🌟Meet Ebun Feludu, Acumen Fellow and Founder & CEO of Kokari Coconuts & Company, a thriving enterprise producing coconut-based snacks and lifestyle products in Nigeria and the U.S. 🌍 With 10 NAFDAC-certified products, Kokari exports globally, empowering women through entrepreneurship. 📽️Discover more about her inspiring journey: https://hubs.la/Q02Shs4b0 Apply by October 21st to join our vibrant community of leaders across West Africa! 🚀 Sign up for updates: https://hubs.la/Q02Shrz30 #SocialEntrepreneurship #AcumenFellow #WestAfrica #WomenLeader
About us
The world’s school for social change. A university re-imagined for a world that needs all of us. Our mission is to unleash a new generation of social innovators and leaders with the determination to build a more just, inclusive, and sustainable world.
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http://www.acumenacademy.org
External link for Acumen Academy
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- E-Learning Providers
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- 11-50 employees
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- New York City
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- Nonprofit
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New York City, US
Employees at Acumen Academy
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Jennifer Cast
Enjoying a new stage in my career
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Mahesha 'M' Goleby
Strategic Thinking & Responses [STaR] has retired. Sailing around Australia & surrounds on 16.4m ketch 'Bacchanalia'
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Delphine Rassouw
Head of Independent Channel Europe (Micro-enterprises), VP - Western Union I Acumen Fellow 2021
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Claire Rhodes
CEO at Producers Direct
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Meet Karthikeyan Ganesan, the Founder of the Sristi Foundation and a 2022 Acumen Fellow. Karthikeyan is dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental skills, providing them with the opportunity to lead dignified lives. 🌟 Learn about Karthikeyan's inspiring journey and how the Sristi Foundation is equipping individuals with farming skills, generating income, and promoting self-sustainability. Watch his TEDx talk here: https://hubs.ly/Q02R2gSl0 oin the ever-growing community of social innovators! Learn more and apply by 30th October 2024: https://hubs.ly/Q02R2gBs0
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🌟Meet Eleanor Thompson, a dedicated public interest lawyer passionate about empowering individuals to harness their potential and drive innovative solutions to tackle social injustices. As a 2023 Acumen Fellow, Eleanor’s work encompasses advocacy, legal practice, research, and community outreach. Are you a social innovator working to create lasting change in West Africa? Applications for the 2025 West Africa Fellowship open this October!🚀 Stay informed by signing up for updates: https://hubs.la/Q02RSk270"
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We’re thrilled to introduce the 2024 UK Acumen Fellows - an extraordinary group of Founders, CEOs and Senior Leaders who are building solutions that reimagine education, employment, youth engagement, healthcare, entrepreneurship and more. Solutions that cultivate dignity and present the greatest hope for the future of our society and our planet. This past year, our Fellows have come together to strengthen their leadership, reshape the systems around them, and amplify their impact. Now, they embark on the next chapter of their journey as members of the Acumen Foundry - a global community of 1,600 inspiring social entrepreneurs, all united by a shared commitment to building a world based on dignity. 🚀 Join us in welcoming the newest Acumen Foundry members and celebrating the incredible work they’re leading to transform our world: https://hubs.la/Q02RVgYc0 💡Applications for the 2025 UK Fellowship open in 10 days! Learn more: https://hubs.la/Q02RVfrk0 #AcumenFellows #SocialEntrepreneurship #GlobalCommunity Andrew Wallis OBE Cecilia Brezmes Alonso Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang Faith Johnson Graham Whitham Kannan Ganga Kat Agar Louise M. Lucy Bearn Marsha Powell (MCIPD) Michaela Collins Michelle Hill Rachel Gegeshidze Rachael Hutchinson MB ChB MD FRCS (Tr and Orth) Robert Posner Serrena Tanna Shaninga Marasha
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Meet Prerna, the Founder of Samakhya and a 2021 Acumen Fellow. Through her impactful work, Prerna collaborates with artisans and pastoralists in remote regions of India, empowering their livelihoods, crafts, and lives through sustainable textiles and fibers. Discover how Prerna's social entrepreneurship venture, Samakhya, is making a difference in remote communities by creating opportunities and preserving traditional craftsmanship. Learn more about their inspiring journey: https://hubs.la/Q02R2gLz0 Join the ever-growing community of social innovators! Learn more and apply by 30th October 2024: https://hubs.la/Q02R2hL50
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🔍 ¿Sabías que las conexiones de calidad no solo mejoran tu bienestar, sino que también impactan tu salud y rendimiento laboral? 🌱 El trabajo en el sector social es altamente demandante: largas noches redactando propuestas, turnos interminables en centros de acogida, y el esfuerzo constante por generar impacto. Es fácil apasionarse, pero también agotarse. Estudios recientes muestran que las conexiones significativas no solo mejoran nuestro bienestar emocional, sino también nuestra salud física y el rendimiento en el trabajo. Descubre cómo fomentar estas interacciones puede ayudarte a evitar el agotamiento laboral y potenciar la innovación en tu equipo 👉 https://hubs.la/Q02RwmTx0
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Meet Prabhat Sinha, the Founder of Mann Deshi Champions and a 2021 Acumen Fellow. Prabhat's journey from a rural farming village to becoming a sports agent for NBA players and Olympians, shaped his vision to create opportunities for kids from rural India. 🌟 Discover how Prabhat's sports academy, has nurtured over 8000 athletes and his latest astonishing endeavor, the farmer-led Wolf Sanctuary project here: https://hubs.ly/Q02R2fCY0 💪 Join the ever-growing community of social innovators! Learn more and apply by 30th October 2024: https://hubs.ly/Q02R2nsC0
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Meet Nitesh Bharadwaj, the Founder of Adiwasi JanJagruti and a 2021 Acumen Fellow. Nitesh has made a remarkable impact in the Nandurbar District of Maharashtra. 🌟 Discover the inspiring journey of Adiwasi JanJagruti as its team members, regarded as local leaders, contested elections with limited campaign funding, and emerged victorious. Read about their incredible journey here: https://hubs.la/Q02R2f6r0. 💪 Join the ever-growing community of social innovators! Learn more and apply by 30th October 2024: https://hubs.la/Q02R2dkd0
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💼 ¿Trabajas en impacto social y quieres evitar el famoso "burnout" o agotamiento laboral? 🌟 Descubre estrategias prácticas para mantener tu energía y motivación en el día a día. Desde pequeñas acciones que fortalecen conexiones significativas hasta el cuidado de tu bienestar personal, aprende a darle más sentido a tu trabajo y a prevenir el agotamiento en el sector social 👉 https://hubs.la/Q02Q-7BW0
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📙 Explora el reporte del ciclo de convocatoria de la cohorte 2024 del Programa de Fellows en Colombia y conoce los 10 aprendizajes clave de 6 años que han transformado nuestro proceso de selección. 🔎Descubre cómo estamos construyendo un enfoque más inclusivo y diverso. 👉🏻 https://hubs.la/Q02PT93h0