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Omidyar Network Supports Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programs with Grant to Anudip Foundation

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and MUMBAI, India, February 22, 2012 -- Omidyar Network announced today a grant of up to USD $650,000 to the Anudip Foundation. Anudip will use the four-year grant to scale its skills-training and entrepreneur-development operations in eastern India. Shreya Deb of Omidyar Network will take an observer seat on the nonprofit’s board of directors.

USA Today

eBay's Omidyar works for philanthropy

In this USA Today article, veteran tech/business reporter Jon Swartz profiles Pierre and Pam Omidyar, highlighting their multifaceted approach to social impact and their influence on the philanthropic world, while providing a rare look into Pierre's personality and background.

Video

'On Omidyar Network: Partner Perspectives', Showcases How ON Supports And Scales The Work Of World-Changing Entrepreneurs

In this video, several leaders from our partner organizations share their perspectives on how Omidyar Network has furthered their impact. Executives from African Leadership Academy, BRAC, DonorsChoose.org, IGNIA, Landesa, Sunlight Foundation, Ushahidi, and Wikimedia were interviewed at the 2011 Omidyar Network Executive Forum in Menlo Park, California.

View the video here.

Stanford PACS Event

Omidyar Network's Matt Bannick and Landesa's Tim Hanstad and Roy Prosterman to speak on the role of land rights in pro-poor rural development

Please join The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) for a discussion with Matt Bannick, Managing Partner at Omidyar Network, Roy Prosterman, Founder and Chairman Emiritus of Landesa, and Tim Hanstad, CEO of Landesa, on the key role of land rights in pro-poor rural development.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
5:00 pm - Doors open
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm - Program

BBC World Service

Motives for investing: Profit or altruism?

What makes someone hand over their money to an entrepreneur with a germ of an idea? Is it all about speculating to accumulate - or are some driven for the sake of the greater good?