Dec 03 2013
Press Releases
NEW YORK—The Rockefeller Foundation today announces the first 33 cities selected to join the 100 Resilient Cities network. The cities were selected from nearly 400 applicants across six continents. In …
Dec 02 2013
Perspective
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 29 2013
Press Releases
BANGKOK—Leaders from The Rockefeller Foundation, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced the launch of a new trust fund designed to scale …
Nov 23 2013
A holistic, enduring strategy for private sector involvement in resilience efforts is critical to building sustainable solutions for the most vulnerable members of society. Particularly in the face of a …
Climate
Nov 19 2013
Perspective
At last year’s UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, The Rockefeller Foundation and the UN Framework for the Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) launched Momentum for Change: Women for Results, an …
Nov 19 2013
Perspective
Excerpted from President Judith Rodin's speech to the Association for a Better New York on November 19, 2013. Mayor Bloomberg's leadership has prepared us well for this moment—from rebuilding the city …
Nov 17 2013
Perspective
This post originally appeared in The Resilience Blog on November 8th, 2013. Over the last ten years, the number of people living in megacities with over 10 million people has increased …
Nov 14 2013
Press Releases
WASHINGTON—U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the project opportunities that will be pursued by each of the ten teams advancing to Stage 3 of the Rebuild …
Nov 14 2013
Press Releases
CHICAGO—The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, with funding from The Rockefeller Foundation, announces a new nine-month fellowship for journalists that will focus on community resilience in times of …
Nov 13 2013
Perspective
Today I’ll be moderating a panel on scaling community conservation solutions at the World Wildlife Fund’s AnnualKathryn Fuller Symposium. This panel – featuring Dr. Jamie Bechtel from New Course, Jeremy …