Feb 11 2014
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In September, we announced the launch of the Innovations in Accelerating Impact Enterprises challenge, which aims to scale impact enterprises as a promising, sustainable means of addressing social issues affecting the …
Feb 06 2014
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The newly released Rockefeller Foundation and Economist Intelligence Unit report, "Revaluing Ecosystems: A Vision of Better Future" presents insights that confront and reimagine the urgent, timeless question of how we …
Jan 27 2014
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This work was originally detailed in The Rockefeller Foundation 2012 Annual Report. At The Rockefeller Foundation, we talk a lot about the critical importance of unlocking private capital to solve the …
Jan 27 2014
Press Releases
NEW YORK—The Guardian, in collaboration with The Rockefeller Foundation, has today unveiled a new section of its website—Guardian Cities—to shine a spotlight on the urbanisation of the world, whilst highlighting …
Jan 22 2014
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"Resilience is the ability of people, communities and institutions to prepare for, withstand, and bounce back more rapidly from acute shocks and chronic stresses."
When senior leaders at a large, global …
Dec 26 2013
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As 2013 comes to a close, we’re looking back at some of the most read, most shared, and most talked about posts from our blog. From the announcement of the …
Dec 19 2013
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Leading figures from governments, civil society, and corporations from around the globe gathered in August 2013 at the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center to imagine a different kind of future for …
Dec 10 2013
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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 09 2013
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Officials from Medellín, Colombia; Dakar, Senegal; Oakland, California, and New Orleans, Louisina provided first-hand perspectives on both challenges and solutions to urban resilience at The Rockefeller Foundation's one-day Innovation Forum, …
Dec 03 2013
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This post originally appeared on the 100 Resilient Cities Blog. Today, we are excited to name the first group of cities selected through the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge …