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Foresight & Futures Initiative: Workshop Report
In January, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) brought together Community of Practice members and key partners at its inaugural Foresight & Innovation Beehive in Turin, Italy. The more than two dozen...
Mission & Values
At Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, our mission is to accelerate philanthropy in pursuit of a just world by providing deep global expertise to make philanthropy more thoughtful, equitable and effective....
Play the Forging Futures Game
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) is proud to announce Forging Futures: A Strategic Decision-Making Game for Resilient Societies, a new tool designed to help philanthropic organizations and their partners strengthen long-term...
Fiscal Sponsorship
For donors whose funding goals require a neutral but professionally managed fiscal home, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors offers comprehensive fiscal sponsorship services that can help you make an impact quickly and...
Collaborative Giving
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors helps committed funders join forces around a common goal, significantly magnifying their collective impact. If you’re interested in collaborative giving, you can trust that we’ll handle the...
OPTIX
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is partnering with the MetLife Foundation and Bankable Frontier Associates (BFA) to develop Optimizing Performance Through Improved Cross(X)-Sell (OPTIX), a program to provide micro-finance institutions and cooperatives...
Oceans 5
...with decades of experience in marine philanthropy – who share intelligence in developing projects to establish marine reserves and stop overfishing. To date, the collaborative has supported over 25 projects...
Fundación Amparo
In early 2012, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors was engaged by Fundación Amparo, a Mexican family foundation. Since its founding in 1979, the Fundación has supported fine arts and Mexican culture, educational...
Do endowments matter in analyzing the relationship between money and mission?
In an article from the Winter 2016 issue of Philanthropy Impact Magazine, RPA Vice President Heather Grady discusses what she calls “one of the most important trends in philanthropy in...
Beware the Bearer of Big Gifts
Big bet philanthropy can make a huge impact – but often not without some initial criticism from the public. President and CEO Melissa Berman is quoted in this article from...
New “Art for Justice Fund” Launched
...The Art for Justice Fund (A4JF), a new initiative from the Ford Foundation in partnership with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, will use artwork sales to fund a movement to address mass...
RPA launches report on Frameworks for Private Foundations in partnership with GrantCraft
Philanthropy is changing and evolving more quickly than ever, with new societal challenges, new players, and new strategies. In this time of change, questions of how foundations can optimize their...
Can Sustainable Development Be a Stimulus for Expanded Civil Society Space?
...a new blog post published by European Foundation Centre, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Vice President Heather Grady discusses this and the effect on SDG Philanthropy Platform pilot countries. Grady notes that...
Ford Foundation and Walton Family Foundation Launch $6 Million Effort to Diversify Art Museum Leadership
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is proud to be a part of the team guiding the newly launched Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative. The Initiative, a project of the Walton Family and...
Five Tips for Your End-of-Year Giving Impact Assessment
...didn’t, and what changes should be made? Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ Assessing Impact guide provides a solid structure for measuring program effectiveness in five comprehensive steps: Set expectations for what you...
Artists, Experts and Activists Share Stories and Insights at the Art for Justice Fund’s ‘Art, Advocacy, Action’ Event
...for Justice Fund’s Art, Advocacy, Action event. Hosted by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and the Ford Foundation at the Museum of the City of New York, the event showcased multiple panel...
Investing in Girls’ Education and Technology: Key Takeaways from the African Diaspora Investment Symposium
...innovations that will prepare for the expected population growth of 2.4 billion people by 2050. Representatives from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors were in attendance, with Heather Grady moderating a panel on...
We Need to Talk about Systems Change
...of funders and partners to discuss the role of philanthropy towards transformational change. The session in New Orleans gave us further clarity that the philanthropic sector does not have a...
Shifting Systems
...and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors launched the Shifting Systems Initiative in 2016. In the years since, challenges faced by leaders at local, regional, and global levels have become increasingly severe, volatile,...
Civil Marriage Collaborative
...most needed. Tim Sweeney, who co-founded and then advised the collaborative for many years and still shares its lessons with others exploring how philanthropy can shift complex systems over time,...