Jan 22 2014
Perspective
"Resilience is the ability of people, communities and institutions to prepare for, withstand, and bounce back more rapidly from acute shocks and chronic stresses."
When senior leaders at a large, global …
Jan 21 2014
Perspective
Participants in the Informal City Dialogues innovation workshop in Lima explored ways to make their city more resilient and inclusive. One early challenge was clearly explaining the concept of resilience …
Jan 09 2014
Perspective
As the global development community grapples with an ambitious, but indisputably necessary goal—feeding 9 billion people by the year 2050—the need for an integrated approach to agriculture development has never …
Jan 03 2014
Perspective
This post originally appeared in Crain's New York Business on January 3, 2014. New Yorkers expect two things above all from our mayor: to keep us safe and to keep our …
Dec 23 2013
Perspective
The Rockefeller Foundation recently concluded a three-year initiative focused on maximizing the number, quality and accessibility of green jobs in the United States. The Sustainable Employment in a Green US …
Dec 17 2013
The positive economic impact of the Internet is well known. Mobile and Internet platforms have increased access to improved agriculture, education, health, and governance services by otherwise underserved communities. Beyond …
U.S. Economic Opportunity
Dec 10 2013
Perspective
We knew when we gave our Centennial year the tagline “Innovation for the Next 100 Years” that we would be asked to define what, exactly, innovation means—and how The Rockefeller …
Dec 09 2013
Perspective
Officials from Medellín, Colombia; Dakar, Senegal; Oakland, California, and New Orleans, Louisina provided first-hand perspectives on both challenges and solutions to urban resilience at The Rockefeller Foundation's one-day Innovation Forum, …
Dec 05 2013
Speeches
Thank you, Folly, and thank you Christiana, for your words, and your leadership. On behalf of our foundation’s President Judith Rodin, and my many colleagues who care passionately about women’s …
Dec 04 2013
Perspective
This post originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal Asia. This year’s cyclone and typhoon season in Asia saw some of the most powerful storms in the region’s history, resulting in …