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What Can Civic Tech Learn From Social Movements?
For over a decade, Omidyar Network has been supporting and investing in the civic tech sector. From the very early days we have backed the most talented entrepreneurs who are seeking to use technology to empower citizens or make government more accessible, efficient, and effective.
READ ONWhat if leadership is communal?
In this talk, Marlon Parker, from African nonprofit Reconstructed Living Labs (RLabs), talks about how his community has embraced hope as a tool to change people’s realities and improve their lives; and how different people in a community can take a leadership role to make a difference in instill
WATCHWhat if property rights is the final impact frontier?
Watch Hernando de Soto, President of the ILD, speak about property rights at the Omidyar Network Executive Forum.
WATCHWhat’s next for impact investing?
2015 was an unprecedented momentum-building year for impact investing, and we expect the excitement to continue in 2016. Here are our five predictions for what’s to come. Assets under management will multiply significantly.
READ ONWhat inspires you?
Omidyar Network Managing Partner, Matt Bannick, recently kicked off the Omidyar Network Executive Forum (ONEF) in San Francisco by recognizing some of the remarkable achievements of our portfolio partners.
WATCHHow is Technology Reinventing Social Impact?
We have entered the age of social impact 2.0. Startups, corporations, nonprofits, and government agencies are all working to tackle some of society’s most pressing social challenges at an unprecedented scale. No longer are we working in siloes, taking on small fractions of the problem at a time.
READ ONWhat Role Does Wealth Play in Social Change?
Silicon Valley is full of successful entrepreneurs who have figured out how to combine vision with capital to solve difficult problems. That proven approach is what built so many companies, from the first personal computers to the latest social networking apps.
READ ONOpen Up?
We at Omidyar Network have long advocated the merits of opening government data. Its potential to strengthen governance, drive economic growth, and build trust is attractive for those of us working to improve the relationships between governments and citizens.
READ ONHow can we advance impact investing worldwide?
Fifteen months ago, under the United Kingdom’s Presidency of the G8, Prime Minister Cameron announced the formation of a Social Impact Investment Taskforce led by Sir Ronald Cohen to advance the impact investing market worldwide.
READ ONHow can private capital work for public good?
Impact investing is at a pivotal moment. There are currently billions of dollars at work – but tens of billions remain on the sidelines.
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Spotlight
We’re Seeing an Economic Boom; But a Boom for Whom?
Joelle Gamble shares insights on the recent economic boom with Soledad O'Brien on Matter of Fact.
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She Wants to Break Up Big Everything
Omidyar Network is proud to support the launch of American Economic Liberties Project by Sarah Miller.
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This Year Privacy-First Tech Will (Slowly) Start Going Mainstream
Will 2020 be the year privacy-respecting tech goes mainstream? Director Sarah Drinkwater shares her predictions with Wired UK.
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