Jan 01 2008Following the Foundation’s Global Urban Summit, the Foundation publishes "Century of the City," a book that shares the diverse perspectives, creative approaches, and urgent agenda for harnessing the vast opportunities of urbanization for a better world.
Jan 01 2008The Foundation’s Bellagio Center hosts the "Making the eHealth Connection" conference series, an international exploration of innovative uses of technology to improve health care for poor and vulnerable people around the world.
Jan 01 2007The winners of the inaugural Jane Jacobs Medal are announced, celebrating those urban activists who embody the legacy of Jane Jacobs, a Rockefeller grantee.
Jan 01 2007Acknowledging the links among artistic, scientific, and social advances, the first annual New York City Cultural Innovation Fund awards grants to 18 innovative arts organizations and projects.
Jan 01 2007Nearly 21 months after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the City Planning Commission adopts the "citywide strategic recovery and rebuilding plan" developed by the United New Orleans Plan, funded by The Rockefeller Foundation.
Jan 01 2007The Foundation hosts a Pocantico forum to address new initiatives and opportunities in global health.
Jan 01 2007The Rockefeller Foundation convenes a Global Urban Summit at our Bellagio Center, bringing together international experts, including grassroots organizers and financiers, to explore solutions to the challenges of the fast-paced, unplanned growth of cities.
Jan 01 2006The Foundation sponsors a fertilizer summit in Abuja, Nigeria, that brings together 40 African governments. The goal of the summit was to promote the removal of taxes and tariffs on fertilizer, support an emerging network of agro-dealers, and create a program through the African Development Bank to finance the production and distribution of fertilizer.
Jan 01 2006Together with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Foundation commits $150 million to train and support African scientists in developing improved seed varieties and to help African farmers gain access to modern plant-breeding techniques.
