Nov 10 2022
Perspective
When most people think of climate change, they envision melting icebergs and a rising sea level. While climate change is indeed warming the globe and causing the seas to rise, …
Sep 14 2022
Press Releases
Support builds more local and regional reporting from the front lines of climate change NEW YORK | September 14, 2022 – NPR announced today that beginning October 1st they will launch …
Aug 18 2022
Perspective
The one thing I knew when I joined The Rockefeller Foundation is that it is a singular convener and collaborator that identifies and accelerates breakthrough solutions to the world’s greatest …
Jul 26 2022
To The Rockefeller Foundation Team, Partners, and Friends: When I last wrote to you in this manner, Covid-19 had just brought humanity to a halt. As people fell ill, workplaces and schools …
May 12 2022
Press Releases
12th May 2022, New Delhi - The Catalyst Group, in a pathbreaking collaboration with The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), The Rockefeller Foundation, and the Office of the …
Mar 31 2022
Perspective
In January, journalist Jill Filipovic published a deep look at how Covid-19 has affected the lives of adolescent girls in Kenya. For them, the past couple of years have been filled …
Sep 24 2021
#RFBreakthrough
Ending energy poverty doesn’t have to mean adding to the climate crisis. As the generation that will live with the consequences of climate inaction, young people have been at forefront of …
Oct 26 2020
Press Releases
Driving public-private investment, transformative solutions, and a more inclusive, sustainable future Launching next chapter for the 107-year old philanthropic institution October 26, 2020 | NEW YORK – The Rockefeller Foundation will commit …
Jun 26 2020
Perspective
Whether managing dense housing and mass transit, providing water and sanitation, or creating small business incentives or cultural events, cities concentrate both risk and opportunity. Never has this been clearer …
Jun 16 2020
Perspective
A recent New York Times article chronicled how Elmhurst Hospital in Queens was besieged by Covid-19 patients, while nearby hospitals had capacity[1]. The article referenced an earlier tragedy on September …