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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...
Helping Philanthropy Align with the SDGs: New Publications
...progress.” The first volume of RPA’s new guide, Philanthropy and the SDGs: Getting Started, provides background on the SDGs and details how philanthropy can benefit. The second volume, Philanthropy and...
Systems Change: A Topic Brief for Donors
...type of change strategy is the Ford Foundation’s support for environmental advocacy organizations such as the Natural Resources Defense Council and Environmental Defense Fund, both of which have been instrumental...
Moving towards systems change: The ‘Why’ of Impact Investing
...philanthropy, and policy (Exhibit 1-7), impact investing combines the distinct institutional elements of these sectors. The interaction of policy, philanthropy, and investment is not new, but understanding the distinct attributes...
SDG Inspiration Day: What’s Needed from Communities to Achieve the SDGs?
...solar energy, is an excellent example of technology advancing sustainable environmental impact. It has changed the infrastructure and land around 18 miles of West Georgia’s I-85 by making it a...
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...
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....
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....
Students at Columbia Business School, in Collaboration with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Select Innovative Fintech Solution for Small Farms Facing Climate Change to Receive $100,000 Award
...on criteria developed by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, selected one to receive a special grant. New York, NY— As part of a unique joint program with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) and...
Imagine What Philanthropy Could Become
...do not emerge because philanthropy funds them. They emerge because communities organize, reimagine, and lead. Philanthropy’s role is not to direct those movements, but to help create the conditions in...
System Shifts in Philanthropy – Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
...humility—the foundation of healthy relationships—higher on the scale of desired attributes of funders. As one individual recently interviewed by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors said, “The philanthropy sector was set up to...
Philanthropy’s Role in Ending a Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight
Today, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) is taking action against one of the world’s most urgent and overlooked public health emergencies—lead poisoning. Through the Eliminating Lead Poisoning Innovation Fund, we are...
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...
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...
Join us for a discussion on Postsecondary Success, Debt, and Philanthropy’s Role on June 20
...Advisors (moderator) With welcoming remarks from Stephanie Bell-Rose, Senior Managing Director and Head, TIAA Institute, and Chris Page, Executive Vice President, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Tuesday, June 20 8:30am – 9:00...
Shifting the Narrative: A Q&A With Ana Marie Argilagos on Empowering Latine Leadership in Philanthropy
As President and CEO of Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP), Ana Marie Argilagos, who is also a Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ board member, leads the world’s largest philanthropic transnational network strengthening Latine...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Appoints Two New Board Members to Advance Its Mission of Accelerating Philanthropy
...thought partner, fiscal sponsor, and incubator for new philanthropic initiatives. About Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) accelerates philanthropy in pursuit of a just world. Continuing the Rockefeller family’s...
Three Tips for Next Gen Philanthropists
...philanthropy. To learn more, read our Philanthropy Roadmap guide Next Gen Philanthropy: Finding the Path Between Tradition or Innovation. Written by Melissa Blackerby of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors communications team....
Donzelina Barroso Named as Director, Global Philanthropy, for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
A seasoned philanthropic expert, Barroso will lead RPA’s London office NEW YORK, NY— Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, one of the world’s leading nonprofit philanthropic services, announced today that Donzelina Barroso has...