The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship is an academic entity for the advancement of social entrepreneurship at

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at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

. The Centre's goal is to "maximise the impact of social entrepreneurship to transform unjust or unsatisfactory systems or practices around the world and address critical social and environmental challenges."

History

In November 2003, the

Skoll Foundation The Skoll Foundation is a private foundation based in Palo Alto, California. The foundation makes grants and investments intended to reduce global poverty. Jeffrey Skoll created the foundation in 1999. The total assets of the foundation (includi ...

, a social entrepreneurship foundation founded by

Jeff Skoll Jeffrey Stuart Skoll, OC (born January 16, 1965) is a Canadian engineer, billionaire internet entrepreneur and film producer. He was the first president of eBay, eventually using the wealth this gave him to become a philanthropist, particularly ...

, donated $7.5 million to the

for the creation of The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship in order to promote the advancement of social entrepreneurship worldwide. The Centre acts as a network hub for social entrepreneurship, linking together key actors in the sector and contributing towards creating new and effective partnerships for sustainable social change. It engages in social innovation and aims to have a decisive influence on policy.About the Skoll Centre
Retrieved 2014-07-29.

Research and Education

The Skoll Centre’s research ranges across three main topic areas identified by practitioners as of key importance: governance; resources; impact. In each area, a variety of scholarly work is being undertaken. This is disseminated in both applied working paper formats and in peer-reviewed academic books and journals.

Noted Alumni

*Tom Ravenscroft, Founder and CEO, Enabling Enterprise *Candice Motran, Investment Director,

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*Kingsley Ezeani, Managing Director, Techhive Africa *Anshu Taneja, Country Director for India, VisionSpring * Sujeet Kumar, Special Secretary,

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and Advisor at

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External links

Skoll Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Website

Said Business School Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship Saïd Business School

History

Research and Education

Noted Alumni

See also

References

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