Jacqueline Novogratz engagement report

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• Apr 19, 202610x their median

  My father, who died a week ago, would write daily emails to his seven children and their spouses. "Good morning, everyone!" he would write, and then share details of the day — the weather, small and big victories among the siblings, local news. One thing you could always count on was his ending: Count your blessings. As I've gotten older, I've come to understand that simple phrase more deeply. Appreciate the moment. Appreciate the people around you. Focus not on what you do not have, but on what you do. Lift up other people. Love one another. Simple ideas, all encompassed in three words that I will hold close, cherish, and try to live by for the rest of my life: Count Your Blessings.

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• Mar 15, 20261.5x their median

  After spending time in five countries in eleven days — the UK, India, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam — in the midst of war, uncertainty and a fraying sense of trust, I'm reminded of the quiet power of human connection. Of showing up. Of bringing yourself fully. Human connection offers the chance to come alive. When we truly attend to one another, we remember how much we need each other — and how deeply our lives are intertwined. Our horizons expand even as the connections, when they are real, deepen our sense of grounding and belonging to something larger. Wherever we stand, may we find the courage to be the soul of that place. Happy Sunday. 🙏 P.S. Writing this on a 25-hour journey home to NYC on my 36-hour birthday (!). I feel deeply nourished by the diversity of souls I'm lucky to know, the new people I met and the extraordinary hospitality and grace I encountered. So much gratitude to the team and all who gave so generously of themselves.

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• May 24, 2026

  Purposeful work is love in action.  Don’t let cynics discount you for pursuing ideals.  If you are serious about those ideals and willing to do the work, it will be hard enough without the naysayers.  And in the hard times, just remember that the more you lean into love, the more it expands.

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• Jul 26, 2026

  As the world seems to spin faster and faster, our impulse too often is to react first and reflect later. In the worst cases, we skip the reflection altogether. My work investing in leaders taught me to listen more than speak, and I found a parallel in patient capital investing. Before we fund, our aim is to ensure that what we're seeing is true and necessary. Our commitment is to ask the hard questions but never belittle. It is to ensure that our investments result in expanding dignity. None of it is easy. And the kindness can be toughest of all, especially when the last thing you feel like doing is being kind. In your life, where do these gates serve you best? And what kinds of practices help reinforce these ideas?

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• May 31, 2026

  Robert Ingersoll wrote those words about Abraham Lincoln more than a century ago, yet they feel painfully relevant today. I meet so many young people who have lost faith that real leaders exist. They look around and see too many powerful people making decisions based on what is good for themselves, not others. Too many choosing self over service, certainty over humility, greed over generosity. I get the weariness, the cynicism, even the fear. But cynicism is the best friend of the status quo. This past month, meeting leaders across the UK, Switzerland, Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, and Ethiopia reminded me that good leaders are everywhere. Everywhere I went, I found individuals grounded in moral imagination and determined to be of use — leaders whose actions are rooted not in "I" but in “we.” I met people willing to hold values in tension: compassion and accountability, ambition and humility, courage and restraint. People who give more than they take. Some have gained significant power, yet are not corrupted by it. Power, perhaps more than pain, reveals who we are at our core. I wish I could show you all those for whom it reveals generosity and love. The work of our time is not only to call out the misuse of power. It is to recognize, strengthen, and stand with those who use power to serve. From them, I derive more hope for this weary world than I can say.

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• Jul 5, 2026

  I love the Declaration of Independence. Written by flawed, idealistic people — some of whom didn't yet live by their own words, yet who aspired to be, and be part of, something better. It would take two centuries, punctuated by wars, amendments, movements, you name it, for "all men" to begin to mean "all people." And there are some today who fear we could lose it all. I'm not one who fears. I see instead an idea so big it ultimately will include all of us. Indeed, my work has been motivated by the dream of extending the idea that all people are created equal to every person on the planet. And so when I celebrate 250 years of America, I will also celebrate the ideas of human freedom and equality — two ideas that have changed the world and require all of us to cultivate and nurture.

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• Aug 21, 2026

  As a young banker, I had a knack for asking the dumb questions. Sometimes it got me into trouble. Forty years later, I still think asking dumb questions can lead to breakthrough insights and innovation — and some of the best builders share this trait. @AlterIgoe and I talked about this and much more on @devex 's Theory of Change podcast. Thanks to Michael's genuine curiosity and candor, I found our conversation to be a real exchange and a gift. We covered a lot of ground: why impact investing needs a reckoning after years of chasing safe bets. Why entrepreneurs like @SamWGoldman and Dave Ellis are building nations, not just companies. And why, after 25 years, I still believe the biggest barrier to change is daring — having the courage to move before everyone else does. I hope you give it a listen.

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• Jul 12, 2026

  Divine chaos is love unleashed against broken systems. It is neither sugary nor treacly but sharp enough to cut through. And it is strong enough to risk failure and keep moving. We need more people willing to dance across the world — willing to try, willing to give everything, expecting nothing back. We were put on this earth to love. There are a thousand ways to make it manifest.

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• Aug 16, 2026

  I am a great admirer of Howard Thurman. And I fully agree that we need people who have come fully alive. Too many of us accept that we can't do much to make a difference. But when we are on fire, people around us see it and feel it, and they become more alive as well. And figuring out what makes us fully alive can feel like a lot of pressure. So this is where I would add to Mr. Thurman's wisdom. I would urge young people — or all of us who feel anything less than alive — to think about the world's great needs. And that can include beauty and kindness and, of course, major problems to be solved. When you look outward, it can give clues to how you feel inside. If something lights up, walk toward it. Do something. As other wise people have said, go to where the world's greatest needs meet your deepest yearning.

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• Aug 2, 2026

  It is such a powerful truth: we cannot control what life gives us, but we can control how we respond to what happens to us. I've been talking to many people holding heavy burdens. Those who inspire me most do not hide from the pain, but also do not succumb to it. They greet each day anew, focus on what they can do, and somehow transform pain — and sometimes anger — into something good. And that good (eventually) comes back as strength, as courage. I'm lucky to have such people around me. To remind me to be courageous. To be graceful. To keep trying.

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