Jun 26 2017
Perspective
The Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers (SPARC), the organization I founded with many dear friends and fellow activists in 1984, is now over three decades old. While …
Jun 22 2017
Press Releases
$300,000 in three grants to NYC LGBT Center, Sylvia Rivera Law Project and Campaign for Southern Equality
NEW YORK — The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that it will be making grants …
Jun 20 2017
Press Releases
Recipients From Central Brooklyn and South Bronx Receive Support For Innovative Community-Based Cultural Programs
NEW YORK, NY (June 15, 2017) — Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with The …
Jun 13 2017
Perspective
When it comes to developing women leaders in Corporate America the numbers don't lie: only 27 Fortune 500 companies are currently run by women, and women only represent 20 percent …
May 23 2017
Perspective
In early May 2017 we joined food technology innovators and entrepreneurs at the 3rd annual Seeds and Chips Global Food Innovation Summit. The conference featured a keynote address by former …
May 09 2017
Perspective
Meeting the rising expectations of digital citizens Driven by fast-paced technological innovations, an exponential growth of smartphones, and a daily stream of big data, the “digital revolution” is changing the …
May 09 2017
Perspective
How collaborative ideation fueled a search for food waste solutions. If food waste were a nation, it would rank third in the world for harmful emissions. Along with the environmental damage, …
Apr 17 2017
Perspective
The first few months of 2017 have shown encouraging signs that last year’s momentum on food waste continues to grow. Voluntary guidelines to clarify date labels have been launched by …
Apr 14 2017
Perspective
In my role as executive director of Cities of Service, I have had the opportunity to travel to many of our more than 225 member cities to see individuals, communities, …
Apr 11 2017
Perspective
A couple of weeks ago, influential employers - including T-Mobile, Gap Inc., and McDonalds* - came to New Orleans for an unprecedented gathering on jobs in the United States. Each …