Getting up close and proximate with President Carter
Foundation: Skoll Foundation
President Jimmy Carter was addressing a gathering of 1,500 social entrepreneurs from across the globe at the opening session of the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, taking place this...more

'Audacious' Philanthropic Model to Power Impact at Scale
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Skoll Foundation
The project invites donors to pool resources and work together in the hope of creating a collective model of philanthropy that mimics the way in which startups are funded, so projects can be “more...more

TED Launches The Audacious Project, Awarding $250M to New Crop of Social Entrepreneurs
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Skoll Foundation
TED, the nonprofit known for its hugely popular video lectures—or TED Talks—and the TED Prize, which annually awarded $1 million to social entrepreneurs aspiring to solve global problems in...more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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