“If indeed we can create systems that allow individuals to access goods and services like health and housing and energy and water, in a way that they can afford, they'll all have greater choice, greater opportunity, greater dignity.” IfsWayChoicesOpportunityIndividualEnergyWaterGreaterDignityAccessGoodsHousingGoods And Services Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“I was encouraged to break all the rules but to take the best of philanthropy, the best of investing, and the best of development finance, and experiment with new ways to create this venture capital model of using philanthropy to back patient capital investments, and then build solutions that were measured in terms of the kind of impact and change they were making on people's lives and in the world, not just on the financial return.” PeopleWorldWayKindTermBreakDevelopmentReturnModelsSolutionsImpactInvestmentPatientInvestingFinancialExperimentsFinanceNew WaysPhilanthropyVentureVenture CapitalCapital Investment Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“The only way we really create change is to enter any situation with the humility to listen and to recognize the world as it is, and then the audacity to dream what it could be, to have the patience to start and let the work teach you, to be willing to lead when you need to lead, and to listen. To have a sense of generosity and empathy, but not over-empathy, because accountability is so critical to building solutions that work.” WorldWayNeedsDreamSituationTeachHumilityBuildingWillingEmpathySolutionsCriticalGenerosityAccountabilityAudacity Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“One of the first things that surprised me in a positive, wonderfully positive way, is that this works - patient capital works.” WayFirstsPatient Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“If you're looking at distributing alternative energy in Nigeria, for instance, what gets in your way is not people's ability to pay, not people's desire for a clean solar lamps or biomass opportunities. But there is a strong status quo that really depends on selling diesel.” PeopleIfsWayDesireOpportunityEnergyStrongAbilityPayDependsCleanSellingInstanceAlternativesStatus QuoLampsNigeriaDieselAlternative EnergyBiomass Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“I still feel that the kind of leader I want to be is one that spends time understanding our work in a way that allows me to translate it for policymakers and people who have real access to resources.” PeopleWayWantFeelsKindStillsRealUnderstandingLeaderResourcesAccessTranslateEnd TimesSpend Time Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“The older I get, the more determined I feel to do whatever I can to help release that human potential somehow. Not in a fluffy way nor in a hardcore way. But in that middle ground, that marriage of love and power. I'm not afraid of either.” WayFeelsHumansI CanHelpingMiddleDeterminedReleaseNot AfraidHardcoreHuman PotentialFluffyMiddle Ground Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“My dream is to find individuals who take financial resources and convert them into changing the world in the most positive ways.” WorldWayDreamIndividualResourcesFinancialChanging The WorldThought ProvokingProvokingFinancial Resources Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“The only way to end poverty, to make it history, is to build viable systems on the ground that deliver critical and affordable goods and services to the poor, in ways that are financially sustainable and scaleable. If we do that, we really can make poverty history.” IfsWayEndsPoorPovertyCriticalGoodsThought ProvokingProvokingAffordableGoods And Services Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“Poverty is too complex to be answered with a one-size-fits-all approach, and if there is any place that illustrates that complexity, as well as a better way forward, it is Rwanda.” IfsWayWellsPovertyFitApproachComplexesSizeComplexityBetter WaysRwandaWay ForwardOne Size Fits All Book:The Blue Sweater : Bridging The Gap Between Rich And Poor In An Intercnnected World Source: The Blue Sweater : Bridging The Gap Between Rich And Poor In An Intercnnected World
“Africa can stun you in an instant. It can throw floods and drought and disease at you, sometimes all at the same time. In the next moment, it will tease you with its magnificent beauty, so even if you don't forget, you can find a way to forgive. Ultimately, it keeps you coming back for more.” IfsWaySometimesMomentsNextForgetDiseaseForgivingInstantFloodMagnificentComing BackTeaseForget YouDrought Book:The Blue Sweater : Bridging The Gap Between Rich And Poor In An Intercnnected World Source: The Blue Sweater : Bridging The Gap Between Rich And Poor In An Intercnnected World
“What would the world look like if we asked ourselves the following more often; are our actions helping others find a way to feel more freer, more dignified and more beautiful?” IfsWorldWayFeelsLooksHelpingActionBeautifulFollowingHelping OthersOur Actions Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“Don't let people tell you to do it this way. You are on the verge of figuring out hybrid models -- with companies and nonprofits, markets, government, crowd-sourced philanthropy. The capitalist system as we know it is not working.” PeopleKnowsWayGovernmentCompanyModelsCrowdsCapitalistPhilanthropyVergeHybridNonprofits Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“The only way we really create change is to enter any situation with the humility to listen and to recognize the world as it is, and then the audacity to dream what it could be.” WorldWayDreamSituationHumilityAudacity Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
