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We partner with social entrepreneurs and other social innovators who have lived or learned experience in the challenges they are addressing. These organizations and leaders mobilize collective efforts to advance their vision and drive durable and lasting change.
Over the last 20 years, Jeff Skoll has created an innovative portfolio of philanthropic and commercial enterprises, each of which is a distinctive lever for achieving transformational social change. The Jeff Skoll Group helps oversee, connect, and drive strategic initiatives across the family of Jeff’s organizations, which include the Skoll ...
Skoll set up the foundation in 1999 to fund social entrepreneurship [6] through awards, grants and educational programs at Oxford and Harvard Universities. [7] In late 2003, Skoll established the private Skoll Foundation.
Jeffrey Stuart Skoll, OC (born January 16, 1965) [1] is a Canadian engineer, billionaire internet entrepreneur and film producer. He was the first president of eBay, eventually using the wealth this gave him to become a philanthropist, particularly through the Skoll Foundation, and his media company Participant Media. He founded an investment ...
YearTitleNotes2004executive producer2005executive producer2005executive producer2005executive producerSkoll’s first philanthropic venture was the Skoll Foundation. Since its founding in 1999, the foundation has been instrumental in supporting and popularizing social entrepreneurship. The foundation has done that the traditional way, by providing financial and logistical support to hundreds of social entrepreneurs.
Oct 24, 2012 · Skoll—a billionaire by way of eBay, where he was the first president—wanted to start a film-production company that would foster social change. Movies seemed an opportune way to draw attention to the world’s problems and inspire viewers to address them.