Mar 18 2020With Tata Power, TP Renewable Microgrid Ltd. is formed to provide clean power to nearly 5 million Indian households, directly impacting the lives of 25 million people over the next decade.
Mar 18 2020The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and The Rockefeller Foundation announces data.org as a platform for partnerships that will continue to build the field of data science for social impact.
Mar 18 2020The Rockefeller Foundation launches the $36.5 million U.S. Equity and Economic Opportunity Initiative to transform economic stability and mobility for nearly 5 million low-wage workers in America and leverage over $1 billion in private capital by 2025.
Jan 01 2013The Rockefeller Foundation celebrates its centennial year under the banner of the theme “Innovation for the Next 100 Years."
Jan 01 2013The Rebuild by Design competition is initiates to develop ideas capable of dramatically improving the resilience of coastal areas hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy. The Foundation’s $3.5 million in funding leverages nearly a billion in federal funds.
Jan 01 2013100 Resilient Cities is launched to help cities around the world become more resilient to physical, social, and economic challenges.
Jan 01 2013The Digital Jobs Africa initiative is announced by Judith Rodin at the World Economic Forum meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. The $100 million initiative aims to leverage the growing information communications technology sector to create jobs for high-potential yet disadvantaged youth.
Jan 01 2013The Rockefeller Foundation announces a $1.2 million grant supporting local efforts to establish Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Nashville, and Pittsburgh.
Jan 01 2013Funded by The Rockefeller Foundation, the release of the report “On Norms and Agency: Conversations about Gender Equality with Women and Men in 20 Countries” represents the largest qualitative data set ever collected on the topic of gender norms and their role in development.
