Aug 26 2014
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I recently participated in a TwitterChat hosted by KickLoans, a peer-to-peer microlending platform that works toward financial inclusion. I was joined by a variety of philanthropic organizations, small business owners, …
Aug 21 2014
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A version of this post originally appeared on Medium.com. Ten years ago, who would have predicted the rise of the sharing economy, the omnipresence of social media, or that selfies would …
Aug 20 2014
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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
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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 …
Aug 18 2014
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More than 60 percent of the global workforce comprises informal workers. That's 1.8 billion people who work without the protection of regulations or other social safety nets like health care. …
Aug 15 2014
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June marked LGBT Pride Month, and a key question emerged for the Diversity & Inclusion Ambassador Group here at The Rockefeller Foundation as we reflected on LGBT issues alongside our …
Aug 15 2014
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Previously, I have focused on the potential for wild animal meat—or 'bushmeat'—to improve the nutrition of many poor families in West Africa. The demand for bushmeat is growing, particularly in premium …
Aug 11 2014
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An end user of Verboice, an interactive voice response (IVR) technology by InSTEDD Around the world, poverty and the burden of disease correlate directly with illiteracy and low literacy populations. Illiteracy …
Aug 08 2014
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Yesterday, the first results for the Peterborough social impact bond (SIB) were released and the outcomes are promising. Through a program related investment (PRI), The Rockefeller Foundation supported the Peterborough …
Aug 07 2014
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For many African countries, a significant part of GDP is derived from the natural resource extraction industry, giving great potential for that industry to catalyze economic development in many low-to-middle …