Dec 18 2013
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A version of this post also appeared on 100 Resilient Cities. Whether he was leading the national response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic in the United States, or dealing with a …
Dec 17 2013
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New York's subways and buses serve more riders each day than the twenty next largest U.S. transit systems combined. However, the city's outer boroughs are plagued with long distances, infrequent …
Dec 13 2013
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On Monday, the mHealth Alliance awarded Dr. Richard Gakuba of Rwanda with the inaugural Holly Ladd mHealth Pioneer Award. I was honored to present Dr. Gakuba with the award at …
Dec 12 2013
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For the fourth consecutive year, The Rockefeller Foundation supported the annual NGO Awards, showcasing the outstanding achievements of nonprofit organizations in India and Thailand. Organized by the Resource Alliance in …
Dec 10 2013
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We knew when we gave our Centennial year the tagline “Innovation for the Next 100 Years” that we would be asked to define what, exactly, innovation means—and how The Rockefeller …
Dec 09 2013
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Officials from Medellín, Colombia; Dakar, Senegal; Oakland, California, and New Orleans, Louisina provided first-hand perspectives on both challenges and solutions to urban resilience at The Rockefeller Foundation's one-day Innovation Forum, …
Dec 04 2013
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This post originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal Asia. This year’s cyclone and typhoon season in Asia saw some of the most powerful storms in the region’s history, resulting in …
Dec 03 2013
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This post originally appeared on the 100 Resilient Cities Blog. Today, we are excited to name the first group of cities selected through the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge …
Dec 02 2013
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PopTech and The Rockefeller Foundation are proud to announce the 2014 call for nominations for a unique joint Fellows program focused on unconventional collaboration. The Bellagio/PopTech Fellows program brings together five …
Nov 26 2013
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The Rockefeller Foundation and our partner Asia Community Ventures are pleased to announce the recipients of the Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF) in East and Southeast Asia. The Impact Economy …