Build Change receives $1.25 million grant to retrofit homes in emerging nations before disaster ...
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
Denver-based Build Change was already helping communities in emerging nations affected by earthquakes rebuild safer homes. So in 2014,...more

Agents of change
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
Promoting social entrepreneurship is a call for action not only for citizens, students, and volunteers who are already active but also for those who...more

Three Things Every Growing Nonprofit Needs to Scale
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
This is the question that we set out to answer last year when we launched the first-ever comprehensive survey of high-performing social...more

Peter deCourcy Hero, who transformed Silicon Valley philanthropy, has died
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Skoll Foundation
He was a catalyst for modern-day philanthropy in Silicon Valley," said his son, Chris ... "Peter will forever be my hero and original philanthropic...more

Quinn: Paying it forward: Santa Clara program pairs valley veterans with social entrepreneurs
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
That know-how is needed as well in the field of social entrepreneurship, where many first time founders with enthusiasm often attempt to do too...more

Podcast: How Social Entrepreneurs Are Getting Beyond Better
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
Getting Beyond Better, a new book by Skoll Foundation CEO Sally Osberg and noted management strategist Roger L. Martin, explores how...more

A new index to measure social progress, but what is it really telling us?
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
Behind this new index is the Social Progress Imperative, an organization made up of philanthrocapitalists, social entrepreneurs – from...more

Social progress advocates can't decide if it's enterprise or entrepreneurship
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
OXFORD, England – Here at the Skoll World Forum for social entrepreneurship, there seems to be some confusion as to the meaning and...more

An 'Avon-Like' Approach to Lifesaving Health Care
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
The TakePart Foundation is exploring six winners of the Skoll Foundation's Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. Chuck Slaughter is one of those winners. He has started many small businesses, but...more

Skoll Foundation Announces 2016 Award Recipients
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
The Skoll Foundation announced Monday the six recipients of the 2016 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship. The awards are bestowed on...more