Social entrepreneurship—the art of creating programs with a
transformative business model focused on bringing about large-scale,
positive change—plays a critical role in building a more sustainable
future by increasing income, improving environmental quality, creating
jobs, and enhancing quality of life. But just like any start-up, there
comes a time when a great idea needs an infusion of cash to have a
large-scale impact. That is where the The Skoll Foundation comes
into play.
The foundation, through its Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, funds social entrepreneurs working to solve global challenges, such as poverty, deforestation, water scarcity and access to health care. The award is a change agent’s dream: unrestricted funding and support to take a promising solution to scale.
Jeff Skoll, the first president of eBay, is the force behind the award, the flagship program of the Skoll Foundation, as well as the annual Skoll World Forum in Oxford. As a successful business entrepreneur, Skoll is using his wealth to “to drive large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems.”
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