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   Jeffrey Stuart Skoll, OC (born January 16, 1965) [1] 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 through the Skoll Foundation, and his media company Participant Media.

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3. variety.com › 2024 › filmParticipant Shuts Down: Film Studio Behind Spotlight, Green Book

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   Apr 16, 2024 · Participant, the 20-year-old film and television production company whose mission was to inspire social justice and humanitarian action, is shutting down. Founder Jeff Skoll broke the news to a...

4. www.hollywoodreporter.com › business › business-newsParticipant to Close: Documentary Filmmakers Reckon With ...

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   Apr 19, 2024 · For issues-focused creators, the Jeff Skoll-backed Participant was an ally, a champion and deep-pocketed backer willing to tackle tough subjects.

5. stanfordmag.org › contents › the-whole-world-in-hisThe Whole World in His Plans | STANFORD magazine

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   Jeff Skoll, one of only 20 people who've ever given away $1 billion, hopes his philanthropy can engage everyone in the planet's survival.

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6. www.forbesafrica.com › billionaires › 2020/07/28How The Billionaire Behind The Movie ‘Contagion’ Is Working ...

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   Jul 28, 2020 · An American businesswoman (played by Gwyneth Paltrow) came home from a trip to China and unknowingly spread a novel, and at times, deadly disease. While many viewed the film as pure science fiction, Skoll had ulterior motives.

7. www.abc4.com › news › businessParticipant, studio behind ‘Spotlight,’ ‘An Inconvenient ...

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   Apr 16, 2024 · Billionaire Jeff Skoll told his staff of 100 in a memo shared with The Associated Press Tuesday that they were winding down company operations. “This is not a step I am taking lightly,” Skoll wrote in the memo.

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   Who is Jeff Skoll?

   • "Billionaire Jeff Skoll joins Monumental Sports as minority investor". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 28, 2022. ^ Rainey, James (May 31, 2015). "Jeff Skoll Aims to Fix Participant's 'Broken' Parts". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2020. ^ " 'ROMA' Producer, Billionaire Jeff Skoll Files for Divorce". The Blast. January 16, 2019.

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   Why did Jeff Skoll start a film company?

   • Cue Jeff Skoll. Skoll—a billionaire by way of eBay, where he was the first president—wanted to start a film-production company that would foster social change. Movies seemed an opportune way to draw attention to the world's problems and inspire viewers to address them.

   The Whole World in His Plans | STANFORD magazine

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   Who is the Jeff Skoll-backed participant?

   • For issues-focused creators, the Jeff Skoll-backed Participant was an ally, a champion and deep-pocketed backer willing to tackle tough subjects.

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   What is the Skoll Foundation?

   • The core enterprise is the Skoll Foundation, which since 1999 has awarded some $300 million to an international brigade of social entrepreneurs and organizations.

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9. participant.com › aboutPushing culture and the industry forward since 2004 ...

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   Jeff Skoll gave a popular TED talk about the journey that led him to found Participant, and how movies can create real change.