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Kaputiei Town, Kisaju, Kenya. Kaputiei Town is a sustainable housing project supported by Jamii Bora Turst — a rapidly growing microfinance institution funded by Acumen.

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A Different Kind of Capitalism — Jacqueline Novogratz and the Reinvention of Aid

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SoundSeen: "Patient Capitalism in Context" with Chris Farrell

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Krista sat down with APM's chief economics correspondent to get a broader perspective on the field of social enterprise and its place within the larger world of finance. He gives a helpful history of the origins of social investing, addresses some of the prevailing skepticism, and thinks of markets as "chat rooms" rather than "listening devices."

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