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        <language>en-us</language><item><title><![CDATA[RE.invest Initiative Announces Partnership with Eight Cities to Build More Resilient Stormwater Systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy, the RE.invest Initiative announced it has selected eight partner cities across the country to help develop resilient urban stormwater infrastructure systems. The two-year initiative, which is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, will help cities rethink the way they design, plan, implement and finance urban infrastructure.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/press-releases/re-invest-initiative-announces</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Achieving social Impact At Scale:]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Achieving social impact at scale: Case studies of seven pioneering co-mingling social investment funds report, aims to open up more information about developments in social investment by showcasing new fund structures: ‘co-mingling’ social investment funds.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/publications/achieving-social-impact-scale</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innovation for a Complex World]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rockefeller Foundation was pleased to fund a supplement to the Stanford Social Innovation Review named Innovation for a Complex World. The supplement convened some of the world’s foremost thinkers to discuss the role of social innovation in promoting the well-being of humanity. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/news/innovation-complex-world</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Our Next 100 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[We wanted to mark our Centennial in a meaningful way – by looking to our next 100 years and digging into the thorny issues of this moment, in keeping with our legacy. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/news/our-next-100-years</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rockefeller Foundation Launches Challenge to Build Greater Resilience in 100 Cities around the World ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rooted in a century of investing in innovation, and as a leader in the growing field of resilience, today The Rockefeller Foundation announced a $100 million commitment to build urban resilience in cities around the world. The Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge  will select one hundred cities across the globe, and through technical support and resources for developing and implementing plans for urban resilience, the Foundation will help cities leverage billions of additional dollars in infrastructure financing. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/press-releases/rockefeller-foundation-launches</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[100 Resilient Cities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Announcing the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge, a $100 million effort to build global urban resilience]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/news/100-resilient-cities</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Announcing Digital Jobs Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rockefeller Foundation has been working on the issue of youth employment in the rapidly growing information and communications technology (ICT) enabled sectors for the last several years. Today, we are thrilled to announce the official launch of the next phase of our work: Digital Jobs Africa.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/news/announcing-digital-jobs-africa</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Transformative Power of Philanthropy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazing things happen when you bet on people—including entire transformations.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/news/transformative-power-philanthropy</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Overview of Digital Jobs Africa ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Digital Jobs Africa is a Rockefeller Foundation initiative that seeks to impact the lives of 1 million people in six countries in Africa by catalyzing sustainable Information and Communications Technology enabled employment opportunities for African youth who would not otherwise have an opportunity for sustainable employment. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/publications/overview-digital-jobs-africa</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FEMA Announces 2012 Community Resilience Innovation Challenge Recipients ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is pleased to announce the selection of 30 recipients to receive funding under the FEMA 2012 Community Resilience Innovation Challenge program.  The program focuses on building local community resilience to man-made and natural disasters, with an emphasis on innovation, collaboration with community stakeholders, sustainability, repeatability and measurable benefits to the community.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/press-releases/fema-announces-2012-community-resilience</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital Jobs: Building Skills for the Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Digital Jobs: Building Skills for the Future showcases how digital jobs can address the youth unemployment challenge and transform lives through earned income, transferable skills and direct and indirect benefits for families and communities.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/publications/digital-jobs-building-skills-future</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Fellows for Inaugural Global Fellowship Program on Social Innovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rockefeller Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural Fellows for the 2013 Rockefeller Foundation Global Fellowship Program on Social Innovation. The Fellowship Program brings together a diverse group of 18 leaders who are committed to integrating social innovation into their work, and interested in addressing the root causes of problems affecting poor or vulnerable populations by transforming the systems we live in – political, economic, legal, educational, environmental, and social. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/press-releases/rockefeller-foundation-announces-fellows</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fellows for Inaugural Rockefeller Foundation Social Innovation Fellowship Program Announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rockefeller Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of the Foundation's Global Fellowship on Social Innovation. The Fellowship Program brings together leaders from across the globe – representing a diverse set of organizations and areas of expertise – with a commitment to integrating social innovation into their work and the work of their organizations. All of the Fellows are interested in addressing the root causes of problems affecting poor or vulnerable populations by transforming the systems we live in – political, economic, legal, educational, environmental, and social. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/news/fellows-inaugural-rockefeller</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact Investing Newsbrief May 2013]]></title><description><![CDATA[On March 14 and 15, The Rockefeller Foundation - in partnership with Asia Community Ventures, the University of Hong Kong and Monitor Deloitte - cohosted the East and Southeast Asia Impact Investing Forum. It was the third of four events designed to accelerate awareness and development of impact investing outside the United States and Europe.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/news/impact-investing-newsbrief-may-2013</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philanthropy as the Backer of Brains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Backing brains has always been a key part of philanthropy’s strategy.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/news/philanthropy-backer-brains</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vote for the Next Century Innovators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Online voting to determine which of the two finalists will receive the third Next Century Innovators Award is open through May 31.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/news/vote-next-century-innovators</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 5 Golden Rules of a Great Pitch]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the help of the community, our friends at Context Partners crafted The 5 Golden Rules of a Great Pitch, a short video to help you spark support from partners, win funding, or rally community members to your cause.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/news/5-golden-rules-great-pitch</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philanthropy as Field Builder]]></title><description><![CDATA[A strength of philanthropy is our ability and legacy of creating, building, and defining entire fields.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/news/philanthropy-field-builder</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video: Reinventing Our World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin talks about disruptive innovation at Chicago Ideas Week.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/news/video-reinventing-our-world</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons From a Twitter Chat]]></title><description><![CDATA[On March 27, nearly 200 tweeps participated in the #RF100 Access to Healthy Food Twitter Chat helping to identify pressing challenges related to access to healthy food in developing world markets.We will be convening some of the key contributors to the Twitter Chat this Thursday on April 25 from 9 to 10am EST via Google Hangout. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 000</pubDate><link>http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/news/lessons-from-twitter-chat</link></item></channel> 
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