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Dec 12 2013
Perspective
The NGO Award Winners in Asia Announced
For the fourth consecutive year, The Rockefeller Foundation supported the annual NGO Awards, showcasing the outstanding achievements of nonprofit organizations in India and Thailand. Organized by the Resource Alliance in …
Dec 10 2013
Perspective
Why Is Innovation So Important?
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 02 2013
Perspective
Bellagio/PopTech Fellows Nominations Are Open
PopTech and The Rockefeller Foundation are proud to announce the 2014 call for nominations for a unique joint Fellows program focused on unconventional collaboration. The Bellagio/PopTech Fellows program brings together five …
Nov 26 2013
Perspective
Winners of the Impact Economic Innovations Fund
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 25 2013
Perspective
Democracy & Philanthropy: The American Experiment
One of the big debates in the United States today is the uncomfortable role of money in politics, and the concern that it undermines democracy. It’s a question that echoes …
Nov 17 2013
Perspective
Nearly 64,000 Words, One Work of Art
63,982 words about philanthropy—representing 78 countries—now form one incredible work of art. Artist Phil Hansen debuted the finished Art of Philanthropy project at our Celebration of American Philanthropy event in …
Nov 14 2013
Perspective
A World Changed: 100 Years of Philanthropy
"I Never Thought," a powerful short film commissioned to celebrate our Centennial, explores what American philanthropy has accomplished in communities around the globe in the past 100 years. "In the last …