Today is International Corporate Philanthropy Day, a time each year for the private sector to raise awareness about the community-focused programs they support that create positive social change. Here at eBay Foundation, we’re recognizing the day by highlighting a new collaboration with the Global Social Business Incubator (GSBI) — an internationally renowned program, based in…

Francesco Rovetta first fell in love with mountains as a child growing up in Italy. Fascinated by their “grandness and imposing presence,” Rovetta, a director of business development of PayPal, has now found a way to simultaneously incorporate his love of mountaineering with a desire to support the children of the neighborhoods through which he travels. Later…

EBay Inc. and eBay Foundation gave $5.5 million in philanthropic contributions to Bay Area nonprofit organizations last year, a sum that earned the company recognition at the Corporate Philanthropy Awards in San Jose last night. EBay Inc. came in fourth at the awards, which are determined by the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal….

Through Oct. 12, big data will be on display at San Jose’s North Campus as a part of the ZERO1 Biennial exhibition, an art and technology event taking place in in Silicon Valley. The innovative artwork, titled Before Us is the Salesman’s House, is a large-scale digital art installation that uses eBay and PayPal data…

Nearly a decade after eBay Foundation’s first grant in support of Grameen Foundation, we were delighted to see their Mobile Microfranchising initiative selected as one of the winners of our Powering Economic Opportunity: Create a World that Works competition with Ashoka Changemakers. In reconnecting with Grameen Foundation through the competition a little over a year ago, we…

The following blog post appeared on The Opportunity Project blog, from eBay’s Head of Global Social Innovation, Lauren Moore: Nearly a decade after eBay Foundation’s first grant in support of Grameen Foundation, we were delighted to see their Mobile Microfranchising initiative selected as one of the winners of our Powering Economic Opportunity: Create a World…

Thirty-nine million people in Brazil currently live on less than $2 a day, and Tiago Dalvi of Solidarium Fair Trade is working to change that. When he spoke with Ashoka Changemakers a couple months ago, he was clear about the major transformation he envisions for Brazil. “We’re creating a movement to overcome poverty. Within four…

The holidays are always a time to pause and reflect on everything we have to be thankful for. Here at eBay Foundation we certainly have a lot to be pleased about! Over the past year, we’ve worked hard (and had a lot of fun) bringing The Opportunity Project to life and while we’re happy with…

What is The Opportunity Project? It’s a new eBay Foundation program that is a natural extension of our belief in creating opportunity and making a difference in the world. It’s an opportunity to bring together our Foundation resources, our business expertise, and the passion of our people to create positive impact in communities where it’s…

Can you remember what the world wide web was like 15 years ago? When eBay was founded in 1995, it truly was a “disruptive innovation” completely changing the way people shop. As we’ve worked to bring The Opportunity Project to life, we’ve considered how eBay brought economic opportunities to people who never had them before….