Jul 30 2013
Perspective
The idea for the Joint Learning Network (JLN) was seeded during a 2009 meeting when country experts and global health partners discussed the possibility of strengthening ways for knowledge exchange, …
Jul 29 2013
Perspective
In January 2013, the Foundation and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) held in Beijing China, a Global Health Summit: Dreaming the Future of Health for the Next 100 Years. The two …
Jun 20 2013
Perspective
A few weeks ago, I travelled to Geneva for a meeting the Rockefeller Foundation co-convened with the World Health Organization. The meeting focused on planning a global strategy for embedding …
Jun 03 2013
Perspective
Starting in June 2012, the Rockefeller Foundation began investigating the pressing problem of the declining health of the oceans due to climate change, overfishing, pollution and habitat destruction, and the …
May 14 2013
Press Releases
NEW YORK—Rooted in a century of investing in innovation, and as a leader in the growing field of resilience, today The Rockefeller Foundation announced a $100 million commitment to build …
May 08 2013
Perspective
Next week, Tuesday, May 14, the Rockefeller Foundation will mark our Centennial. In the lead up to the celebration, I’ve been contributing a series of posts about what we’ve learned …
May 06 2013
Press Releases
NEW YORK—The Rockefeller Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural Fellows for the 2013 Rockefeller Foundation Global Fellowship Program on Social Innovation. The Fellowship program brings together a diverse group …
May 02 2013
Perspective
Each week, in the lead up to the Rockefeller Foundation’s Centennial anniversary on May 14th, Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin will reflect on the unique strengths and enduring lessons of …
Apr 25 2013
Perspective
Last week, I discussed role of philanthropy as risk-taker — taking on the hardest parts of the work so that the private and public sectors can crowd in with their …
Apr 23 2013
Perspective
On March 27, nearly 200 tweeps participated in the #RF100 Access to Healthy Food Twitter Chat helping to identify pressing challenges related to access to healthy food in developing world …