Pierre Omidyar

PHOTOS: Seven Companies That Will Change The World For The Better

Riddhi Shah and Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.21.2012

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Last week, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's Omidyar Network hosted its annual investees conference in Silicon Valley. Known as the Omidyar Network Ex...

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eBay Founder's Annual Forum Unites Business Leaders Investing In Social Change

Posted 05.08.2012

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One network of top executives is proving that good business means wise investments -- specifically investments in people who have the power to create ...

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You'll Never Guess Which State Is One Of The Best At Fighting Corruption

Reuters | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Corruption, Law Enforcement, Global Integrity, The Sopranos, Center for Public Integrity, Governor Chris Christie, Andrew Cuomo, Video, New Jersey, Rita Allen Foundation, Reuters, Public Radio International, Pierre Omidyar, Scandals, Business News

* States doing poor job fighting corruption * Only five states receive "B" grade, none get "A" * Ailing newspapers' watc...

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Man Finds Huge Surprise Inside Safe He Bought On eBay

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.17.2012

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UPDATE: James Labrecque has countered the original report and now reportedly claims "the buyer never found any money." There's nothing better than ...

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eBay Users Donate $120 Per Hour To Charity

Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Ebay, Celebrity Auction, Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Award, Donate, Charity, Ebay Giving Works, John Donahoe, Pamela Omidyar, Pierre Omidyar, Celebrity Giving, Richelle Parham, Donations, Video, Impact News

eBay's good deals just got a little better. The auction site enabled its users to give a record $63 million, or $120 a minute to charitable causes ...

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Eleanor Goldberg

eBay Founder On Why He's Dropped $1 Billion To Make The World A Better Place

HuffingtonPost.com | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 12.20.2011

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After creating the world of eBay, a place where people could easily share passions and build businesses, Pierre Omidyar realized he had to take that p...

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ebay Founder Puts An Entrepreneurial Focus On Charity

wsj.com | STU WOO | Posted 09.03.2011

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Pierre Omidyar founded online marketplace eBay Inc. and still serves as its chairman. But these days, he would much rather talk about Omidyar Network...

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Alex Wagner

On World Press Freedom Day, Millions Go Toward Protecting Journalists

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Wagner | Posted 07.03.2011

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Tuesday marks World Press Freedom Day, and this year, the event seems particularly well-timed. Alongside the media-fueled uprisings in the Middle East...

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EBay Founder 'Can't Quite' Support Whitman For Governor

blogs.sacbee.com | 1:25 PM | Posted 05.25.2011

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EBay founder Pierre Omidyar told Bloomberg TV's "InBusiness with Margaret Brennan" today that he would "find it very difficult" to vote for former eBa...

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Why Your Company Would Never Have Built eBay

Daniel Debow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebay, Christies Auction, Ladder, Alan Murray, Rypple, Jack Welch, Windows or Walls, Pierre Omidyar, Dan Debow, Lattice, Wall Street Journal, Sotheby's, Zappos, Netflix, Business News
Daniel Debow

As the old-line auction houses learned, the security walls provide an illusion. Companies that tear down walls and embrace trust will attract the best talent in the new century -- and thrive in the marketplace.

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5 Questions For Pierre Omidyar & Matt Bannick Of The Omidyar Network

The Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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During the Clinton Global Initiative in late September, the Omidyar Network announced its commitment to invest $55 million in Internet and mobile tec...

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Omidyar Network Investing $55 Million In Technology For Economic Empowerment

Mercury News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm established by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife, Pam, is pledging $55 million to promote gove...

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How You Can Join the Billionaire Boys (and Girls) Club

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Poverty, Social Responsibility, John Morgridge, Ryan Allis, Jeff Skoll, Bill Gates, Volunteerism, change.org, Ted Turner, Social Enterprise, Philanthropy, Investing, Legacy Venture, Social Entrepreneurship, Pierre Omidyar, Warren Buffett, Nathaniel Whittemore, Giving Pledge, Philanthrocapitalism, Eli Broad, Impact News
Jonathan Greenblatt

The sheer size of the Giving Pledge is mind-boggling. Analysts have estimated that GP could pour $600 billion into the coffers of various causes.

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As Dots Connect, Whole Emerges for Future of News

Sally Duros | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Media Workshop, Steve Rhodes, Bill Densmore, Gov2.0, New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Pierre Omidyar, Beachwood Reporter, Online Trust, Ebay, Seeclickfix, Journalism That Matters? Detroit, Everyblock, Outsidein, Chicago News
Sally Duros

The online dots are quickly connecting. Gov2.0 entrepreneurs are building a strong backbone for a hyperlocal new stream. And much of the innovation is seated here in Chicago.

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A Note to Bill Gates, Oprah, Madonna: size isn't everything!

Richard Walden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Walden

I appreciate the Gates family's, Oprah's, and Madonna's philanthropic work, but they're missing a huge world full of local talent, new ideas and smaller-scale projects crying out for funding.

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Vancouver, Multicultural Gateway To The World

Sunil Chacko | Posted 11.17.2011

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Sunil Chacko

Compassion, forgiveness and interdependence were major themes at the dialogue. The reality that despite outward differences humanity is largely the same was brought home by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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Everyone Serves

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Greenblatt

All for Good is a free, open-source application that allows Americans to search and share service opportunities, inspired by President Obama's call to service.

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