“Skoll Embodies the Spirit of the Awards Ceremony”: Mercury News
October 21, 2011 by Sally Farhat Kassab
A long feature article about Jeff Skoll, his latest award, and his work is in today’s San Jose Mercury News. The piece also quoted Sally Osberg, talking about the work of the Skoll Foundation. Skoll is also featured in Time and Forbes. An excerpt from the Mercury News:
“Jeff Skoll — entrepreneur, philanthropist and Hollywood producer — was honored Thursday night as this year’s global humanitarian at Tech Awards Gala, one of Silicon Valley’s pre-eminent social gatherings…Skoll’s work in media and with his foundation in many ways embodies the spirit of the annual awards ceremony, which brings together social entrepreneurs from around the globe for a week that is part celebration and part workshop on how to hone business models and network to find partners and funders. Fifteen entrepreneurs and organizations from around the globe were honored and five received cash prizes of $50,000 each.”
Read the rest: http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19162429