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United States First High-Income Pilot Country of SDG Philanthropy Platform
New York, NY—Today, the United States became the first high-income nation to join Kenya, Colombia, Indonesia, and Ghana as pilot countries in the SDG Philanthropy Platform. The global SDG Philanthropy...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Announces Leadership Changes, New Teams Focused on Financial Inclusion and Environment, Rights, & Global Development
As part of its goal to help donors create thoughtful, effective philanthropy throughout the world, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors today announces the appointment of several senior staff members. “These appointments reflect...
Philanthropy Under Fire: Social Compact Panel Discussion
On December 12, 2019, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) gathered philanthropy leaders, board members and clients for a discussion of the role of philanthropy in today’s society. The conversation, focused on...
How Philanthropy Adds Value to India’s Effort to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals
...Compact Network in India. The SDG Philanthropy Platform—of which Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) is a founding member in collaboration with UNDP—is part of a continuing effort to engage the philanthropic...
Philanthropy’s Unique Role in Impact Investing
...philanthropy has been doing for over a century and impact investing will do well to take note. (To be clear, philanthropy also has much to learn from business and traditional...
Catalyzing Innovation Through Prize Philanthropy: Seminar Recap
At a recent seminar, Leveraging Prize Philanthropy: Foundation Perspectives and Experiences, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and its guest panelists explored how prize philanthropy can drive social innovation and benefit ecosystems beyond...
Perspectives in Philanthropy: Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Wang Haitao Uses AI to Improve Education in China
...of Global Philanthropy Leaders (GPL Program) on a study tour organized by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. As a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist, Mr. Wang shared valuable insights on his projects and...
What’s Top of Mind for Philanthropy Leaders
...and sustained, and in so doing, build the next generation of philanthropy leadership. With each new cohort, the broader network of women philanthropy leaders will expand, enriching the collective wisdom,...
A Win-Win for Social Impact: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases New Guide on Prize Philanthropy
NEW YORK- March 23, 2021– Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) today published Prize Philanthropy: Benefits, Challenges, and Winning Approaches, a guide for philanthropy on when and how a competition makes the...
Confluence Philanthropy: When Will Philanthropy Lean Into Funding the Plumbing?
This blog was originally posted on the Confluence Philanthropy website. You can read the original article here. I had the opportunity to join a Confluence Philanthropy event for the first...
Future Trends for Strategic Philanthropy: Survey Reveals More Wealthy Families Want to Donate During Their Lifetimes; Education Remains Most Popular Cause
NEW YORK- January 17, 2020 – Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Campden Wealth today published “Global Trends and Strategic Time Horizons in Family Philanthropy 2020,” a report based on a survey...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Founding President & CEO Melissa Berman Stepping Down
...effective philanthropy. Ms. Berman also developed and led Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ research initiative called The Theory of the Foundation, supported by an international cohort of over 100 philanthropy leaders. Over...
Rethinking Philanthropy
...development experts – to debate the main innovations, successes, challenges, and the limits of today’s philanthropy. The forum focused on philanthropy’s role in international development, legacy philanthropy vs. next gen...
The Value of Time in Philanthropy: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases New Guide on Assessing and Implementing Strategic Time Horizons
...bound,” “giving while living,” or “sunsetting.” Volume one, Strategic Time Horizons in Philanthropy: Key Trends and Considerations, details the significance of strategic time horizons to philanthropy and how being intentional...
Key Driving Forces of Social Innovation: Impact Investment and Social Enterprise
...and government; The five steps in the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Philanthropy Roadmap; Key philanthropy concepts; How to manage impact investing, particularly for organizations and individuals who have been generously giving...
Centering People and Communities in Your Giving
...Trust Perhaps most importantly, philanthropy must examine the power it wields. It is impossible for philanthropy to authentically center communities without considering—and rejecting— longstanding, entrenched, imbalanced power dynamics in philanthropy....
Next Gen Donors and the New “Golden Age” of Philanthropy
...about next gen donors, check out RPA’s Next Gen Philanthropy guide as part of the Philanthropy Roadmap series. Written by Melissa Blackerby of the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Communications Team....
Multi-stakeholder partnerships for the SDGs in Zambia
...said Janet Rogan, Resident Coordinator in Zambia. “Philanthropy’s innovative approaches and commitment to impact sets us on a path for success.” The Platform’s website www.sdgfunders.org will also document how philanthropy...
The State of Climate Philanthropy
...who have generally been sidelined in both boardrooms and traditional environmental organizations. How must climate philanthropy continue to evolve to meet the urgency of the crisis? In the last couple...
Reimagined Philanthropy
...the Philanthropy Framework, and Operating Archetypes. Melissa A. Berman, RPA’s CEO, aptly states, “Philanthropy’s role in the pursuit of justice and equity is undergoing a deep reevaluation. Reimagined Philanthropy serves...