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In a Push for Financial Inclusion, the eBay Foundation and a Focus on Entrepreneurs
Pierre Omidyar established the eBay Foundation in 1998 with an endowment of pre-IPO eBay stock. The foundation has always been modest in size, which is probably why we haven't written about it before. It had assets of $30 milllion in a recent year, and gives out between $3 million and $5 million annually to a limited set of grantees.
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Three Takeaways From a Massive Tech Grant to Fight Global Poverty
Why is Good Ventures worth watching closely? For a few reasons, all of which are exemplified in its grant to GiveDirectly, its biggest give to date.
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Hewlett Foundation Begins to Distance Itself from Financing Fossil Fuels
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, one of the US’s biggest and most influential foundations, has taken a small step to distance itself from financing fossil fuels.
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Facebook Co-Founder Giving Millions Directly To The Poor, No Strings Attached
GiveDirectly's work is receiving a major boost from Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and his wife Cari Tuna, who on Monday announced a $25 million donation through their foundation Good Ventures.
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Social Entrepreneurs That Are Changing the Developing World
Corporate Social Responsibility is a trend that has been gaining more attention in recent years.
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OPINION: Is Too Much Funding Going to Social Entrepreneurs—And Too Little to Social Movements?
Are social movements more effective at bringing about large-scale change than social entrepreneurs? And if they are, why are so many funders excited about the latter compared to the former?
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When Impact Investing Stays Local
By the mid-1990s, the Houghton family, whose wealth is derived from the glass and ceramic material manufacturer Corning, was into its sixth generation. Many of the cousins felt they had lost touch and were drifting away from the family.
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This ‘Emergency Floor’ Is Going to Make Life Easier for Millions of Refugees
Humanitarian innovation is something of a hot topic, in philanthropic circles. NGOs, governments, and other private and public institutions are trying to findnew solutions to the growing number of emergencies taking place in our troubled world: in the last 10 years, the number of people affected by humanitarian crisis has almost doubled.
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