Bill Drayton and Social Entrepreneurship: How a Social Movement is Changing the World...and ...
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
Social entrepreneurship might be called the “quiet revolution.” For 40 years, this social movement has identified, recognized and supported...more

Lessons from Latin America in Sustainable Development
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
Skoll Foundation revisits a conversation they had with Sean McKaughan, who chairs the board of Fundacion Avina, at the Skoll World Forum several years ago. According to McKaughan, lack of...more

Stanford-born Startup Strives to End Elderly Social Isolation
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
She was also an Associate at Skoll Foundation, which invests in social entrepreneurs driving large-scale impact. An advocate for the aging...more

Sundance Institute unveils documentary fund grantees
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
The roster of grantees includes custom grants from The Kendeda Fund, which provides funding for projects addressing environmental themes...more

Sundance Institute Announces Documentary Fund and Stories of Change Grantees
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
The Sundance Institute today announced the 25 nonfiction films that will receive Documentary Fund and Stories of Change grants. The grants span...more

Growing Donor Concern Could Boost Press Freedom Funding
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
A Media Landscape in Flux | 2019 Skoll World Forum.Stephen King, CEO of Luminate, joins Devex Senior Reporter Catherine Cheney to explore growing distrust of the media.King talks about the troubling...more

Waterford Gets $20M+ Grant for Online Preschool. Its Critics Are Not Happy.
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
In the world of education, some debates rage eternal. How much testing is too much? What's the right balance between public schools and...more

Protein design named an Audacious project
Foundation: Skoll Foundation, Wyss Foundation
... $45 million in funding through The Audacious Project, a philanthropic collaborative that ... some of the most respected organizations and individuals in philanthropy—the Skoll Foundation,...more

TED unveils US$280-million commitment to eight 'audacious' ideas
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
Verghese said it was an eight-month vetting process, with the philanthropic ... comes at a time of some tension around such big philanthropic efforts. ... Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, about...more

Questioning Big Philanthropy At The Skoll World Forum: Is It Too Powerful And Out Of Touch?
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
Questioning Big Philanthropy At The Skoll World Forum: Is It Too Powerful And ... about their success is not communicated to those with philanthropic dollars. ... Every industry has its flaws, and...more