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Change the systems, not just the symptoms. The most effective dollar is the one that changes how institutions work.
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The role of the social entrepreneur is not just to identify a problem, but to create a new equilibrium that allows for the sustainable solution of a problem.
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I am not interested in giving people fish. I want to help them build fisheries.
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We fund institutions, not programs. Programs end. Institutions endure. If we are serious about systems change, we must be willing to build the organizations that will outlast us.