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Philanthropy is no longer about writing a check for $10,000 to the opera.
Jacqueline Novogratz
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Five days in Nairobi slums changes you.
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Wealth today has been created by a world view dominated by fast-moving networks, open information, bottom-up entrepreneurialism.
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I have seen that traditional approaches to charity and aid don't solve problems of poverty. In fact, too often they create dependence.
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For too much of history, we've viewed the world's precious resources - both environmental and human - as things to extract, to make the most of in order to maximize their potential.
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Too often people view idealists as naive.
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Changing the world is not easy.
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We live in a world in which we're seeing an increasing gap between the haves and the have-nots.
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The Pakistanis are very resilient people.
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When Jeff Sachs says every poor person should receive a free bed net, I agree - but in reality, many end up not receiving one. And I don't live in a world of shoulds.
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I'm feeling optimistic about rural Pakistan. Farmers are making good money.
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There's a real moral imperative in being an organization that takes the time to sit and listen to the customers and the people they're serving.
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