Recent Press Releases
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. The new $10,000 annual award, administered by the World Food Prize Foundation, will be presented for the first time in October 2012. >The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints New Managing Directors
The Rockefeller Foundation today announced that Nancy Kete, Scott Leeb and John Irons have been appointed to the role of Managing Director. >mHealth Alliance and Rockefeller Foundation Honor Leading Mobile Health Innovators of the Year
Top 11 in 2011 Innovators Challenge Winners Announced in Time for the 2011 mHealth Summit >Who are the Top 11 Mobile Health Innovators in 2011?
The mHealth Alliance and the Rockefeller Foundation have announced the voting period for the Top 11 in 2011 Innovators Challenge is now open. >"Good Health at Low Cost" 25 Years On
Even countries with a relatively low income can make big improvements to the health of their populations, according to a new study led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. >Municipal Art Society Unveils Results of 2nd NYC Annual Livability Survey
83% Say Life in New York is Good, but Dissatisfaction with City Services and Amenities are Top Concerns >Top 11 in 2011 Innovators Challenge Now Accepting Nominations
mHealth Alliance and Rockefeller Foundation Announce Challenge to Recognize Innovators Making a Difference Using Mobile Technology >MaRS Awarded $1.3 Million By Rockefeller Foundation and J.W. McConnell Family Foundation to Launch Centre For Impact Investing
Leading national and global foundations announce their support for Canada’s first Centre for Impact Investing. >USAID and Impact Investors Capitalize new Equity Fund for East African Agribusinesses
USAID, J.P. Morgan, Gates, Gatsby, and Rockefeller Foundations help establish the African Agricultural Capital Fund >A Powerful New Collaboration of Foundations and Federal Agencies Puts Arts at the Center of the Revitalization of Cities and Towns Across the U.S.
Ford Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts Convene Private Partners and Federal Agencies to Launch the ArtPlace Initiative. Initial Grants Invested in 34 Projects Nationwide >