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Jeff Skoll is one of the most creative, generous, and effective philanthropists of his time. And at age 47, he’s just getting started. One of Jeff Skoll’s passions is storytelling. It stems from his youth, when he hoped to be a writer and inspire people to help solve the world’s biggest problems. Skoll took a detour on that path—moving ...
Apr 16, 2024 · Mr. Skoll has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into Participant since its founding in 2004. The company, working with partners like DreamWorks, found critical and commercial success with ...
When Skoll left Stanford with his MBA, he enlisted in the newspaper business, which was soon to be pummeled by the digital age. He took an information management job with the now-defunct Knight Ridder company, in part because he thought newspapers like its San Jose Mercury News would be the logical platform for monetizing electronic content and putting classified ads online.
Film producer Jeff Skoll (An Inconvenient Truth) talks about his film company, Participant Productions, and the people who've inspired him to do good.
Our Vision and Mission. Our vision is to live in a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all. The Skoll Foundation catalyzes transformational social change by investing in, connecting, and championing social entrepreneurs and other social innovators who together advance bold and equitable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.
Apr 16, 2024 · Participant, the 20-year-old film and television production company whose mission was to inspire social justice and humanitarian action, is shutting down.. Founder Jeff Skoll broke the news to a ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Skoll was interested in using his wealth, which today Forbes estimates at $4.5 billion, to make a major philanthropic impact, and founded The Skoll Foundation in 1999 to fight global poverty. In ...
