Jan 01 2009U.S. President Barack Obama announces initiatives that emerged from recommendations made by Rockefeller Foundation-supported grantees for developing tools for American workers to save more and better weather periods of economic uncertainty.
Jan 01 2009The Impact Investing initiative supports the launch of the Global Impacting Investing Network (GIIN), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of impact investing.
Jan 01 2008The Foundation launches the Campaign for American Workers to create tools and policies to strengthen the social and economic security of Americans.
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 2008With the United States on the verge of an economic crisis, a Rockefeller Foundation/TIME magazine poll reveals that Americans’ concerns over their finances have doubled.
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.