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Acumen Fund is a not-for-profit whose mission is to create a world beyond poverty by investing in social enterprises, emerging leaders, and breakthrough ideas. Since 2001, Acumen Fund has invested more than $60 million in social enterprises providing 80+ million people with critical goods and services in South Asia, East and West Africa. Visitwww.acumenfund.orgfor more information.

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June 20
2012

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(With Video): From SOCAP Europe – Why Giving Is Not Going Away

At last month’s SOCAP: Designing the Future in Malmö, Sweden, the role philanthropy should take in fostering a strong impact investing sector was one of the key focal points. Adding to the buzz was new report published by Monitor in collaboration with Acumen Fund, titled From Blueprint to Scale: The Case for Philanthropy in Impact Investing, the subject of a lively discussion from the forum.

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(With Video): From SOCAP Europe – Why Giving Is Not Going Away