Apr 10 2013
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NEW YORK—The Rockefeller Foundation today announced a $1.2 million, four-city project to support local efforts to build bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in Boston, Chicago, Nashville, and Pittsburgh. In each …
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Apr 09 2013
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CHICAGO—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 …
Apr 05 2013
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CAPE TOWN—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, …
Mar 14 2013
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NEW YORK—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 …
Mar 12 2013
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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 …
Mar 05 2013
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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 …
Feb 14 2013
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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 …
Feb 11 2013
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NEW YORK—The Rockefeller Foundation announced a new competition in search of solutions that will improve livelihoods for poor or vulnerable workers in the world’s informal economies. Launched in celebration of …
Jan 18 2013
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New York—Today, The Rockefeller Foundation announced its support for a new public-private program that will help cities across the country finance and build resilient and integrated urban storm water infrastructure …
Jan 14 2013
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NEW YORK—The Social Impact Bond Technical Assistance Lab (SIB Lab) at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) announced today that, with funding from The Rockefeller Foundation, it will be offering pro …