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Jun 28 2022
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The Urgency of Equity
Bringing justice to a neighborhood or a nation lifts all. Read how our partners and grantees are making opportunity universal and sustainable.
Mar 31 2022
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Accelerating Transformation for a Gender-Equal Future
In this edition of Matter of Impact, we celebrate Women's History Month by highlighting the transformative work of women leaders in fields like renewable energy, data science, and agriculture, and exploring how The Rockefeller Foundation and its partners are advancing gender equity through innovative projects and economic opportunities for women worldwide.
Dec 14 2021
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Preventing Future Pandemics:
Health For All, Now More Than Ever
The Covid-19 pandemic underscored deep healthcare inequities, reinforcing The Rockefeller Foundation’s commitment to Universal Health Coverage through data-driven solutions, global collaboration, and investments in accessible, quality care for all.
Sep 30 2021
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The Road to Glasgow & the Imperative for a Green Energy Transition
In this quarter’s Matter of Impact, we explore the intersection of pandemic recovery, climate change, and equity, highlighting the urgent need for a green energy transition that can create millions of jobs and transform lives, as previewed in the lead-up to COP26.
Jun 09 2021
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Can Technology Be Optimized for Equity and Opportunity?
This quarter’s Matter of Impact examines how leveraging data and technology, traditionally used for private gain, can instead drive social good by empowering women, improving vaccine distribution, addressing energy access, and preventing future pandemics.
Mar 25 2021
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Making Opportunity Universal
The Q1/2021 Matter of Impact focuses on The Rockefeller Foundation’s commitment to making individual opportunity universal, highlighting transformative solutions like global vaccine funding, clean electrification in Nigeria, and expanding safety nets and economic opportunities for marginalized communities.
Dec 15 2020
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Forget the New Normal: Let’s Head to an Inclusive Future
In this Matter of Impact, we highlight how The Rockefeller Foundation and its grantees are reimagining a more inclusive future by championing worker-owned companies, using food as medicine, and advancing inclusive technology and unbiased A.I. to build a sustainable, just post-Covid recovery.
Nov 23 2020
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Powering a Green and Equitable Recovery
In the third edition of Matter of Impact, we focus on The Rockefeller Foundation’s commitment to a green recovery from the pandemic, catalyzing investments in renewable energy to create a more inclusive, sustainable future while addressing the growing disparities in health and energy access.
Sep 09 2020
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The Way Forward: Gender Equity by Design
In the second edition of Matter of Impact, we explore the disproportionate economic and social toll Covid-19 has taken on women and girls, highlighting The Rockefeller Foundation's efforts to accelerate gender equity through solidarity, entrepreneurship, and transformative change.
Aug 31 2020
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In Matter of Impact, we intend to cast a close eye on a single topic or issue with short features, video, and impact stories.