Sep 26 2014
Perspective
In the wake of the Great Recession, the longstanding challenges faced by young American job-seekers reached a peak, with unemployment rates for 16-24 year olds hitting over 19 percent. Yet …
Sep 24 2014
Perspective
"The Rockefeller Foundation is investing more than a half-billion dollars in helping all types of communities, but cities in particular, build economic, social and climate resilience."
As I mentioned in yesterday's …
Sep 22 2014
Perspective
Daniel Burnham, the great designer and builder of cities from the early 20th century is famously quoted as saying: "Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood …
Sep 17 2014
Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro today launched a $1 billion National Disaster Resilience Competition. He was joined by Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The …
Sep 11 2014
Perspective
A version of this post also appeared on The HUDdle. "Rebuild by Design has set a new standard for large-scale disaster response and infrastructure projects."
Shortly after Hurricane Sandy struck the Northeast, …
Sep 08 2014
Perspective
Last week, The Rockefeller Foundation honored three small businesses for their innovations in youth hiring strategies—LiveWatch Security in St. Marys, Kansas; Precision Body & Paint in Beaverton, Oregon; and Sharp …
Sep 04 2014
Press Releases
NEW YORK—Today, the Urban Institute and The Rockefeller Foundation released an evaluation of the first phase of Rebuild by Design. The evaluation explores how the Rebuild by Design competition, an …
Sep 04 2014
Press Releases
NEW YORK—The Rockefeller Foundation announced today the honorees of the Innovations in Youth Hiring: Small Business Program, which aims to recognize small businesses throughout the United States that have adopted …
Aug 20 2014
Perspective
As part of our resilience work, The Rockefeller Foundation supported the creation of This Time Next Year, a documentary about Long Beach Island, a small coastal New Jersey community, and …
Aug 19 2014
Perspective
The Rockefeller Foundation would like to congratulate the Participatory Budgeting Project and Community Voices Heard for the New York City Council's expansion of the participatory budgeting process. Twenty-two city council members—almost …