Mar 27 2015
The Bellagio Center Convening Program
Mar 26 2015
Perspective
This week, I was very honored to address the Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneurship pilot program on "The Art and Science of System Change" at the Harvard Kennedy School. It's a …
Mar 16 2015
Peterborough Social Impact Bond Reduces Reoffending by 8.4%; Investors on Course for Payment in 2016 
Through a program related investment (PRI), The Rockefeller Foundation supported the Peterborough social impact bond (SIB) pilot aimed at reducing prisoner recidivism—and now, four years later, we can point to …
Innovative Finance Technology & Innovation
Feb 25 2015
We seek solutions to the world’s great inequities at the frontiers of science, technology, and innovation
Feb 19 2015
Perspective
Content publishing—the production of articles, blog items, photos, and features—has become a core activity for organizations of all kinds: non-profits, think tanks, institutions, and expert practitioners with knowledge to share. These …
Feb 18 2015
Perspective
The overflow of information generated during disasters can be as paralyzing to humanitarian response efforts as the lack of information. Computers, mobile phones, social media, mainstream news, earth-based sensors, humanitarian …
Feb 18 2015
Press Releases
WASHINGTON—The World Bank Group, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, will expand its program to help cities unlock capital to deliver needed infrastructure for a climate-smart urban future. The Foundation has …
Feb 13 2015
Press Releases
DURHAM—CloudFactory today announced it has received a $2 million program related investment from The Rockefeller Foundation to expand its SpeakerText service, for fast, accurate video and audio transcription.
The Foundation made …
Feb 11 2015
Perspective
Market and enterprise-based solutions for development objectives are on the rise among actors both old and new. So why aren't more problems being solved? To tackle part of this question, we …
Feb 01 2015
The world faces tremendous social and environmental problems. Despite global economic growth, 1.2 billion people still live in extreme poverty. More than 1.5 million children under five die from diseases …
Innovative Finance Technology & Innovation