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Tech billionaire$ : reshaping philanthropy in a quest for a better world / Lewis D. Solomon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Solomon, Lewis D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philanthropists--United States--Case studies.
- Philanthropists.
- Charities--United States--Case studies.
- Charities.
- Endowments--United States--Case studies.
- Endowments.
- Rich people--Charitable contributions--United States--Case studies.
- Rich people.
- Rich people--Charitable contributions.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 146 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Tech billionaires
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, [2009]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Private foundations in the United States : the impact of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller Sr.
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation : big goals but following the traditional foundation model
- Pierre Omidyar and Omidyar Network : pioneering hybrid philanthropy
- Jeffrey Skoll and his philanthropic endeavors : funding social entrepreneurs and motion pictures
- Stephen Case : the rise and fall of a business empire, then entrepreneurship and innovative philanthropy
- Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Google.org : the corporation as philanthropist
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781412808477
- 1412808472
- OCLC:
- 229035305
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