Tech billionaire$ : reshaping philanthropy in a quest for a better world /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Solomon, Lewis D.
Imprint:	New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, c2009.
Description:	xii, 146 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Philanthropists -- United States -- Case studies. Charities -- United States -- Case studies. Endowments -- United States -- Case studies. Rich people -- Charitable contributions -- United States -- Case studies. Charities. Endowments. Philanthropists. Rich people -- Charitable contributions. United States. Case studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7543068

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Tech billionaires
ISBN:	9781412808477 (acid-free paper) 1412808472 (acid-free paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of 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.

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