Skoll foundation principal - (Palo Alto, CA)
Skoll Foundation Principal Location: Palo Alto, CA Position Profile About the Skoll Foundation The Skoll Foundation drives large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and the innovators who help them solve the world s most pressing problems. Founded by Jeff Skoll in 1999 to pursue his vision of a more peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world, the organization took to heart early advice to Bet on good people doing good things. The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship Each year, Skoll selects 4 to six extraordinary social entrepreneurs identified as change agents whose innovations disrupt the status quo and have the potential to spark large-scale change. Selected social entrepreneurs receive a $1.25 million investment over 3 years, but more importantly are incorporated into a growing community of entrepreneurs and organizations supported by Skoll in a wide variety of ways beyond the limits of ordinary grantmaking.
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