Moral Leadership for a more Inclusive Future
Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO, Acumen Fund
Opening Points
I. Dignity is more important to the human spirit than wealth.
Think more broadly about what poverty means.
II. Charity and aid alone will not solve the problem of poverty.
Charities “create dependency rather than dignity.”
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