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Feb 24, 2012 · Jeff Skoll was eBay's employee number 2 and president number 1. He left with a comfortable fortune and a desire to spend his money helping others. The Skoll Foundation, established in 1999, invests in, connects and celebrates social entrepreneurs -- offering grants to people who build businesses, schools and services for communities in need.
Jeff Skoll is one of the most creative, generous, and effective philanthropists of his time. And at age 47, he’s just getting started. One of Jeff Skoll’s passions is storytelling. It stems from his youth, when he hoped to be a writer and inspire people to help solve the world’s biggest problems. Skoll took a detour on that path—moving ...
Our Vision and Mission. Our vision is to live in a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all. The Skoll Foundation catalyzes transformational social change by investing in, connecting, and championing social entrepreneurs and other social innovators who together advance bold and equitable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.
4 days ago · Jeffrey Skoll was born to a middle class family in Canada in 1965. He was an avid reader as a child, consuming books by writers such as Ayn Rand and James Michener.
Film producer Jeff Skoll (An Inconvenient Truth) talks about his film company, Participant Productions, and the people who've inspired him to do good.
After spending down Jeff Skoll’s original $100 million gift, the Skoll Global Threats Fund sunset at the end of 2017, spinning off its pandemics and climate work into standalone initiatives– Ending Pandemics and the Climate Advocacy Lab, respectively. The Fund’s peace and security work was incorporated into the Skoll Foundation’s programs.
