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A new report published today by The Brookings Institution shows a steep decline in the employment prospects of young American workers over the past decade. Young people in the nation’s …

Today, many medium-sized Asian cities are struggling to meet important needs. Challenges like poor solid waste management, transit scarcity, and insufficient provision for water and sanitation have been exacerbated by …

The growth of the information communications technology sector in Africa has created a new wave of opportunity for young people seeking employment. The Impact Sourcing Academy (ISA), funded by The …

A version of this post also appeared on LinkedIn. Yesterday I joined several other women who serve on corporate boards to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange …

With International Women’s Day on the horizon, it’s a good time to give some insight into The Rockefeller Foundation’s holistic, wide-ranging approach to women and gender. We look at every …

This article originally appeared in The Guardian and was written by Joe Evans. Bristol, as its elected mayor George Ferguson is fond of pointing out, is a city that likes to …

A version of this article originally appeared on CityLab, as part of 'The Future of Transportation' series made possible with support from The Rockefeller Foundation. American cities welcomed the automobile in the …

For the past two years, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Brookings Institution have worked in partnership to advise U.S. metropolitan regions and states to develop innovative economic growth plans. The idea …

At the launch of The Rockefeller Foundation publication Shared Journey: The Rockefeller Foundation, Human Capital and Development in Africa, Rockefeller staff, partners and grantees came together to celebrate a lasting …

This post originally appeared on the 100 Resilient Cities Blog. The world’s attention has been on Sochi this month, as Russia opened its doors to the world by hosting the 2014 …