Jun 12 2014
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In 2012, The Rockefeller Foundation's Impact Investing initiative provided a grant to support the launch of the Shared Value Initiative (SVI). Founded by FSG, SVI is a global community of …
Jun 10 2014
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The Rockefeller Foundation has recently commissioned an independent evaluation of our support for cultural innovation. This video on the Queens Museum—whose director was just recently appointed New York City commissioner of …
Jun 05 2014
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On Monday, HUD Secretary Donovan awarded $920 M of disaster recovery funding to New Jersey, New York State, and New York City for six Rebuild by Design proposals. Rebuild by Design …
Jun 04 2014
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This post originally appeared on 100 Resilient Cities. Oscar Santiago Uribe Rocha is Medellín, Colombia's first Chief Resilience Officer (CRO)—the second CRO appointed anywhere in the world. His story is one …
Jun 02 2014
Press Releases
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that six design proposals have been selected as winners of HUD’s Rebuild by Design competition. Secretary …
May 29 2014
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This post is excerpted from a response to 'Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World' in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). One of the most fundamental questions that program officers in foundations …
May 27 2014
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A version of this post originally appeared on LinkedIn.
When I was 22, I learned an important lesson that would deeply influence my life. And it took less than 10 minutes.
I …
May 20 2014
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Like many regions, Latin America and the Caribbean face a mismatch between what its educational system offers and the skills that are demanded by the market. A recent trend monitoring …
May 19 2014
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The Rockefeller Foundation congratulates WETA's documentary, Latino Americans, for winning the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award. As the award panel said, the series' "six fascinating installments traced a people's history that's …
May 02 2014
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This post originally appeared on LivingCities. In the wake of the Great Recession, thought leaders, policymakers, activists and everyday citizens around the world are wondering about our future. In countless discussions …