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To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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Made by: Acumen Investee, East Africa
Shipping: Global
Price: $12 - $130

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To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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As the holiday season approaches, Acumen is proud to showcase businesses making a big difference in their communities. We are excited to present a thoughtfully curated selection of products from investees and Fellows across the globe.


These businesses not only offer exceptional products but also create jobs in underserved areas, showcasing inclusive business models that celebrate diversity and cultural richness.

 

This season, we invite you to champion these mission-driven brands and make a positive impact through your support.

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Ethical Fashion


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Anuprerna Artisan Alliance Pvt. Ltd.

Accelerator Participant, India

Artisanal textiles using Indigenous crafts of East India

Shipping: Global
Price: $3 - $50

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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Atoms

Acumen Fellow, Pakistan

Shoes for everyday, made from environment-friendly materials

Shipping: Global
Price: $10 - $200

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Session Subtitle - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

After a long career in journalism and publishing, Chris Anderson became the curator of the TED Conference in 2002 and has developed it as a platform for identifying and disseminating ideas worth spreading.

Lindsay Levin has dedicated her life to reshaping what leadership looks like, exploring our collective humanity through vulnerability and listening.

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Bare Necessities

Acumen Fellow, India

Certified B Corp that creates sustainable personal & lifestyle products (PETA-certified products made from non-polluting ingredients.)

Shipping: Global
Price: $4 - $500

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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DesiHangover

Acumen Fellow, India

Authentic upcycled handmade leather shoes

Shipping: USA, Peru, Canada
Price: $89 - $150

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Amanda Gorman made history in 2017 by being named the first ever National Youth Poet Laureate in the United States.

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Imani Collective

Acumen Fellow, East Africa

Featuring ethically made kids goods and handmade jewelry for women

Shipping: Global
Price: $15 - $65

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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Impulse Empower

Acumen Fellow, India

Artisan products from the heart of Northeast India

Shipping: Global
Price: $5 - $130

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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Karghewale

Acumen Fellow, India

A community of young weavers who create bespoke textiles with modern designs and unmatched quality

Shipping: Global
Price: $10 - $75

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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LoomKatha

Acumen Fellow, India

Reviving rare and precious handwoven products by local weavers

Shipping: Global
Price: $2 - $90

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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Markhor

Acumen Fellow, Pakistan

Handcrafted leather footwear by skilled Pakistani artisans

Shipping: Global
Price: $4 - $300

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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MITHILAsmita

Acumen Fellow, India

Handcrafted sustainable lifestyle merchandise, decor & jewelry made by artisans and weavers

Shipping: Limited Global
Price: $9 - $750

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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Polly and Other Stories

Acumen Fellow, Pakistan

Connecting artisans to the global market through modernised design

Shipping: Global
Price: $5 - $200

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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Women Weave

Acumen Fellow, India

Handloom weaving by Gandhian women

Shipping: Global
Price: $9 - $185

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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Tech Products


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BioLite

Acumen Investee

Off-grid energy products for cooking, charging, and adventure

Shipping: USA, UK, Canada, Europe
Price: $9.95 - $2,644.88

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Session Subtitle - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

After a long career in journalism and publishing, Chris Anderson became the curator of the TED Conference in 2002 and has developed it as a platform for identifying and disseminating ideas worth spreading.

Lindsay Levin has dedicated her life to reshaping what leadership looks like, exploring our collective humanity through vulnerability and listening.

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d.light 

Acumen Investee, East Africa

Creating a brighter future by making clean-energy products

Shipping: Global
Price: Shipping to US - $11.99 - $34.99; Shipping to India - upto $60; Shipping to Nigeria - upto $204

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Acumen Founder and CEO

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Jacqueline’s work began in 1986 when she quit her job on Wall Street to co-found Rwanda’s first microfinance institution, Duterimbere. The experience inspired her to write the bestseller, The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap between Rich and Poor, and create Acumen. Indeed, when she founded Acumen in 2001, few had heard of the words impact investing. Nineteen years later, under Jacqueline’s leadership, Acumen has invested $128 million to build more than 128 social enterprises across Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and the United States. These companies have leveraged an additional $611 million and brought basic services like affordable education, health care, clean water, energy and sanitation to more than 260 million people. In 2015, Fast Company named Acumen one of the world’s Top 10 Most Innovative Not-for-Profits. 

Prior to Acumen, Jacqueline founded and directed The Philanthropy Workshop and The Next Generation Leadership programs at the Rockefeller Foundation. Jacqueline serves on boards of the Aspen Institute and 60 Decibels and sits on the Advisory Councils of the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative, the Oxford Said Global Leadership Council, the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, and UNICEF.

She is a frequent speaker at forums including TED and the Aspen Ideas Festival. Her best-selling memoir The Blue Sweater chronicles her quest to understand poverty and challenges readers to grant dignity to the poor and to rethink their engagement with the world. In 2017, Forbes listed Jacqueline as one of the World’s 100 Greatest Living Business Minds.

She holds an MBA from Stanford and a BA in Economics/International Relations from the University of Virginia.

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Greenway Grameen

Acumen Investee, India

A cleaner and healthier cooking stove

Shipping: India

Price: $29.79 - $41.71

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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Tumaini Innovation Center

Acumen Fellow, East Africa

A sensor-based device that helps secure homes and farms

Shipping: Global
Price: $35

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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Personal Protective Equipment


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Atoms

Acumen Fellow, Pakistan

Atoms pivoted to produce masks in response to COVID-19. The masks offer 84.6% filtration. Atoms is donating one mask with each sale and selling at cost. 

Shipping: United States
Price: $12

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Acumen Founder and CEO

Session Long Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

Jacqueline’s work began in 1986 when she quit her job on Wall Street to co-found Rwanda’s first microfinance institution, Duterimbere. The experience inspired her to write the bestseller, The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap between Rich and Poor, and create Acumen. Indeed, when she founded Acumen in 2001, few had heard of the words impact investing. Nineteen years later, under Jacqueline’s leadership, Acumen has invested $128 million to build more than 128 social enterprises across Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and the United States. These companies have leveraged an additional $611 million and brought basic services like affordable education, health care, clean water, energy and sanitation to more than 260 million people. In 2015, Fast Company named Acumen one of the world’s Top 10 Most Innovative Not-for-Profits. 

Prior to Acumen, Jacqueline founded and directed The Philanthropy Workshop and The Next Generation Leadership programs at the Rockefeller Foundation. Jacqueline serves on boards of the Aspen Institute and 60 Decibels and sits on the Advisory Councils of the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative, the Oxford Said Global Leadership Council, the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, and UNICEF.

She is a frequent speaker at forums including TED and the Aspen Ideas Festival. Her best-selling memoir The Blue Sweater chronicles her quest to understand poverty and challenges readers to grant dignity to the poor and to rethink their engagement with the world. In 2017, Forbes listed Jacqueline as one of the World’s 100 Greatest Living Business Minds.

She holds an MBA from Stanford and a BA in Economics/International Relations from the University of Virginia.

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MITHILAsmita

Acumen Fellow, India

MITHILAsmita pivoted to produce masks in response to COVID-19.

Shipping: Global
Price: $5 - $25

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Session Subtitle - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

After a long career in journalism and publishing, Chris Anderson became the curator of the TED Conference in 2002 and has developed it as a platform for identifying and disseminating ideas worth spreading.

Lindsay Levin has dedicated her life to reshaping what leadership looks like, exploring our collective humanity through vulnerability and listening.

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Women Weave

Acumen Fellow, India

Women Weave pivoted to produce masks in response to COVID-19. 

Shipping: Global
Price: $5

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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Food & Cooking


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Azahar Coffee

Acumen Investee, Colombia

Coffee company honoring the work of each farmer

Shipping: Colombia
Price: $15 - $439.80

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Black Baza Coffee

Acumen Fellow, India

Coffee made with the farmers and forests in mind

Shipping: India

Price: $0.5 - $103.12

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Cacao de Colombia

Acumen Investee, Colombia

Premium chocolate sourced from post-conflict regions of Colombia

Shipping: USA

Price: $23.99 - $42

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Kentaste: Coconut Holdings

Acumen Investee, Kenya

All-natural coconut products from coastal Kenyan farmers

Shipping: Kenya, USA

Price: $20

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Mann Deshi Foundation

Acumen Fellow, India

Food and home products handmade by rural women entrepreneurs

Shipping: Global
Price: $2 - $90

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Sweetkiwi Holdings

Acumen Fellow, West Africa

Delicious frozen yogurt supporting gut health and wellness

Shipping: Global
Price: $30 per case for pints; $22 per case for bars

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Talégaon Farms

Acumen Fellow, India

Quality farm-fresh products co-created with local farmers

Shipping: India (Indian phone number needed to register for shopping)

Price: $2 - $18

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Under the Mango Tree

Acumen Investee, India

Honey harvested from different regions of India, sold directly from beekeepers

Shipping: India

Price: $2.50 - $14.30

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Vero Amore

Acumen Fellow, Global

Organic cacao and acai products geared toward the individual

Shipping: Mexico

Price: $3.60 - $45


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Young Mountain Tea

Acumen Fellow, Global

Organic tea available in loose-leaf or tea bags

Shipping: USA, Canada

Price: $15 - $45

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Special Gifts


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Kraftinn Home Decor India Pvt Ltd

Acumen Fellow, India

Eco-friendly home decor with modern design

Shipping: Global
Price: $34 - $97

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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Phool

Acumen Fellow, India

Charcoal-free incense made from Temple flowers

Shipping: India (Indian phone number needed to register for shopping)
Price: $1.75 - $26.5

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Acumen Founder and CEO

Session Long Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

Jacqueline’s work began in 1986 when she quit her job on Wall Street to co-found Rwanda’s first microfinance institution, Duterimbere. The experience inspired her to write the bestseller, The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap between Rich and Poor, and create Acumen. Indeed, when she founded Acumen in 2001, few had heard of the words impact investing. Nineteen years later, under Jacqueline’s leadership, Acumen has invested $128 million to build more than 128 social enterprises across Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and the United States. These companies have leveraged an additional $611 million and brought basic services like affordable education, health care, clean water, energy and sanitation to more than 260 million people. In 2015, Fast Company named Acumen one of the world’s Top 10 Most Innovative Not-for-Profits. 

Prior to Acumen, Jacqueline founded and directed The Philanthropy Workshop and The Next Generation Leadership programs at the Rockefeller Foundation. Jacqueline serves on boards of the Aspen Institute and 60 Decibels and sits on the Advisory Councils of the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative, the Oxford Said Global Leadership Council, the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, and UNICEF.

She is a frequent speaker at forums including TED and the Aspen Ideas Festival. Her best-selling memoir The Blue Sweater chronicles her quest to understand poverty and challenges readers to grant dignity to the poor and to rethink their engagement with the world. In 2017, Forbes listed Jacqueline as one of the World’s 100 Greatest Living Business Minds.

She holds an MBA from Stanford and a BA in Economics/International Relations from the University of Virginia.

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The Loss Foundation

Acumen Fellow, UK

Sympathy cards with a new take on how to support those grieving

Shipping: Global
Price: $4.68

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Session Subtitle - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

After a long career in journalism and publishing, Chris Anderson became the curator of the TED Conference in 2002 and has developed it as a platform for identifying and disseminating ideas worth spreading.

Lindsay Levin has dedicated her life to reshaping what leadership looks like, exploring our collective humanity through vulnerability and listening.

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Give Backs


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Acumen

Acumen, Global

Support Acumen's work by donating in someone's name

Shipping: Global
Price: $20+

DONATE
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Acumen Founder and CEO

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Jacqueline’s work began in 1986 when she quit her job on Wall Street to co-found Rwanda’s first microfinance institution, Duterimbere. The experience inspired her to write the bestseller, The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap between Rich and Poor, and create Acumen. Indeed, when she founded Acumen in 2001, few had heard of the words impact investing. Nineteen years later, under Jacqueline’s leadership, Acumen has invested $128 million to build more than 128 social enterprises across Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and the United States. These companies have leveraged an additional $611 million and brought basic services like affordable education, health care, clean water, energy and sanitation to more than 260 million people. In 2015, Fast Company named Acumen one of the world’s Top 10 Most Innovative Not-for-Profits. 

Prior to Acumen, Jacqueline founded and directed The Philanthropy Workshop and The Next Generation Leadership programs at the Rockefeller Foundation. Jacqueline serves on boards of the Aspen Institute and 60 Decibels and sits on the Advisory Councils of the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative, the Oxford Said Global Leadership Council, the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, and UNICEF.

She is a frequent speaker at forums including TED and the Aspen Ideas Festival. Her best-selling memoir The Blue Sweater chronicles her quest to understand poverty and challenges readers to grant dignity to the poor and to rethink their engagement with the world. In 2017, Forbes listed Jacqueline as one of the World’s 100 Greatest Living Business Minds.

She holds an MBA from Stanford and a BA in Economics/International Relations from the University of Virginia.

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Everytable

Everytable, United States

Join Everytable in Pay It Forward spirit and purchase a meal or care package

Shipping: United States
Price: Varies by location

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Session Subtitle - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

After a long career in journalism and publishing, Chris Anderson became the curator of the TED Conference in 2002 and has developed it as a platform for identifying and disseminating ideas worth spreading.

Lindsay Levin has dedicated her life to reshaping what leadership looks like, exploring our collective humanity through vulnerability and listening.

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Manifesto for a Moral Revolution

By Jacqueline Novogratz

This book reveals 12 leadership practices for anyone eager to build a better world

Shipping: Global
Price: Varies by seller

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

Session Description - HIDDEN ON SITE, POPULATES MODAL

To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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The Blue Sweater

By Jacqueline Novogratz

Founder & CEO Jacqueline Novogratz's memoir about her quest to understand and tackle global poverty

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Perspectives on Measuring Impact

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To increase farmer productivity and profitability, products and services designed to serve smallholder farmers are badly needed. This session shares examples of corporate/social enterprises partnerships and direct engagement between social enterprises and farmers to deliver financing, data, market linkages, logistics and transparency. Though still in the early stages, many of these enterprises can help close the market gaps faced by farmers and set them on a path to realize sustained increases in income.

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About Acumen

Acumen was founded by Jacqueline Novogratz in 2001 because she believed in the power of entrepreneurship to build a world where everyone had the opportunity to live with dignity. Through its investments in early-stage, social enterprises working in Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and the United States, Acumen has impacted the lives of over 500M people living in poverty.


Note: No proceeds from the sale of these gifts go to Acumen (unless purchasing an Acumen gift card).

 

Photo: Diego Moreno, 2021 Acumen Latin America Fellow

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As the holiday season approaches, Acumen is proud to showcase businesses making a big difference in their communities. We are excited to present a thoughtfully curated selection of products from investees and Fellows across the globe.


These businesses not only offer exceptional products but also create jobs in underserved areas, showcasing inclusive business models that celebrate diversity and cultural richness.

 

This season, we invite you to champion these mission-driven brands and make a positive impact through your support.

Acumen is changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders and ideas. We invest patient capital in businesses whose products and services are enabling the poor to transform their lives. Founded by Jacqueline Novogratz in 2001, Acumen has invested more than $132 million in 136 companies across Africa, Latin America, South Asia and the United States. We are also developing a global community of emerging leaders with the knowledge, skills and determination to create a more inclusive world. In 2015, Acumen was named one of Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Companies.

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Reimagining the Cocoa Value Chain

Learning from the Disruptors

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Many companies support farmers in their supply chains to strengthen the quality, reliability and sustainability of critical supplies. For example, by helping farmers improve their yields and reduce their costs. As companies and their partners explore how to do this most effectively, they are grappling with a number of specific questions: How can we most effectively enhance farmer livelihoods? How are livelihoods defined? What are the roles and responsibilities of business, and what is the case for doing so? This session will explore these questions through practical examples and draw on the latest insights.

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Mary Jones is the President & CEO of [client]. Mary comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities along the way. In their previous role as senior vice president of [client], Jones focused on brand development and market share development strategy. They are a member of both the RTTNA and the PSCRA.

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