ENT 526 Study Guide - Final Guide: Jim Pattison, Northern Ontario, Canadian National Railway

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Entrepreneurship and Strategy
• Course: ENT 526
• Professor: Steve Tissenbaum

Document Summary

Teach them to fish: the critical and timely rise of social entrepreneurship jeff skoll. 1995, uoft graduate jeff skoll became the first employee and president of an unheard-of startup called ebay. Ebay is the largest online auction system in the world, 95 million people buying and selling on the site regularly. In 2004, 3. 27 billion revenue, net income of 778. 2 million, ebay is the most profitable internet-based business that launched in the 90s. Jeff skoll now heads the skoll foundation, backs social venture philanthropy. In 2005, jeff skoll"s socially responsible production company participant production debuted first slate of films including north country, syriana, good night and good luck, etc. 2006, documentary on al gore"s presentation on growing climate crisis became world-wide phenomenon and won 2 academy awards. Social entrepreneur is an individual who brings the techniques, tools, and the spirit of commercial entrepreneurship to the non-profit world.