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Everytable Opens Its Sixth Healthy Food Store in Compton, California

October 16, 2018

At 30, Sam Polk quit his high-powered job on Wall Street, eager to leave behind a world consumed by profit to pursue a life of purpose. So, in 2016, he created Everytable. He saw the need for fresh, nutritious food across America where fast-food joints dominate every corner. Their goal: to transform the food landscape the same way McDonald’s did 50 years ago, replacing burgers...

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Where to Find Acumen at #SOCAP18

October 22, 2018

The Social Capital Markets Conference gathers thousands of impact investors, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and innovators from around the globe to catalyze social change. This year, we’re excited to share the SOCAP panels that will include voices from Acumen’s community. If you’re in San Francisco from...

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The Top 10 Lessons We've Learned in Energy Access

By Leslie Labruto and Aïssatou Diagne on September 18, 2018

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"Why should I become an Acumen Fellow?"

September 05, 2018

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Study Time and Solar Lights: The Impact of Lighting on Education

By Kat Harrison on August 30, 2018

There is a growing amount of data to suggest that children living in homes with solar lights are consistently studying for longer— up to an hour more each day. What has remained more puzzling is whether this extra study time was actually leading to improved...

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This entrepreneur gave up his home to start Ethiopia's first ambulance company

August 29, 2018

Acumen Fellow Kibret Abebe is the Founder and CEO of Tebita, Ethiopia’s first private ambulance company. But 10 years ago, Kibret was a trained anesthetist working at the city’s largest public hospital. Nearly every day, car accident victims were rushed in.

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This Acumen Fellow lost her job when she got pregnant. Here's how she responded.

August 22, 2018

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Marta del Rio Wins SDG Challenge for Female Entrepreneurs

August 21, 2018

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Here’s How You Can Become an Acumen Fellow

August 14, 2018

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These 7 Acumen Fellows are the Leaders the World Needs Today

July 13, 2018

We’re close to launching applications for the 2019 cohort of Acumen Fellows on August 6! But before we send you to the application page, we would like to introduce you to some of the inspiring Fellows from across the globe. Our community of almost 500...

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Delivering for the Future of Smallholders: Seven Takeaways from Acumen’s Fifth Annual Collaboration Summit

By Yasmina Zaidman on July 11, 2018

In January, Acumen convened more than one hundred corporate leaders, social entrepreneurs, and impact investors in Nairobi for our fifth annual Collaboration Summit. The goal of the event, made possible with the support of EY, Dow, Dubai Expo, GE and Sainsbury’s, was to discuss and...

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