Jan 13 2015
Perspective
As we are gearing up for another year of building resilience and advancing inclusive economies around the globe, we asked our Twitter community (a wonderfully opinionated bunch if ever there …
Dec 19 2014
Press Releases
WASHINGTON—The Rockefeller Foundation and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, are launching a project development facility aimed at unlocking private sector investment for infrastructure that helps build resilience …
Dec 09 2014
Press Releases
NAIROBI—The Rockefeller Foundation, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa today concluded the Africa Forum on Inclusive Economies, held to discuss greater inclusion as …
Nov 25 2014
Perspective
"India is in motion, but the direction remains uncertain. Economic growth, urbanization, climate change, and leapfrogging technologies are strong forces for change, but they contend with deep-rooted social and cultural …
Nov 24 2014
Perspective
Between standard population growth and the proliferation of digital technologies around the world, Internet traffic will double by 2016—a topic discussed at length at this year's New York Next Billion …
Nov 04 2014
Perspective
Rockefeller Foundation managing director Michael Myers speaking on a panel about improving transportation access in cities. Photo credit: Erissa Scalera / Rockefeller Foundation "How do we ensure transportation innovations reach poor …
Oct 03 2014
Perspective
"Given one hour to save the world, I would spend 55 minutes defining the problem and 5 minutes finding the solution." ~ Albert Einstein
When Judith Rodin took over as president …
Oct 01 2014
Perspective
This post is part of a series that illustrates the value of innovation labs in accelerating solutions to complex social problems, sharing lessons from the Foundation's Innovation Lab effort from …
Sep 29 2014
Perspective
"If global philanthropy is to prosper and achieve great things in the future, the sector must dramatically change the way it views, deploys, and invests in people and talent."
Last October, …
Sep 21 2014
Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are an innovative financial tool to help state and local governments facing tough budget decisions fund critical social programs. In 2013, states face $85 Billion in federal …
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