The awards are funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. Judith Rodin of the Rockefeller Foundation said finding innovative ideas and expanding them to a large scale has proven to be hugely effective.
VOA: standard.2010.04.28
Rockefellerhas no time for a second opinion that might produce inconvenient truths.
The man who called himself Clark Rockefellerhas been the subject of books and TV movies focusing on his bizarre travels through high society as a man of many identities.
The Rockefeller Foundation has recently formed a partnership with InnoCentive, an entrepreneurial website, to offer financial rewards to people who solve specific social challenges posted on the site.