Nov 26 2013
Perspective
The Rockefeller Foundation and our partner Asia Community Ventures are pleased to announce the recipients of the Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF) in East and Southeast Asia. The Impact Economy …
Nov 05 2013
Impact investing—which helps address social and/or environmental problems while also turning a profit—could unlock substantial for-profit investment capital to complement philanthropy in addressing pressing social challenges. This presentation, given at the …
Innovative Finance Technology & Innovation
Nov 05 2013
Perspective
In September, The Rockefeller Foundation announced a new project—Innovations in Accelerating Impact Enterprises—which aims to scale impact enterprises as a promising, sustainable means of addressing social issues affecting the poor …
Oct 04 2013
Perspective
Video and excerpt of Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin's keynote address on innovation at the Independent Sector National Conference.
We have a proud record of innovation to build on: launching the …
Oct 02 2013
Perspective
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced two grant awards from the Workforce Innovation Fund to increase employment and reduce recidivism among formerly incarcerated individuals. The winning states are …
Sep 16 2013
Perspective
Over the past five years, The Rockefeller Foundation has helped to build an impact investing industry where investors can deploy capital in pursuit of deliberate social and environmental goals as …
Sep 05 2013
Perspective
As the foundation marks its 100th year this year, and as we begin our second century, we see that the operating landscape for philanthropy is quite different than it was …
Jul 24 2013
In 2013, The Rockefeller Foundation funded an independent evaluation of 12 years of program related investments (PRI), including 18 transactions totaling $23.9 million deployed both domestically and internationally. The resulting …
Innovative Finance Technology & Innovation Asia
Jun 10 2013
Press Releases
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Social Impact Bond Technical Assistance Lab (SIB Lab) at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) today announced the six winners of a national competition to provide …
Apr 05 2013
Press Releases
CAPE TOWN—Today, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Tony Elumelu Foundation announced the launch of the Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF) at the Impact Investing in Africa: Accelerating the Industry Regionally Forum. The event, …