Monday, May 16, 2011

Design and Social Innovation at Cooper-Hewitt

Design and Social Innovation at Cooper-Hewitt
Join Bill Moggridge, Director of the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, for his final "Bill's Design Talk". Moggridge moderates a conversation with Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of the Acumen Fund, a model of social innovation that uses philanthropic capital to invest in scalable businesses that serve the poor, providing access to water, housing and energy.

Novogratz is a frequent speaker at the World Economic Forum, the Clinton Global Initiative, and TED, and is also the author of the bestselling memoir The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World.
Thursday, May 19, 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
5th Ave at 91st St
New York, NY 10128

Members and Seniors, $10
Non-Members, $15
Students are free
To RSVP
contact phone: 212.849.8353


Join us that night for the lively Cocktails@Cooper-Hewitt - DJs and cocktails in the city's largest private garden.


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