Nov 14 2013
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"I Never Thought," a powerful short film commissioned to celebrate our Centennial, explores what American philanthropy has accomplished in communities around the globe in the past 100 years. "In the last …
Nov 13 2013
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Today I’ll be moderating a panel on scaling community conservation solutions at the World Wildlife Fund’s AnnualKathryn Fuller Symposium. This panel – featuring Dr. Jamie Bechtel from New Course, Jeremy …
Nov 12 2013
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Last week I attended the annual Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) Conference and spoke at a session on Leadership in Action. My remarks focused on how to apply the power …
Nov 11 2013
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Juẚrez, Mexico has been faced with brutal violence, well documented in the media, and now being deeply examined in separate but intersecting efforts by two former Bellagio residents. Ricardo Ainslie of …
Nov 11 2013
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In September, The Rockefeller Foundation was proud to make our $100 million commitment to resilient cities at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative. During that week, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria moderated a …
Nov 09 2013
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This year and next, a number of Bellagio projects will explore the importance of new capacities and emerging threats in data science for resilience, development, and human well being. Key …
Nov 05 2013
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In September, The Rockefeller Foundation announced a new project—Innovations in Accelerating Impact Enterprises—which aims to scale impact enterprises as a promising, sustainable means of addressing social issues affecting the poor …
Nov 04 2013
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Today, The Rockefeller Foundation releases the third book in its Centennial publications series, Innovative Partners: The Rockefeller Foundation and Thailand. For nearly a century, The Rockefeller Foundation and its Thai partners …
Oct 29 2013
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One year ago, Superstorm Sandy made landfall along the Eastern Seaboard, destroying homes, devastating businesses, and damaging key pieces of New York’s physical infrastructure beyond recognition. The storm was just the most recent catastrophic event in a new century characterized by the sudden and unforeseen – and a …
Oct 25 2013
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After meeting this summer to discuss the potential contributions of data science and technology in creating more resilient communities, the Bellagio/PopTech Fellows have published their findings.