Jul 07 2014
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NEW YORK—The Rockefeller Foundation, now in its second century of advancing the well-being of humanity, today announced the appointment of Ravi Venkatesan to its Board of Trustees. Mr. Venkatesan is …
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Jun 09 2014
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Lagos—The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a grant of $500,000 to Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) for the expansion of PIN's Ajegunle.org project. Since 2007, the project has worked from Ajegunle, an underserved community …
Jun 02 2014
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Johannesburg—The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a $1 million grant to EOH to spur job creation in the ICT sector for South Africa's disadvantaged youth. The grant comes to support EOH's Youth …
Jun 02 2014
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Washington, D.C.—U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that six design proposals have been selected as winners of HUD’s Rebuild by Design competition. Secretary …
May 08 2014
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Abuja—The Rockefeller Foundation and Elance-oDesk will join forces to unlock the potential of online work for disadvantaged youth in Africa. Today the internet offers millions of job opportunities to a …
May 07 2014
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Johannesburg—Intel believes that when girls and women are connected to the world through technology, they are connected to a world of opportunity. However, according to the Women and the Web …
Apr 23 2014
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NEW YORK—The Dutch Government and The Rockefeller Foundation announced on Thursday, April 23, their pledge of funding support to WorldFish and the Earth Observatory of Singapore to produce a road …
Apr 22 2014
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NEW YORK—A large majority of Millennials want access to better transit options and the ability to be less reliant on a car, according to a new survey of Millennials in …
Mar 28 2014
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NEW YORK—Michael Berkowitz, director of 100 Resilient Cities, announced today that Maxwell Young has been appointed to the role of communications director for 100 Resilient Cities. Mr. Young will lead …
Mar 27 2014
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Bangkok—For the fourth year running, The Rockefeller Foundation-Resource Alliance partnership that celebrates and rewards the best nonprofit organizations launched its call for applications for the Thailand NGO Awards 2014. Today marks …