Judith Rodin Steps Down as Head of Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
06/16/2016
Institution’s first female president ends 11-year tenure in which she stressed forging corporate partnerships to further philanthropic projects.
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How Ford, Rockefeller Supported "Street Orgs" in the 1970s
Release Date:
06/03/2016
In 1970, the Vice Lords were actually given $275,000 by the Rockefeller Foundation for their organizing work, and the Ford Foundation granted them $130,000.
Rockefeller Foundation Launches YieldWise, a $130 Million Initiative to Halve Post-Harvest Loss
Release Date:
05/26/2016
The earth’s global food system is facing a quiet crisis—one-third of all food produced is never consumed while 1.2 billion people go to bed hungry or under-nourished, as global economic losses mount into the trillions.
Ford, Rockefeller, Mellon, Bank of America Are Just a Few of the Donors to New African American Museum
Release Date:
05/25/2016
Ford, Gates, Rockefeller and Mellon foundations, General Electric and Walmart, Oprah Winfrey and Samuel L. Jackson, the NBA and the NFL donated to the new museum in Washington, D.C.
Rockefeller Assists Global Resilience Partnership With New Ideas In Flood Risk Management
Release Date:
05/24/2016
To encourage new ideas and actions in flood risk management, Zurich Insurance Group has teamed up with the Global Resilience Partnership, a public-private initiative spearheaded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the United States Agency for...
At the Rockefellers’ Kykuit, Painterly Gardens and a Rosy Legacy
Release Date:
05/23/2016
While Kykuit’s expansive Italian-inspired gardens with French and English influences are gorgeous year-round, the blossoming roses make June one of the best times to visit.
At Rockefeller, Actor Robin Wright on Negotiating Equal Pay on ‘House of Cards’
Release Date:
05/18/2016
In an interview with the Rockefeller Foundation about closing the gender gap, Wright explained that she made the move after learning she was earning $420,000 an episode, compared to Spacey's $500,000.
Women in Leadership: Why It Matters
Publication date:
05/2016
It’s no secret that women have historically faced greater barriers than men when it comes to fully participating in the economy. Across geographies and income levels, disparities between men and women persist in the form of pay gaps, uneven opportunities for advancement, and unbalanced representation in important decision-making.
Rockefeller Foundation Releases New Report On Women in Leadership & Why It Matters
Release Date:
05/16/2016
A new report, titled "Women in Leadership: Why It Matters" from the Rockefeller Foundation, indicates that this reality doesn’t line up with Americans’ perceptions.
Rockefeller Foundation Announces Campaign to Achieve Workplace Equality
Release Date:
05/16/2016
Despite some strides in achieving workplace equality, only 21 women helm the world’s largest corporations today, according to a survey released by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Rockefeller Funding of Resilience Officer in Chicago Makes News
Release Date:
05/03/2016
After announcing and filling the new job bankrolled by the Rockefeller Foundation, Mayor Rahm Emanuel struggled to explain just what it is that former Deputy Water Management Commissioner Aaron Koch would be doing in the newly created job.
Rockefeller, Bloomberg Drive New Approaches to Urban Development
Release Date:
05/03/2016
New collaboration models and citizen-inclusive governance approaches using new technologies and tools are being driven by private sector actors like the Rockefeller Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Vulcan Philanthropies.
Rockefeller Foundation Spearheads Resilience Strategy in Colorado
Release Date:
04/29/2016
The resilience strategy is a new approach to city planning spearheaded by the Rockefeller Foundation. Michael Berkowitz, who heads up the 100 Resilient Cities Project, said there are opportunities to leverage dollars spent on climate action plans to...
Rockefeller Foundation Launches Conversation-for-Action Series, Insight Dialogues
Release Date:
04/28/2016
Insight Dialogues, a live event and digital content series focused on sparking global conversations and action around the most pressing issues of our time will facilitate an exchange of ideas and inform the Foundation's ongoing work to improve the...
Rockefeller Divestment in Fossil Fuels Leads Landmark Climate Accord Approved at U.N.
Release Date:
04/25/2016
The 21st Conference of Parties (COP21), under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, delivered a global agreement to limit future global warming to under 2° C above pre-industrial levels. The
Egyptian Court Rules for NGO, Allowing it to Receive ‘Foreign’ Funds from Rockefeller
Release Date:
04/20/2016
A number of activists are currently facing trial in other cases for receiving 'illegal foreign funding.'
Feedback Partners with Rockefeller Foundation, 40 Organizations to Combat Food Waste in NYC, DC
Release Date:
04/19/2016
London-based environmental nonprofit Feedback has announced a US campaign with The Rockefeller Foundation as well as a coalition of more than 40 organizations and chefs to combat food waste.
Lee Wasserman Fights Climate Change with Rockefeller Funds
Release Date:
04/18/2016
The Rockefeller Family Fund divests from fossil fuels while dishing out grants to combat global warming.
Artists, Investors and Innovators Join Together to Launch Upstart Co-Lab
Release Date:
04/14/2016
Upstart is funded by Ford Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Surdna Foundation with in-kind support from the F.B. Heron Foundation. Upstart is a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
Rockefeller Foundation Joins Conversation on Flood Resilience
Release Date:
04/14/2016
In order to tackle catastrophic climate-related events including droughts and floods, The Rockefeller Foundation, the United States Agency for International Development and Sida, backed by Zurich Insurance Group and its Z Zurich Foundation, have...