“Too often people view idealists as naive.” — Jacqueline Novogratz Quote

Too often people view idealists as naive.

Acumen Fund's patient capital investment in Western Seed is intended to enhance the food security and economic independence of Kenya's smallholder farmers.

Philanthropy is no longer about writing a check for $10,000 to the opera.

When I see people that are my age and reaching 50, the ones that are really sparkly and full of joy are the ones that are committed to something bigger than themselves.

Human beings tend not to spend money on health preventionally. We tend to spend it on top treatment.

I'm an idealist without illusions.

I'm still an idealist. My manager is always trying to talk me out of it, but that's just the way I am.

Don't make me into this airy-fairy, moralist, idealist because I'm not.

I'm an idealist. You do things your way well enough, for long enough, you'll get rewarded.

I am a mixture of idealist and realist.