PUBLICATION
A New Tool for Scaling Impact: How Social Impact Bonds Can Mobilize Private Capital to Advance Social Good
Social Impact Bonds have the potential to substantially transform the social sector, support poor and vulnerable communities, and create new financial flows for human service delivery by offering an innovative way to scale what works and break the cyclical need for crisis-driven services. They are an exciting field of innovative finance, but one we need to approach thoughtfully. This publication offers a framework for both the promise and challenges of Social Impact Bonds as state and local governments within the US begin to explore this new innovation.
Press & Publications
The Case for Developing and Deploying an Open Source Electronic Logistics Management Information System (OpenLMIS)
OpenLMIS was formed to help countries strengthen their logistics systems by providing a global commons for sharing tools, experience, and best practices. >
New International Agriculture Award to Honor Young Field Researchers Emulating Dr. Norman Borlaug
Nominations are sought for the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by The Rockefeller Foundation. >
IN THE NEWS
Crowdsourcing Meets Crowdfunding to Improve Lives
In 2010, we announced the Global Giveback Challenge Series. This is an exciting three phase partnership with GlobalGiving, a peer-to-peer philanthropy marketplace, and the Rockefeller Foundation to crowdsource solutions to problems facing vulnerable communities.>
Heather Grady on Universal Health Coverage
The Rockefeller Foundation’s Heather Grady recently joined a panel at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference in Bangkok on The Complex Nexus: Political will, civil society and evidence in achieving Universal Health Coverage. >
Our Mission
John D. Rockefeller, Sr., established The Rockefeller Foundation in 1913 to promote the well-being of humanity around the world.