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Oct 03 2013
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Rockefeller Foundation to Honor Elton John
The Rockefeller Foundation is honored to announce that Sir Elton John will be the recipient of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be conferred at our upcoming event—"A Celebration …
Oct 02 2013
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Social Impact Bonds Infographic
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 …
Oct 01 2013
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Add Your Story to the Art of Philanthropy
As a community that works in and cares deeply about philanthropy, we all have incredible stories of impact, innovation, and inspiration to tell. We want to hear yours. This month, The Rockefeller …
Sep 21 2013
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Live from the Social Good Summit
(Updated 9/25) The Rockefeller Foundation was honored to participate in the fourth annual Social Good Summit—a unique convening of world leaders, technology pioneers and grassroots innovators—to explore how today's use of …
Sep 16 2013
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Accelerating Impact Enterprises
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 06 2013
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Youth Driving Change in Sierra Leone
Next Century Innovators Award winner Innovate Salone discusses unifying innovation with social impact, how to reduce global inequity, and the growth of their Innovate Network. Why do you believe that innovation is …
Sep 05 2013
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Taking Impact Investing to Scale
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 …
Aug 29 2013
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A Unique Approach to Solve Social Problems
Some critical challenges such malnutrition have been a problem since the beginning of humanity. Others, such as waste or pollution, are the result of modern lifestyles and rapid population growth. …
Aug 20 2013
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Economic Opportunities Through Water Conservation
The Nature Conservancy was recently selected as a winner for the Next Century Innovators Awards for its work with Water Funds. Concern over water scarcity has been a defining feature of the current era. Water …