Online outsourcing (OO) has become a promising alternative to traditional employment in today’s digital era. It has transformed where, when, and how work is performed. For employers, OO provides broader …
Across employers and industries, we have heard stories about the value young people bring to the workplace. Employers in manufacturing cited the need for serious hand-eye coordination and reported positive …
The late 1960s and early 1970s were a trying time for the American public's trust in the institutions that underpinned the nation—and institutional philanthropy was no exception. There was a …
The fragility of health systems has never been of greater interest—or importance—than at this moment, in the aftermath of the worst Ebola virus disease epidemic to date. The loss of …
The Rockefeller Foundation marks its 100th year in 2013. The Foundation’s mission, unchanged since 1913, is to promote the well-being of humankind throughout the world. During the course of its …
In everyday conversation, “livelihood” is often used as just another word for a job. Jobs are of course a good and, in fact, crucial part of improving the lives of …
Through a program related investment (PRI), The Rockefeller Foundation supported the Peterborough social impact bond (SIB) pilot aimed at reducing prisoner recidivism—and now, four years later, we can point to …
While health spending has increased dramatically around the world, access to affordable, quality services has not, particularly in developing countries. Achieving good and equitable health outcomes for poor people around …
Employment prospects for teens and young adults in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas plummeted between 2000 and 2011. On a number of measures—employment rates, labor force underutilization, unemployment, and year-round joblessness—teens …
AGRA was founded with an ambitious vision of a prosperous, equitable and food-secure Africa, achieved through rapid and sustainable agricultural growth driven by increasingly productive and profitable smallholder farming. Its …