{"id":10564,"date":"2013-02-16T08:18:53","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T12:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=10564"},"modified":"2013-02-16T08:18:53","modified_gmt":"2013-02-16T12:18:53","slug":"make-movies-that-matter-jeff-knoll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/10564\/make-movies-that-matter-jeff-knoll\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Movies That Matter \u2013 Jeff Knoll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/jeff_skoll_makes_movies_that_make_change.html\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"425\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#8220;Film producer Jeff Skoll (An Inconvenient Truth) talks about his film company, Participant Productions, and the people who&#8217;ve inspired him to do good.<br \/>\nJeff Skoll was eBay&#8217;s employee number 2 and president number 1. He left with a comfortable fortune and a desire to spend his money helping others.<br \/>\nThe Skoll Foundation, established in 1999, invests in, connects and celebrates social entrepreneurs &#8211; offering grants to people who build businesses, schools and services for communities in need. Every year, it presents the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurshipat Oxford, and runs Social Edge, a networking site for social entrepreneurs.<br \/>\nHis production company, Participant Productions, is what Skoll calls a &#8220;pro-social media company,&#8221; making features and documentaries that address social and political issues and drive real change. His film North Country, for example, is credited with influencing the signing of the 2005 Violence Against Women Act. Participant&#8217;s blockbuster doc, An Inconvenient Truth, is required viewing in classrooms around the world, and has unquestionably changed the debate around climate change. 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