I was initially intrigued by the story of the blue sweater which gave this book its name, and also serves as a true story creatively used to entice book sales. Throughout the book, doyle remains open and candid, whether shes. It was the perfect way to introduce a conversation about selfworth, empowerment, and entrepreneurship with the students. Sep 04, 2015 the blue sweater is an ideal book for every person whose mind is focused on transforming the world.
The blue sweater is an eye opening and inspiring true story based on jacqueline novogratz life lessons and experiences. Novogratz talks about the sweater and how she went through both elementary and middle school wearing it, being deeply attached. Summary of the blue sweater by jacqueline novogratz. Bridging the gap between rich and poor in an interconnected world ebook written by jacqueline novogratz.
Without consciously learning from our failures, sustained success will. Bridging the gap between rich and poor in an interconnected world. The blue sweater first appeared on the tuck magazine website on september 4, 2015 the blue sweater is an eye opening and inspiring true story based on jacqueline novogratz life experiences. Jacqueline stopped the young boy and checked the tag in the sweater. Many years later, novogratz stumbles upon a young boy in africa wearing the exact same sweater with her name written on the tag. It all started back home in virginia, with the blue sweater, a gift that quickly. The journey of the blue sweater in 1973, jacqueline novogratz is 12 and living in alexandria, virginia. The blue sweater shares the story of jacquelines quest to understand global poverty and to find powerful new ways to tackle it. The blue sweater bridging the gap between rich and poor in an interconnected world book. The endearing weareallconnected story about jaquelines charity sweater she finds being worn several years later by a young boy in africa is told in the first four pages of the book. The blue sweater is an autobiographical look at the authors travels in africa and how they helped her understand the failures of traditional charity.
How one blue sweater started a book club and changed lives photos 04182010 05. Chance encounters the blue sweaters african odyssey. She believes in patient capital investments that can take time to mature and in capturing the energy and information from markets to establish sustainable. Quicklet on jacqueline novogratzs the blue sweater. It all started back home in virginia, with the blue sweater, a gift that quickly became her prized possessionuntil the day she outgrew it and gave it. Bridging the gap between rich and poor in an interconnected world by jacqueline novogratz. May 2009 guy cunningham nonfiction the blue sweater. The blue sweater is the inspiring story of a woman who left a career in. Jackqueline novogratzs the blue sweater ebook, 2012.
About the book cote divoire in west africa was an eyeopener for jacqueline novegratz, a young and idealistic american. The blue sweater is an inspiring true story based on jacqueline novogratz who quit a promising career in international banking at chase manhattan to help bridge the gap between the rich and poor. Whether or not you are an advocate of social entrepreneurship i most definitely am, novogratz does an excellent job in this book of illustrating the complexities of tackling tough social issues and clearly articulating the role that an entrepreneurial approach can play. I spent my first month in kenya at the daraja academy of kenya, one of east africas first free secondary. Why do some people stop growing at age 30, just goin. Read quicklet on jacqueline novogratzs the blue sweater cliffsnoteslike book summary by judith mary wilson available from rakuten kobo. It all started back home in virginia, with the blue sweater, a gift that quickly became her prized possession until the day she outgrew it and gave. Jacqueline breathes new life into the phrase a life of meaning and she is living one everyday even as she asks us to join her. I can sum up the blue sweater in three words privilege, power and poverty. The blue sweater is the inspiring story of a woman who left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand global poverty and find. Through the course of the book she proves herself one of the increasing. Jacqueline novogratz about the book cote divoire in west africa was an eyeopener for jacqueline novegratz, a young and idealistic american banker.
The author, founder of a nonprofit venturecapital firm called the acumen fund, has lived an idealistic life, leaving a potentially lucrative career with. In her autobiography, the blue sweater, acumen fund founder and ceo jacqueline. The book is a firsthand account of her journey from international banker to social entrepreneur and founder of acumen. Eleven years later, she was on a trip to africa, where unbelievably, she saw her exact same sweater on a young boy. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
It all begun with a blue sweater which she owned and loved while growing up. The blue sweater by jacqueline novogratz librarything. A year later, inspired by jacquelines story and the acumen community, i quit my job, gave up my apartment, and came to kenya to volunteer and conduct research. Although only in her mid20s when she arrived in abidjan, the capital. Jacqueline quit a promising career in international banking at chase manhattan to help bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. These blinks also outline why a new type of philanthropic investing, called patient capital, developed by the author, may be part of the answer. My intention in reading the blue sweater was to legitimize my feelings of hope, progress, and beauty across the african continent, the developing world and the wrong side of the tracks back home. While the book is an excellent adventure into making the world a better place it also points to far more important subjects. About for books blue sweater complete video dailymotion.
Jacqueline quit a promising career at chase manhattan to help bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. In the 1970s, jacqueline donated her blue sweater to goodwill. I joined the acumen funds san francisco chapter in february 2010, after attending the chapters blue sweater book club. The company represents several of the most respected specialist general, trade, academic, and scholarly publishers in the country. The blue sweater is a firstperson account of jacqueline novogratz experiences, starting as an idealistic investment banker in africa, and evolving to the founder of the acumen fund. The blue sweater book hennepin county library bibliocommons. Mar 03, 2009 the blue sweater is a book of hope written by a practical idealist who wont take no for an answer when it comes to building a better world. She knew it was hers because her name was stitched on the sweater. We believe in the power of book gatherings as places where ideas are born, where communities are built, and where individual readers can collectively begin to brainstorm ways to make a difference in the world.
Bridging the gap between rich and poor in an interconnected world by jacqueline novogratz jacqueline novogratz left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand global poverty and find powerful new ways of tackling it. After her twoyear sojourn in africa, novogratz returns to the united states for a. The blue sweater is a book of hope written by a practical idealist who wont take no for an answer when it comes to building a better world. My favorite stories on this point are those she shares not of travels and work in africa, india or pakistan but in the mississippi delta with a gay, black, female colleague. The book achieved this for me but also much, much more. The author, founder of a nonprofit venturecapital firm called the acumen fund, has lived an idealistic life, leaving a potentially lucrative career with chase manhattan to.
In 1976, a boy at novogratzs high school cracks a joke about her breasts, highlighted by the tight sweater. Discussion guide for the blue sweater why book clubs matter book clubs are an important part of acumen funds success. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the blue sweater. Jacqueline novogratz details her trials and triumphs of working with charities, womens groups, and starting up the acumen fund. The blue sweater is the inspiring story of a woman who left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand global poverty and find powerful new ways. Back in her teenage years, she donated a blue sweater to a goodwill store within the united states. Blue weaver also represents and distributes for a growing number of likeminded international. The blue sweater goodreads meet your next favorite book. The blue sweater, by jacqueline novogratz 833 words cram.
Her book describes her experience working in africa, the projects she joined, those she started, and the lessons she learned through each. It shows that everything is possible for those who pursue social and economic change in a world where the gap between rich and poor keeps growing wide. Bridging the gap between rich and poor in an interconnected world by jacqueline novogratz available in paperback february 16, 2010. Traveling in africa in her 20s, she saw a boy wearing a cherished blue wool sweater she. The blue sweater audiobook by jacqueline novogratz. A decade after donating her blue sweater she found a boy in rwanda wearing it. The blue book was an attempt to standardise statistical reports, primarily covering economic development as well as demographic, ecclesiastical and public records.
In 1987 while jogging in rwanda she spotted a boy with a blue sweater on. How one blue sweater started a book club and changed lives. The blue sweater is a book of hope written by a practical idealist who wont take no. It all started back home in virginia, with the blue sweater, a gift that quickly became her prized possessionuntil the day she outgrew it and gave it away to goodwill. This collection contains blue books and other archival material from british colonies and protectorates in africa dating 18211953. She reveals the problems with traditional charities and why providing support to local grassroots businesses is key to reducing poverty in developing countries. The blue sweater is the inspiring story of a woman who left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand global poverty and find powerful new ways of tackling it. It makes sense as to why novogratz would title the book the blue sweater because that particular sweater is what made her realize that even though countries are so different, we are all still connected in some way. The blue sweater is a great learning journey, for both writer and reader.
Jacqueline novogratzs memoir the blue sweater is an almost evangelical work. The blue sweater is the inspiring story of a woman who left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand global. From her first stumbling efforts as a young idealist in west and east africa to the creation of acumen, jacqueline brings us insightful stories and unforgettable characters from women dancing in a nairobi slum, to unwed mothers starting a bakery, to courageous. It all started back home in virginia, with the blue sweater, a gift that quickly became her prized possession until the day she outgrew it and gave it away to goodwill.
Read summary of the blue sweater by jacqueline novogratz. It all started back home in virginia, with the blue sweater, a gift that quickly became her prized possession. It all started back home in virginia, with the blue sweater, a gift that quickly became her prized possessionuntil the day she outgrew it and gave. Acumen fund enabled me to arrive at darajas campus with twenty five copies of the blue sweater, so that i could run a book club for the students. Eleven years later in africa, she spotted a young boy wearing that very sweater, with her name still on the tag inside. Sep 02, 2011 the blue sweater is the inspiring story of a woman who left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand global poverty and find powerful new ways of tackling it. It was a blue sweater big surprise there with an african motif across the fronttwo zebras walking in front of a snowcapped mountain. From her work in africa setting up organisations to provide the means to. The blue sweater teaching guide activity allotted time assign readings. As a gift, her uncle ed gives her a blue wool sweater with an african motif. Blue weaver is a fully independent book marketing, sales and distribution company based in cape town, south africa.
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