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Jun 18 2014
Perspective
Philanthropy Makes the Connection
This post originally appeared in Alliance Magazine on their 'Latest from Alliance Blog'. In several diverse settings at the Council on Foundations meeting last week, participants and panelists expressed concerns about …
Apr 23 2014
Perspective
Announcing the 2014 Bellagio Creative Arts Fellows
Each year, we select three exceptional artists, whose works are both innovative and interdisciplinary, and who will contribute to and benefit from the stimulating Bellagio Center community. Today, the Bellagio …
Mar 05 2014
Perspective
How Social Innovation Labs Design And Scale Impact
As our Centennial drew to a close in 2013, we reflected on some of the groundbreaking innovations The Rockefeller Foundation has supported in the last 100 years, and challenged ourselves …
Feb 27 2014
Perspective
8 Characteristics of Successful Venture Philanthropies
The Rockefeller Foundation recently hosted the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for the launch of a new study on venture philanthropy. Venture philanthropy is not a new concept. In …
Feb 06 2014
Perspective
Five Keys to Revaluing Our Ecosystems
The newly released Rockefeller Foundation and Economist Intelligence Unit report, "Revaluing Ecosystems: A Vision of Better Future" presents insights that confront and reimagine the urgent, timeless question of how we …
Dec 19 2013
Perspective
Visionaries Unbound: The Future of Transforming Cities
Leading figures from governments, civil society, and corporations from around the globe gathered in August 2013 at the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center to imagine a different kind of future for …
Nov 09 2013
Perspective
The Promise and Challenge of Big Data
This year and next, a number of Bellagio projects will explore the importance of new capacities and emerging threats in data science for resilience, development, and human well being. Key …
Sep 19 2013
Perspective
A Shared Vision for Impact Sourcing
Last week, The Rockefeller Foundation hosted important stakeholders from major outsourcing destinations and a range of geographic regions (Africa, North America, Latin America, Europe, South and Southeast Asia) at its …