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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.

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Dr. Larry Brilliant Joins Jeff Skoll to Combat Global Challenges
Jeff Skoll today announced the creation of a new organization to attack urgent global threats. He's hired Dr. Larry Brilliant, a leading social change practitioner and visionary, to head up the new effort.
Read the press release

Click here to hear Larry Brilliant speak about "The Case for Optimism" at the 2007 Skoll World Forum.

Heat and Dust
"This morning we filmed a terrific sequence with an Indian farmer who’s just putting in a drip irrigation system made by IDEI". Follow producers from Rockhopper as they film our social entrepreneurs as part of a upcoming BBC series. Visit the production blog.

Deadline for Applications, August 12
August 12, 2009 is the next deadline for receipt of applications for the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship. Click here to read the award guidelines, or download them in PDF format

New Skoll Award Recipients Announced!
Skoll has announced new 2009 recipients of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, innovative leaders driving impact on critical social and environmental issues around the globe. Read about the organizations here

Click here to watch their acceptance speeches at the Skoll World Forum

Global X at the 2009 Skoll World Forum
Global X was at the Skoll World Forum, where he interviewed the best social
entrepreneurs.
Watch and be inspired!

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