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photographs by DAVID FISHER The Jeff Skoll Group is an operating company overseeing and supporting Jeff Skoll’s unique portfolio of philanthropic and commercial enterprises, including Participant Media, TakePart, Capricorn Investment Group, the Skoll Foundation, the Skoll World Forum, and the Skoll Global Threats Fund. Skoll develops his philosophy for change: 1. Invest in good people. 2. Connect them together. 3. Celebrate by telling their stories. Inspired by movies such as Ghandi and Schindler’s List, he decides to use the power of media to produce entertainment which inspires social change. Founds Participant Productions. The yearly Skoll World Forum is formed, seeking to unite the world’s leading social entrepreneurs to accelerate large-scale social change. connect / uk the guardian social enterprise: www.guardian.co.uk/socialenterprise connect / spain ie social responsibility forum: www.netimpact.ie.edu Real Leaders | 19