Table of Contents

Foreword, 1. Introduction, 2. Private Foundations in the United States: The Impact of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller Sr., 3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Big Goals but Following the Traditional Foundation Model, 4. Pierre Omidyar and Omidyar Network: Pioneering Hybrid Philanthropy, 5. Jeffrey Skoll and His Philanthropic Endeavors: Funding Social Entrepreneurs and Motion Pictures, 6. Stephen Case: The Rise and Fall of a Business Empire, Then Entrepreneurship and Innovative Philanthropy, 7. Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Google.org: The Corporation as Philanthropist, 8. Conclusion, Index

About the Author

Lewis D. Solomon is Van Vleck Research Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School. A prolific author on legal, business, public policy, and religious topics, he has written widely in areas of social and scientific policy that deal with legal issues including The Privatization of Space Exploration (Transaction). He is an ordained rabbi and interfaith minister.