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The Elders

Jeff Skoll supports The Elders, a group of eminent global leaders who offer their collective influence and experience to support peace building, help address major causes of human suffering and promote the shared interests of humanity. Learn more.


Uncommon Heroes, Common Good
What We Do:
The Skoll Foundation drives large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems. Social entrepreneurs are proven leaders whose approaches and solutions to social problems are helping to better the lives and circumstances of countless underserved or disadvantaged individuals. Find out more.

Skoll Foundation Commits $10 million to Support Social Innovation Fund
Skoll is one of five private foundations supporting  the Social Innovation Fund (SIF), a new competitive grant program housed at the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Jeff Skoll at Stanford GSB graduation ceremony
Watch Jeff Skoll give his commencement address to the class of 2010 at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Skoll Foundation Announces 2010 SASE Recipients
The Skoll Foundation announced its most recent investments in social entrepreneurs driving large scale change on critical issues around the globe. New recipients of the 2010 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship include Forest Trends, Imazon, One Acre Fund, Telapak, and Tostan.
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2010 Skoll World Forum
This years theme was "Catalyzing Collaboration for Large Scale Change". Watch archived video streams of sessions and download podcasts of the forum.

News from the trenches!
Emerging social entrepreneurs share their real-life stories as they learn how to scale their organizations.
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Skoll Blog / Latest News
Keep up with the latest news from the foundation and our Skoll awardees in our blog. Click here to view the blog


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