"Focusing on three different groups at once sure has its challenges. But as Wired Magazine put it: we have to be like Google for the Refugees. I think they are right. That is our primary goal."
Disagree with the President on foreign policy? Have better ideas on averting the fiscal cliff? Well, here's your chance to throw your in your two cent...
Silicon Valley’s superstars have forever changed the way we interact with one another and consume information. They now may also just give philanthr...
On the day Pierre Omidyar became a billionaire, he knew he wanted to put his money to good use. In September 1998, the eBay founder watched his sta...
Last week, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's Omidyar Network hosted its annual investees conference in Silicon Valley. Known as the Omidyar Network Ex...
One network of top executives is proving that good business means wise investments -- specifically investments in people who have the power to create ...
* States doing poor job fighting corruption * Only five states receive "B" grade, none get "A" * Ailing newspapers' watc...
UPDATE: James Labrecque has countered the original report and now reportedly claims "the buyer never found any money." There's nothing better than ...
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 ...
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...
Pierre Omidyar founded online marketplace eBay Inc. and still serves as its chairman. But these days, he would much rather talk about Omidyar Network...
Tuesday marks World Press Freedom Day, and this year, the event seems particularly well-timed. Alongside the media-fueled uprisings in the Middle East...
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...
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.
During the Clinton Global Initiative in late September, the Omidyar Network announced its commitment to invest $55 million in Internet and mobile tec...
Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm established by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife, Pam, is pledging $55 million to promote gove...
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
