Apr 11 2014
Speeches
Good morning. Thank you for that kind introduction. What a week. The flow of ideas and thinking has been inspiring and energizing. But our work isn't done yet. And I am …
Apr 10 2014
Perspective
In 1958, a little-known community activist named Jane Jacobs received a Rockefeller Foundation grant to expand upon her ideas about how a city should look, feel, and work. The book …
Apr 10 2014
The City Resilience Framework is a unique framework developed by Arup with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, based on extensive research in cities. It provides a lens to understand the …
Climate
Apr 09 2014
Perspective
A version of this post also appeared on 100 Resilient Cities. Patrick Otellini has a background in public policy, but has spent the last decade in the private sector dealing with …
Mar 31 2014
Perspective
A version of this post originally appeared in The South China Morning Post. Asia is witnessing a multitude of catastrophic climate-related disasters, with many lives lost and billions of dollars of …
Mar 28 2014
Press Releases
NEW YORK—Michael Berkowitz, director of 100 Resilient Cities, announced today that Maxwell Young has been appointed to the role of communications director for 100 Resilient Cities. Mr. Young will lead …
Mar 27 2014
Perspective
A version of this post originally appeared on National Geographic. Impact IQ—What’s good for the fish is good for the fishing communities—and for impact investors. That’s the thesis of three new vehicles …
Mar 25 2014
Press Releases
Chicago—Emily C. Dooley, an award-winning environmental reporter for Newsday on Long Island, New York, has been named recipient of The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Journalism Fellowship on …
Mar 25 2014
Perspective
Yesterday, The Rockefeller Foundation was pleased to host a dynamic group of film makers and funders gathered by the Sundance Institute to engage on the topic of film and social …
Mar 21 2014
Perspective
In 2010, when Hat Yai experienced its worst floods in 70 years, Phubes Saechin found his store under 1.3 meters of water. As a 50-year resident of the city, Phubes …