Recent Press Releases
The Rockefeller Foundation Launches Challenge to Build Greater Resilience in 100 Cities around the World
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. >FEMA Announces 2012 Community Resilience Innovation Challenge Recipients
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. >The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Fellows for Inaugural Global Fellowship Program on Social Innovation
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. >Rockefeller Foundation Announces $1.2M Grant to Support Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) In Four U.S. Cities
The Rockefeller Foundation today announced a $1.2M, four-city project to support local efforts to build Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in Boston, Chicago, Nashville and Pittsburgh. In each city, the grant will support research, communications and community outreach efforts to engage and educate local stakeholders on the benefits of BRT. >Governor Quinn Announces Illinois is Second State to Launch Social Impact Bond Program
Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Illinois will be the second state in the nation to initiate a Social Impact Bond (SIB) program, an innovative and cutting edge way to address complex social problems by partnering with private investors, who will provide the up-front financial investment needed to bring effective programs up to scale. >New Impact Fund Launched to Fuel Impact Investing in Africa
Today, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Tony Elumelu Foundation announced the launch of the Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF) at the Impact Investing in Africa: Accelerating the Industry Regionally Forum. The event, hosted by The Rockefeller Foundation, the Tony Elumelu Foundation, and the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Cape Town (UCT) Graduate School of Business, provided a platform to introduce the investment and entrepreneurial community from all over Africa to the concept and practice of impact investing. >The Rockefeller Foundation Honors 2012 Jane Jacobs Medal Winners
Today Rockefeller Foundation President Dr. Judith Rodin is awarding the recipients of the 2012 Jane Jacobs Medal – Ronald Shiffman, Rosanne Haggerty, Carl Skelton, and the team from ioby – Erin Barnes, Brandon Whitney, and Cassie Flynn. The Foundation is also announcing that the official nominating process for the 2013 Jane Jacobs Medals opens today. >The Rockefeller Foundation Publishes First Book in its Centennial Series – Beyond Charity: A Century of Philanthropic Innovation
As part of its Centennial activities, The Rockefeller Foundation took a bold step today towards sharing its expertise with the world through the release of the first book in its Centennial Series, Beyond Charity: A Century of Philanthropic Innovation, and the launch of the Rockefeller Archive Center's online exhibit, 100 Years: The Rockefeller Foundation, a project funded by a Rockefeller Foundation grant. >The Rockefeller Foundation announces $2 million grant for new effort to improve public health and ecosystem integrity
Today, The Rockefeller Foundation announced a $2 million grant to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society in support of the Health & Ecosystems: Analysis of Linkages (HEAL) initiative. This grant will support two of HEAL's five core modules enabling the Wildlife Conservation Society and its partners to conduct work in Southeast Asia and Madagascar that examines the relationships between conserved ecosystems and several dimensions of public health. >The Rockefeller Foundation Selects New York City Students for Inaugural Wangari Maathai Environmental Award
The Rockefeller Foundation announced today the winners of the 2012 Wangari Maathai Award for Civic Participation in Sustainability, an annual $10,000 cash scholarship awarded to two New York City public high school seniors. >