U.S. & the Americas Archives

Jan 23 2017

Press Releases

The Rockefeller Foundation Grants $4.6M to Bay Area Leaders to Tackle Climate Change through Innovative Design Competition

Through the Support of The Rockefeller Foundation, Bay Area: Resilient by Design Challenge Aims to Tackle Regions Toughest Infrastructure Needs The Foundation Brings Model of Award-Winning, ‘Rebuild by Design Hurricane Sandy …

Jan 11 2017

Press Releases

10 Startups Across US Awarded $100K Each to Develop and Scale Solutions to Pressing Urban Problems like Education, Affordable Housing, Food Waste & Connectivity

With $1 Million in Funding from The Rockefeller Foundation and Support from Unreasonable Institute, ‘Future Cities Accelerator’ Winners Will Tackle Perplexing Urban Challenges and Scale Their Solutions Nationally Winners Include Organizations …

Dec 22 2016

Perspective

Four Takeaways from the White House First Job Convening

On Tuesday, we joined some of the nation’s largest and most innovative employers to discuss one of the biggest issues facing our nation: youth unemployment. The Rockefeller Foundation and Incandescent worked …

Dec 16 2016

Press Releases

The Rockefeller Foundation, USDA, and EPA to Lead Creation of National Resource Center for Action Against Food Waste

Coalition of 12 organizations set to launch FurtherWithFood.org, an online hub for information and solutions to cut food waste NEW YORK--Today, The Rockefeller Foundation announced its collaboration with the U.S. Department of …

Dec 13 2016

Perspective

The Five Characteristics of an Inclusive Economy: Getting Beyond the Equity-Growth Dichotomy

The concept that growth will “trickle down” to the poor and most disadvantaged among us has been proven to be fundamentally flawed. Instead, we have learned that when we invest …

Dec 01 2016

Perspective

Inside Jobs: An Up-Close Look at the Lives of American Workers

Forty-two years ago, Studs Terkel published his seminal book Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do. It was a novel …

Nov 16 2016

Perspective

The Legacy of Citizen Jane

Legendary urban activist and author Jane Jacobs once wrote that, “big cities have difficulties in abundance, because they have people in abundance.” At the time she wrote it, the world’s …

Nov 01 2016

Perspective

2016: The Birth of the U.S. Food Waste Movement?

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 – which calls for halving food waste and reducing food losses globally by 2030 – may be an ambitious goal, but it’s one …

Oct 31 2016

Press Releases

The Rockefeller Foundation and Anthony Bourdain Partner on Feature-Length Food Waste Documentary

Anthony Bourdain, Massimo Bottura, Dan Barber, Danny Bowien, & World Renowned Chefs to Star in Feature-Length Documentary from The Rockefeller Foundation & Zero Point Zero Production Partnership exposes the magnitude of …

Oct 12 2016

Perspective

White House First Job Compact Calls on Employers to Address Youth Unemployment

On October 11, President Obama announced that nearly 40 of the largest employers in the United States—including Walmart, Hilton, AT&T, and more—have signed on to the #FirstJob Compact. These companies …

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