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TED Launches The Audacious Project, Awarding $250M to New Crop of Social Entrepreneurs
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Skoll Foundation
The project essentially pools philanthropic support—$250 million this first year—from a variety of organizations to kickstart bold ideas into being—like a venture capitalist for a new...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Skoll Foundation
The project essentially pools philanthropic support—$250 million this first year—from a variety of organizations to kickstart bold ideas into being—like a venture capitalist for a new...more
Presenting The Audacious Project -- A New Model for Philanthropic Collaboration
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Skoll Foundation
NEW YORK, April 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of leading organizations today announce The Audacious Project: Collaborative Philanthropy for Bold Ideas, a joint endeavor housed at TED, the...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Skoll Foundation
NEW YORK, April 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of leading organizations today announce The Audacious Project: Collaborative Philanthropy for Bold Ideas, a joint endeavor housed at TED, the...more
Philanthropy's Increasing Role in Australian Civil Society
Foundation: Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Skoll Foundation
Philanthropy is playing an increasing role in supporting civil society in Australia, according to key stakeholders of a new philanthropic fund to support public interest journalism. Guardian...more
Foundation: Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Skoll Foundation
Philanthropy is playing an increasing role in supporting civil society in Australia, according to key stakeholders of a new philanthropic fund to support public interest journalism. Guardian...more
Beyond the Bottom Line: Social entrepreneurship: What is it?
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
Fortunately (and thanks to the ongoing demand of many millennials), we're emerging into a new zeitgeist of business: social entrepreneurship. The basic premise of social entrepreneurship, or social...more
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
Fortunately (and thanks to the ongoing demand of many millennials), we're emerging into a new zeitgeist of business: social entrepreneurship. The basic premise of social entrepreneurship, or social...more
Ebay billionaire keeps #MeToo moving by donating millions
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
Every year the Skoll Foundation gives awards to social entrepreneurs whose businesses are helping solve social and environmental problems with more than 100 organisations benefiting since 2005. “To...more
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
Every year the Skoll Foundation gives awards to social entrepreneurs whose businesses are helping solve social and environmental problems with more than 100 organisations benefiting since 2005. “To...more
Scaling Considerations for European Donors
Foundation: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Skoll Foundation
In the March issue of Alliance Magazine, Global Director Donzelina Barroso and Philanthropic Advisor Naamah Paley Rose discuss key takeaways from the report and how to apply these findings to your...more
Foundation: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Skoll Foundation
In the March issue of Alliance Magazine, Global Director Donzelina Barroso and Philanthropic Advisor Naamah Paley Rose discuss key takeaways from the report and how to apply these findings to your...more
From Direct Action to Advisory Services: A Pathway to Scale for Social Entrepreneurs
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
A central question for any social entrepreneur with a proven, effective innovation is how to scale its impact. For many organizations and funders, the answer to this question is elusive. There are...more
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
A central question for any social entrepreneur with a proven, effective innovation is how to scale its impact. For many organizations and funders, the answer to this question is elusive. There are...more
Appointments, Promotions, Obituaries
Foundation: Casey Family Programs, Skoll Foundation
The board of directors of the Skoll Foundation has temporarily suspended the search for a new CEO and named RICHARD FAHEY, the foundation's chief operating officer, interim president. Fahey will take...more
Foundation: Casey Family Programs, Skoll Foundation
The board of directors of the Skoll Foundation has temporarily suspended the search for a new CEO and named RICHARD FAHEY, the foundation's chief operating officer, interim president. Fahey will take...more
Budget media provisions disappointing, industry says
Foundation: Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Skoll Foundation
In 2016, already in the midst of a global expansion, British news outlet The Guardian created a non-profit arm in the United States, theguardian.org, which attracted early support from philanthropic...more
Foundation: Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Skoll Foundation
In 2016, already in the midst of a global expansion, British news outlet The Guardian created a non-profit arm in the United States, theguardian.org, which attracted early support from philanthropic...more
Does Mobile Technology Hold the Key to Conquering the "Last Mile" in Global Health?
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
The World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that at least half of the world's 7.6 billion do not have access to essential health services. A key part of this problem is the lack...more
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
The World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that at least half of the world's 7.6 billion do not have access to essential health services. A key part of this problem is the lack...more
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