An exclusive hour-long conversation about a new partnership in philanthropy with Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates.
At VentureForth, there will be upcoming events this quarter on the topic of social entrepreneurship. What is it? It is an innovative way to use the power of business for the benefit of society. Many affluent individuals such as Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank has been awarded a 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, etc. have started using their entrepreneurial spirit as an innovative way to solve social issues. Also, there are average people who have a passion in making a difference in other people's lives such as Kiva.org, San Diego Venture Partners, who fund social projects to social entrepreneurs, and etc. Here is a video of a rare round table with Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet on what they are doing. Also, here is a
LA Times article about more of the details.
This is one of the company that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation fund: The Institute of One World Health- Non-profit Pharmaceutical Company. Here is a link to a
video about how one person found her passion and made it into reality.
Here is another set of videos from The Skoll Foundation (Jeff Skoll, first employee at eBay) on
Uncommon Heroes.
