Michael Hardaway Joins Global Philanthropy Fund, Acumen
Acclaimed PR advisor Michael Hardaway has joined the Washington branch of Acumen, a global non-profit venture fund founded by Jacqueline Novogratz with help from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation and Google.org, among others.
- New York, NY (1888PressRelease) June 18, 2013 - The notoriously private Michael Hardaway wasn't available for comment, but the former Obama fundraiser is expected to help the fund boost its mid-atlantic fundraising activities and strengthen its relationships with high-profile professional athletes and celebrities.
With support from Dow, Coca-Cola and Standard Chartered, Acumen recently hosted the Technical Assistance (TA) Initiative Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. The Summit brought together 10 social enterprises in Acumen's portfolio from across East and West Africa. They were joined by Dow, Coca-Cola, Standard Chartered and several other leading corporations.
Acumen's mission is to change the way the world tackles poverty by using investment tools to build businesses that serve low-income communities across South Asia and Africa. Acumen has invested over $30M across East Africa, impacted 81M lives through its investments and helped social enterprises attract an additional $66M. Acumen established a local presence in East Africa in 2007 and has created and supported 44,000 jobs through its investments.
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