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Cross posted from 100ResilientCities.org The city mayors and state governors of this world are a special breed. They need to be hard-driving, but still able to balance toughness with compassion. They …

"During one flood, I lost between 300 and 400 orange trees, depriving my family of a large amount of income. When the roads would erode, we weren't even able to …

"If global philanthropy is to prosper and achieve great things in the future, the sector must dramatically change the way it views, deploys, and invests in people and talent." Last October, …

It's my pleasure to introduce the first edition of a new publication, Insights, a product of the ongoing work of The Rockefeller Foundation's strategic research team, identifying compelling and emerging …

A version of this post also appeared on The Everest Group blog. This blog is the second in a series of three on impact sourcing. In my first post, I gave …

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 …

"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 …

"As glaciers melt, local people in one community are coming up with innovative ways to find drinking water—fog catching."  The World Bank reports that a world 7.2 degrees warmer in Fahrenheit …

Credit: Paul Morse / Clinton Global Initiative Yesterday, I moderated a dual panel at the Clinton Global Initiative on demonstrating that climate change is good economics. I was pleased to be …

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 …