Dec 03 2013
Perspective
This post originally appeared on the 100 Resilient Cities Blog. Today, we are excited to name the first group of cities selected through the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge …
Nov 25 2013
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One of the big debates in the United States today is the uncomfortable role of money in politics, and the concern that it undermines democracy. It’s a question that echoes …
Nov 19 2013
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Excerpted from President Judith Rodin's speech to the Association for a Better New York on November 19, 2013. Mayor Bloomberg's leadership has prepared us well for this moment—from rebuilding the city …
Nov 14 2013
Press Releases
CHICAGO—The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, with funding from The Rockefeller Foundation, announces a new nine-month fellowship for journalists that will focus on community resilience in times of …
Nov 11 2013
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Juẚrez, Mexico has been faced with brutal violence, well documented in the media, and now being deeply examined in separate but intersecting efforts by two former Bellagio residents. Ricardo Ainslie of …
Nov 06 2013
Press Releases
NEW YORK—Today the Dr. Wangari Maathai Award for Civic Participation in Sustainability officially began accepting nominations for 2014. The award for New York City high school students was inaugurated last …
Oct 29 2013
Perspective
One year ago, Superstorm Sandy made landfall along the Eastern Seaboard, destroying homes, devastating businesses, and damaging key pieces of New York’s physical infrastructure beyond recognition. The storm was just the most recent catastrophic event in a new century characterized by the sudden and unforeseen – and a …
Oct 28 2013
Press Releases
NEW YORK—One year after Superstorm Sandy hit, 10 teams of international design and resiliency experts released their ideas for ways to make the region more resilient to future storms and other …
Oct 24 2013
Perspective
A version of this post originally appeared in The Resilience Blog. Take rising seas, sinking land, and more damaging storms. Combine worldwide with growing populations and economies in coastal cities. Together …
Oct 22 2013
Press Releases
WASHINGTON—New public opinion research conducted by the Center for American Progress and PolicyLink, and funded by The Rockefeller Foundation, found that Americans are much more open to diversity and supportive of …