Tech billionaire$ : reshaping philanthropy in a quest for a better world / Lewis D. Solomon.

Author/creator Solomon, Lewis D.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, ©2009.
Descriptionxii, 146 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Spine title Tech billionaires
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008031098
ISBN9781412808477 (acid-free paper)
ISBN1412808472 (acid-free paper)