Sep 25 2013
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The Rockefeller Foundation was proud to make our $100 million commitment to resilient cities at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative. Judith Rodin was joined onstage by New Orleans mayor Mitch …
Sep 23 2013
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This blog post is part of a series by the authors of the recent report, “Universal Health Coverage: A Commitment to Close the Gap.” The report — a collaborative effort from The …
Sep 21 2013
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(Updated 9/25) The Rockefeller Foundation was honored to participate in the fourth annual Social Good Summit—a unique convening of world leaders, technology pioneers and grassroots innovators—to explore how today's use of …
Sep 20 2013
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Innovations in farming, dairy, and seed production across the continent. Dispatches from the Field: Rwanda Farmers in Rwanda are boosting productivity through agricultural training and improved seeds and fertilizers. Dispatches from the Field: …
Sep 19 2013
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Last week, The Rockefeller Foundation hosted important stakeholders from major outsourcing destinations and a range of geographic regions (Africa, North America, Latin America, Europe, South and Southeast Asia) at its …
Sep 18 2013
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Cross posted from 100ResilientCities.org. In 1924, the architect George Martin Huss published a letter inThe New York Times, responding to an article about whether the newly constructed Woolworth Building was likely to …
Sep 16 2013
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Over the past five years, The Rockefeller Foundation has helped to build an impact investing industry where investors can deploy capital in pursuit of deliberate social and environmental goals as …
Sep 13 2013
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In a landscape of endless brown, trucks honk at passersby and cyclists. The pontoon bridge that leads stretches from Bihar's capital city, Patna, is one that few attempt to take; …
Sep 11 2013
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and a video even better, so I'm going to show you a brief video clip about The Rockefeller Foundation's Digital Jobs …
Sep 10 2013
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What hinders low-income or newly migrant urban citizens from reaping the benefits of cities? People all over the world, and particularly in developing countries, are migrating to cities because they are …