# A third way to think about aid

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@State
- Speaker: Jacqueline Novogratz
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Business and management
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jacqueline_novogratz_a_third_way_to_think_about_aid)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The debate over foreign aid often pits those who mistrust "charity" against those who mistrust reliance on the markets. Jacqueline Novogratz proposes a middle way she calls patient capital, with promising examples of entrepreneurial innovation driving social change.

## Lectures

1. [A third way to think about aid](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jacqueline_novogratz_a_third_way_to_think_about_aid/1c856bedc139), 17 min (TED's player)