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Mar 25 2014
Perspective
State of Philanthropy: How to Maximize Impact
A version of this post originally appeared on LinkedIn. When I took the job as the president of The Rockefeller Foundation in 2005, philanthropy was facing a kind of identity crisis, …
Mar 08 2014
Perspective
The Power of Networks for Women’s Advancement
A version of this post also appeared on LinkedIn. Yesterday I joined several other women who serve on corporate boards to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange …
Mar 05 2014
Perspective
How Social Innovation Labs Design And Scale Impact
As our Centennial drew to a close in 2013, we reflected on some of the groundbreaking innovations The Rockefeller Foundation has supported in the last 100 years, and challenged ourselves …
Feb 27 2014
Perspective
8 Characteristics of Successful Venture Philanthropies
The Rockefeller Foundation recently hosted the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for the launch of a new study on venture philanthropy. Venture philanthropy is not a new concept. In …
Feb 24 2014
Perspective
What Happens After the Olympics Leaves Town?
This post originally appeared on the 100 Resilient Cities Blog. The world’s attention has been on Sochi this month, as Russia opened its doors to the world by hosting the 2014 …
Feb 19 2014
Perspective
The Best Advice I Ever Got
A version of this post also appeared on LinkedIn. The best piece of advice I’ve ever received was also my first. I was in the first grade, and my mother and …
Feb 12 2014
Perspective
Ocean Health As a Wicked Problem
The world's oceans cover 70 percent of our planet and provide countless benefits to people and societies—food, jobs, recreation, shipping, tourism, natural resources, and climate regulation in addition to their …