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[Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog] Google gives $2 million to foundation behind Wikipedia, matching ...: EBay founder's group commits $2M to WikipediaNEW YORK ”” The organization behind Wikipedia is getting a $2 million commitment from a philanthropic investment group started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. Omidyar Network's grant over two years will support Wikimedia Foundation's key goals of bringing free educational content to people around the world and of supporting more people to help create that content.

[Digital Daily] Wikimedia Foundation Receives Omidyar Network Grant | John ...: Former-eBay-exec-turned-Omidyar-partner Matt Halprin will become the ninth member of the Wikimedia Board of Trustees as part of the deal.

[Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog] Investment Technology Group names former J.P. Morgan trader to board: EBay founder's group commits $2M to WikipediaNEW YORK ”” The organization behind Wikipedia is getting a $2 million commitment from a philanthropic investment group started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. Omidyar Network's grant over two years will support Wikimedia Foundation's key goals of bringing free educational content to people around the world and of supporting more people to help create that content.

[碧天情海] 2010年阅读理解新增文章_碧天情海_百度空间: Separately, the Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment group started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, said on Tuesday it is committing $2 million over two years to the Wikimedia Foundation.Omidyar Network's grant will support Wikimedia's goals of bringing free educational content to people around the world and supporting more people to help create that content.

[VentureBeat] Wikipedia gets $2M from Omidyar Network | VentureBeat: The investment firm was started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, so the two groups seem like an obvious fit, with their shared do-gooder missions and tech roots. Wikipedia, of course, is extremely popular (the press release cites comScore numbers showing the site receives 300 million unique monthly visitors and is the .

[FSI Stanford News, Events, Publications] Using Technology to Catalyze Large-scale Social Change - FSI Stanford: Prior to Omidyar Network, Stephen served as the Chief Executive of the BBC World Service Trust, where he led a period of sustained growth that included building programs in more than 40 countries in the developing world. Stephen helped establish the Trust’s international reputation as one of the largest and most successful organizations using media and communications to improve the lives of the world’s poor and promote better governance and transparency worldwide.

[Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog] Craigslist founder Craig Newmark says eBay commitment didn't last long: SAN FRANCISCO - E-commerce giant eBay has settled its long-running legal feud with the founders of Skype, clearing the way for a $2-billion sale of the internet telephony pioneer, the company announced Friday. Under the terms of the settlement, Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis will get a 14 percent stake in the consortium buying Sykpe from eBay in return for an undisclosed cash investment and the withdrawal of their lawsuits.

[AWEARNESS: The Kenneth Cole Blog] The Top 25 Philanthropic Givers: The Omidyar Network, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's brain child, is Barrons pick as the world's most effective philanthropy. Some of the recent projects the Omidyar Network have been involved with are land rights for the poor, .

[The Ushahidi Blog] Announcing Funding from the Omidyar Network - The Ushahidi Blog: We needed to move from just two core developers (David Kobia and Henry Addo) so we recently brought on Ken Kasina and Brian Herbert to help carry the load, especially as far working to address issues and feature requests that have been brought to our attention by Ushahidi implementers. Additionally, Caleb Bell has joined the team to work on the front-end, so that the programmers can remain dedicated to the back-end work.

[DealBook] Wikipedia Gets $2 Million From Omidyar Network - DealBook Blog ...: Omidyar Network, the philanthropic investment firm, just announced that it was making a $2 million grant to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit group that runs the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. This is Omidyar's first grant to the Wikimedia Foundation.

[Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog] Wikipedia organization gets $2M commitment from investment group ...: NEW DELHI - Microsoft founder Bill Gates will receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development here today. The award will be received on behalf of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has been providing grants for public health activities, notably in the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention and communication.

[The Center for Social Media] Public Media 2.0: Dynamic, Engaged Publics -- Publications ...: In the United States, this concern inspired such initiatives as the Hutchins Report of the Commission on the Freedom of the Press (1947), the Carnegie Commission on Public Broadcasting (1966), the Poynter Institute (1975), and other journalistic standards and training bodies. Foundations also supported media production and infrastructure, including the Ford Foundation’s commitment to public broadcasting, the Rockefeller Foundation’s investment in independent filmmakers, and the John D.

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