Rodney Ferguson
Winrock Chosen for Racial Equity Initiative
It will spend the next six months working with global nonprofit The Bridgespan Group to "strengthen our approach to advancing racial equity both internally and in our external work." read more >
Michaela Edwards Appointed to Winrock Board
She's a partner at Capricorn Investment Group of Palo Alto, California, with international experience in investment management. read more >
Winrock, Cartwheel Partner on $1.2M Startup Accelerator Project
A field of 20 startups will be narrowed to the two most viable and high-potential companies. read more >
Winrock Confirms Move to Innovation Hub in NLR
The nonprofit sold its former headquarters in Little Rock for $5.4 million after the COVID-19 pandemic brought a reassessment of its real estate needs. read more >
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Rockefeller Groups Live Up to Rich Name
Almost 50 years after Winthrop Rockefeller died, the three nonprofits seeded by his fortune are evolving their missions for doing good in Arkansas, the nation and the world read more >
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Winrock Sells, but Won’t Go Far
Winrock International is packing up to move, having sold its gleaming 25,000-SF headquarters on Riverfront Drive in Little Rock for $5.3 million this month. read more >
Winrock Announces 2 Board Appointments, Including Tyson Exec
Winrock International of Little Rock announced Wednesday the appointment of two new members to its board: Dr. Ruth Oniang’o and John R. Tyson. read more >
Winrock International Launches Validation Fund With $1.1M in Walton Funds
Winrock International of Little Rock announces its new Validation Fund, an “evergreen, not-for-profit fund dedicated to deploying early-stage awards to validation-stage Arkansas startup companies.” read more >
Companies Can Act Responsibly and Innovate Too (Rodney Ferguson Commentary)
Fighting policies that protect workers from disruption should unite the left, right and center — and should bring into clear focus the point at which corporations should rightly cede responsibility for employee protections to government. read more >
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Winrock CEO Named to Federal Committee
Winrock President and CEO Rodney Ferguson has been named to the Export-Import Bank of the United States 2019 Advisory Committee. read more >
Delta I-Fund Startups Featured at Demo Day
Rejuvenix of Little Rock, a graduate of the Delta Innovation Fund accelerator, won $10,000 for technical assistance last week at the program's 2019 Demo Day at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock. read more >
Winrock’s Commitment to Innovation Hub Questioned
Former employees, including the executive director who resigned in February, fear the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub is bound for financial failure two years after merging with Winrock International, but Winrock insists the doomsayers don’t know what they are talking about. read more >
Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Nonprofits
A nonprofits resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
Rodney Ferguson Will Be Winrock International’s New CEO
Winrock International says Rodney Ferguson will become the nonprofit's new president and CEO on April 1. read more >