Skoll Foundation




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Recent News from Skoll Foundation


Dr. Rana Dajani Selected Skoll Foundation Fellow...
Foundation: Skoll Foundation

Rana Dajani selected as a fellow of the Skoll Foundation for 2024.Rana was chosen for her expertise as a social entrepreneur and global thought leader through her founding of We Love Reading.Under...more

New Inclusive Creative Economy Strategy to Demonstrate That the U.S. Creative ...
Foundation: Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Skoll Foundation, Target Foundation, Ford Foundation, Philadelphia Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation

"The US creative economy was most recently valued at over $1 trillion by the National Endowment for the Arts," per a press release, "even before considering film, fashion, video games, beauty, food,...more

5 Percent of U.S. Foundations Invest for Impact
Foundation: Skoll Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Russell Family Foundation, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

A study of 65 of the country's largest philanthropic foundations has found that just 5% invest their assets in something called impact investing, the Wall Street Journal reports. That's worth an...more

Cross-Border Impact Ventures: $90 Million Closed Of Women'S And Children'S Health Tech Fund
Foundation: Hamilton Community Foundation, Skoll Foundation, Johnson Foundation, McConnell Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation

Johnson & Johnson is putting its money where its mouth is, investing $100 million in a fund that aims to make a difference in the lives of women, children, and adolescents around the world, the New...more

3 Success Strategies From Oprah, Richard Branson and Jeff Skoll
Foundation: Skoll Foundation

When you're just a kid, your parents' side hustle could have easily turned into a "comfortable upbringing, afford college, and support my passion for social justice," writes Oprah Winfrey in the...more

Oxford Saã¯D Announces 2023 Cohort Of Skoll Scholars
Foundation: Skoll Foundation

"One important lesson I have learned over the last decade is that only systemic solutions can solve problems like rural poverty, which affects over a billion people," says Simeen...more

Operating Archetypes Webinar - Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Foundation: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Skoll Foundation, California Wellness Foundation

Operating Archetypes is a new resource created by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to help philanthropies and other donors better understand their distinct position in the philanthropy ecosystem....more

Nonprofits launch $100M plan to support local health workers - Caledonian Record
Foundation: Skoll Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Lilly Endowment

A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in up to 10 countries mostly in Africa by 2030 to support ... Philanthropy-Health...more

Philanthropy network GivingPi eyes raising $1 bn a year by 2030 - The Indian Express
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Skoll Foundation

A group of leading philanthropists and Dasra, a strategic philanthropic organisation, have joined hands to launch GivingPi, India's first...more

Skoll Foundation Names Winners Of The 2022 Skoll Award For Social Innovation
Foundation: Skoll Foundation

"In the face of growing global challenges, these social innovators have never had a bigger role to play and have never needed more support," says Don Gips, CEO of the Skoll Foundation, which on...more



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Mashable  is teaming up with Google+ for its first-ever Hangout-a-thon on Dec. 3 for Giving Tuesday. The Hangout-a-thon is a phoneathon for the connected generation of the 21st century, which features 12 hours of captivating guests sharing updates on some of the most disruptive nonprofits working today.




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