leadership Circle ($1,000,000+)''
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*The [[Alexander Family Foundation]]* • [[Blood Family Foundation]] • C. Hunter and [[Pamela T. Boll]]* • [[Cisco Systems Foundation]]* • [[Andrea Soros Colombel]] and [[Eric Colombel]]* • [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] • [[Google.org]] • [[Mike Novogratz]] and [[Sukey Caceres]]* • [[Raj Rajaratnam]] • The [[Rockefeller Foundation]]* • The [[Sapling Foundation]]* • [[Skoll Foundation]]
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''Keystone Partners ($500,000+)''
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*Anonymous* • [[Apex Foundation]]* • [[Cisco Systems]], Inc. • [[W.K. Kellogg Foundation]]* • [[Catherine S. Muther]]* • [[Phalarope Foundation]]* • Amy and [[Larry Robbins]] • [[Woodcock Foundation]]
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''Sustaining Partners ($250,000+)''
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*Anonymous • [[Diana Barrett]] • [[Peter and Devon Briger Foundation]] • [[KL Felicitas Foundation]] • [[Nike Foundation]] • The [[Sigrid Rausing Trust]]* • [[John L. Thornton]] • [[TOSA Foundation]]* • George W. and [[Patricia A. Wellde]]*
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''Senior Partners ($100,000+)''
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*[[Herb Allen III]] • Jeffrey and [[Deborah Brewer]] • [[Nina Brown]] • [[Peter Cain]] • The [[Coca-Cola Company]] • The Cohn Family • [[DCD Capital]] • Jerry Hirsch* • [[Tim Hodgson]] and [[Linda Netten]] • Jill and Ken Iscol • [[Charles and Roberta Katz Family Foundation]]* • [[David and Anita Keller Foundation]] • [[Alison Lawton]] • [[Sheryl S. Leach]] and [[Howard Rosenfeld]] • [[Willam E. Mayer]] • [[Jennifer R. McCann]]* • The [[MCJ Foundation]] • [[Miles Morland]] • The [[Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation]], Inc. • Lindsay and [[Brian Shea]]* • [[Jay Walker]] • [[Harriet Mouchly-Weiss]]
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[http://www.acumenfund.org/Community/partnernetwork.asp for others]
  
 
==Directors==
 
==Directors==
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Accessed May 2008: <ref>[http://www.acumenfund.org/community/board-.html Directors], Acumen Fund, accessed May 15, 2008.</ref>
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*[[Margo Alexander]] (Chair)
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*[[Angela Glover Blackwell]]
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*[[C. Hunter Boll]]
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*[[Andrea Soros Colombel]]
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*[[Stuart Davidson]]
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*[[William E. Mayer]]
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*[[Catherine S. Muther]]
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*[[Robert H. Niehaus]]
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*[[Jacqueline Novogratz]]
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*[[Michael E. Novogratz]]
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*[[Ali J. Siddiqui]]
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*[[Joseph E. Stiglitz]]
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===Directors (accessed June 2007)===
 
*[[Margo Alexander]] - Chair
 
*[[Margo Alexander]] - Chair
 
*[[Angela Glover Blackwell]]
 
*[[Angela Glover Blackwell]]
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[http://www.acumenfund.org/About/board.asp Source]
 
[http://www.acumenfund.org/About/board.asp Source]
  
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==Advisory Council==
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==Advisory Council (accessed June 2007)==
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*The Honorable [[Bill Bradley, Chair, Acumen Fund Advisory Council
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*The Honorable [[Bill Bradley]], Chair, Acumen Fund Advisory Council
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*[[Margo Alexander, Chair, Acumen Fund Board of Directors
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*[[Margo Alexander]], Chair, Acumen Fund Board of Directors
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*[[Syed Babar Ali, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
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*[[Syed Babar Ali]], Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
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*[[Chris Anderson, The Sapling Foundation  
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*[[Chris Anderson]], The [[Sapling Foundation]]
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*[[Diana Barrett, The Fledgling Fund
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*[[Diana Barrett]], The [[Fledgling Fund]]
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*[[Carol Bellamy, World Learning  
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*[[Carol Bellamy]], [[World Learning]]
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*[[Seth Berkley, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
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*[[Seth Berkley]], [[International AIDS Vaccine Initiative]]
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*[[David Blood, Generation Investment Management
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*[[David Blood]], Generation Investment Management
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*[[C. Hunter Boll, Thomas H. Lee Partners
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*[[C. Hunter Boll]], Thomas H. Lee Partners
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*[[Louis Boorstin, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation  
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*[[Louis Boorstin]], Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation  
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*[[Peter Briger, Fortress Investment Group
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*[[Peter Briger]], Fortress Investment Group
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*[[Tim Brown, IDEO
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*[[Tim Brown]], IDEO
 
*[[Niko Canner]], Katzenbach Partners LLC  
 
*[[Niko Canner]], Katzenbach Partners LLC  
 
*[[Andrea Soros Colombel]], [[Trace Foundation]]
 
*[[Andrea Soros Colombel]], [[Trace Foundation]]
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*[[Tae Yoo]], Corporate Philanthropy, [[Cisco Systems]], Inc.
 
*[[Tae Yoo]], Corporate Philanthropy, [[Cisco Systems]], Inc.
  
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===Portfolio Advisory Panel - Health===  
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===Portfolio Advisory Panel - Health (accessed June 2007)===  
 
*[[Kathleen Cravero]], Director, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP
 
*[[Kathleen Cravero]], Director, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP
 
*[[Donald P. Francis]], President and Co-founder, VaxGen
 
*[[Donald P. Francis]], President and Co-founder, VaxGen
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*[[Michael Singer]], Ophthalmologist, San Antonio, Texas
 
*[[Michael Singer]], Ophthalmologist, San Antonio, Texas
  
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===Portfolio Advisory Panel - Housing===  
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===Portfolio Advisory Panel - Housing (accessed June 2007)===  
 
*[[Ashok Gupta]], Senior Energy Economist, [[National Resource Defense Council]]
 
*[[Ashok Gupta]], Senior Energy Economist, [[National Resource Defense Council]]
 
*[[Ammar H. Hanafi]], Vice President/General Manager, New Business Ventures, Cisco Systems, Inc.
 
*[[Ammar H. Hanafi]], Vice President/General Manager, New Business Ventures, Cisco Systems, Inc.
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*[[Cameron Sinclair]], Executive Director and Co-Founder, Architecture for Humanity  
 
*[[Cameron Sinclair]], Executive Director and Co-Founder, Architecture for Humanity  
  
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===Portfolio Advisory Panel - Water===  
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===Portfolio Advisory Panel - Water (accessed June 2007)===  
 
*[[Jennifer Davis]], Ford International, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Urban Studies & Planning, MIT
 
*[[Jennifer Davis]], Ford International, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Urban Studies & Planning, MIT
 
*[[Ganesh Pangare]], Technical Director, World Water Institute, Pune, India
 
*[[Ganesh Pangare]], Technical Director, World Water Institute, Pune, India
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==Contact==
 
==Contact==
 
:Web: http://www.acumenfund.org
 
:Web: http://www.acumenfund.org
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==Resources and articles==
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===Related Sourcewatch articles===
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*[[Brian Trelstad]] - Chief Investment Officer
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*[[Jake Beinecke]]
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*[[Sasha Dichter]]
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*[[Jon Yates]]
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*[[Anne Wade]]
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*[[Biju Mohandas]] - East Africa Director
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===References===
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<references/>
  
 
[[category:foundations]]
 
[[category:foundations]]

Latest revision as of 22:49, 18 October 2012

Acumen Fund "is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. We seek 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. Our investments focus on delivering affordable, critical goods and services – like health, water and housing – through innovative, market-oriented approaches." [1]

"Acumen Fund was incorporated on April 1, 2001, with seed capital from the Rockefeller Foundation, Cisco Systems Foundation and three individual philanthropists." [2]

Listed as a partner of the Global Fairness Initiative and a project partner of GlobalGiving.

Acumen Fund Partners

Leadership Circle ($1,000,000+)

Keystone Partners ($500,000+)

Sustaining Partners ($250,000+)

Senior Partners ($100,000+)

for others

Directors

Accessed May 2008: [1]

Directors (accessed June 2007)

Source

Advisory Council (accessed June 2007)

Portfolio Advisory Panel - Health (accessed June 2007)

Portfolio Advisory Panel - Housing (accessed June 2007)

Portfolio Advisory Panel - Water (accessed June 2007)

  • Jennifer Davis, Ford International, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Urban Studies & Planning, MIT
  • Ganesh Pangare, Technical Director, World Water Institute, Pune, India
  • Laura Parkin, Executive Director, Wadhwani Foundation
  • Isha Ray, Assistant Professor, Energy & Resources Group, University of California at Berkeley

Source

Contact

Web: http://www.acumenfund.org

Resources and articles

Related Sourcewatch articles

References

  1. ↑ Directors, Acumen Fund, accessed May 15, 2008.
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