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Digital Frontiers Institute
The Digital Frontiers Institute (DFI), a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, supports the emergence of a payments profession which is inclusive, ethical and sound. The mission of the DFI is...
Impact Investing: an Introduction
This guide is part of our Philanthropy Roadmap series and is expressly written for donors who may wish to complement traditional grantmaking approaches as they invest their assets to promote...
Melissa Berman on the expanding world of philanthropic advising
The September 2016 issue of Alliance Magazine features an interview with RPA President & CEO Melissa Berman on international developments in philanthropy and the growing philanthropic advisory field....
Solutions Summit 2016
On September 21, the the UN Foundation, the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) and the Global Innovation Exchange, in collaboration with the SDG Philanthropy Platform and other groups supporting the...
Global Partnership for Sharks & Rays Launches to Address Urgent Marine Conservation Crisis
...populations worldwide. GPSR, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, was founded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, The Leona M....
New Venture Connects Socially Minded Artists With Cash
The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently featured this article on Upstart Co-Lab, an RPA Sponsored Project that works to secure impact-investment funding for artists and creative professionals who use their art...
Melissa Berman: social impact investing
In a recent article from the Financial Times, President and CEO Melissa Berman discusses Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ new London office and social impact investing services....
A new space is needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
In a new blog post on Alliance Magazine, Vice President Heather Grady emphasizes the need for a “third space” where different sectors – such as philanthropy, government, and civil society...
Cathy Frank Halstead
...Frank Foundation, which focuses on arts and education in the U.S., Great Britain, and Ireland. She is an accomplished abstract painter. Cathy serves on the boards of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors...
Remembering David Rockefeller
The board and staff of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors mourn the loss of David Rockefeller, whose support helped launch our organization. He leaves a remarkable legacy of generosity, engagement, thoughtfulness, kindness,...
What’s in a Name?
Naming gifts help donors establish a lasting legacy, but often not without some challenges. In this article from Philanthropy Magazine, CEO and President Melissa Berman shares insights on the benefits...
Achieving Success in Postsecondary Education
...Philanthropy Advisors and the TIAA Institute partnered to look at the landscape of student debt in the U.S. as well as trends and innovative approaches in private funding of higher...
Art for Justice Fund Cited as an Example of Art with a Social Mission
...support the causes that matter to them. In a new article published by the Financial Times, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ new project Art for Justice Fund is discussed as one way...
Elizabeth Droggitis
...Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors in 2017, Elizabeth worked as the Membership and Public Education Manager at MADRE, an international women’s human rights organization, where she managed communications and individual giving programs....
Scaling Solutions
...Richards Kaplan Foundations, working with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, examined when, how, and why some organizations’ solutions and impact have been able to grow at significant scale, and achieve the system-level...
RPA September Newsletter
Check out our September newsletter, featuring a new report that helps funders think about scaling solutions to drive system-level change, a recently-launched SDG Philanthropy Platform site with tools for building...
How The Giving Habits Of The Super Rich Are Changing
Many donors today are focusing on philanthropy well before retirement, are deeply involved in the issues they’re supporting financially and are interested in new models for giving. In this Forbes...
The Art for Justice Fund Announces $22 Million in Grants to Address Mass Incarceration
...prison populations, strengthen education and employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated people, and humanize people affected by the criminal justice system. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors will provide programmatic support and fiscal sponsorship...
RPA November Newsletter
Check out our November newsletter, featuring recommendations for continued support to Puerto Rico Post-Maria, updates to our Philanthropy Roadmap series including a new guide and digital platform, and information on...
Michael Quattrone
...at the intersection of the arts, philanthropy, and social justice. Michael serves on the board of A Blade of Grass and as Board Chair of the Hudson Valley Writers Center....