The 2008 Annual Review cover story, "Democracy in Action," centers on the Fund's Democratic Practice program and examines the issues of elections reform, public financing, and immigration. It includes features by Lauren Foster and Matt Saldaña.
This is the sixth edition of the Statistical Review of RBF Operations.
The Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative of the Center for American Progress (CAP) has produced a video called "The Young Muslim American Voices Project," which was featured on The Washington Post's "On Faith" blog.
During his latest trip to the Western Balkans, Rockefeller Brothers Fund president Stephen B. Heintz was interviewed on Life in Kosovo, a current affairs television program. It is produced by RBF grantee Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN). Host Jeta Xharra delved into the philanthropic legacy of the Rockefeller family, and what the Fund's mission and programmatic involvement in the Western Balkans means for Kosovar society now and in years to come. Xharra also spoke with Heintz on larger questions of Kosovo and EU integration; the need for rule of law and developing a culture of democracy; Islam and the democratic state; and climate change.
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS), an RBF grantee, has released a report examining the role of climate change in global security. It launched on April 28 at an event featuring Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner.
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS), an RBF grantee, has released a working paper, Promoting the Dialogue: Climate Change and the Quadrennial Defense Review. The authors, CNAS Bacevich Fellow Christine Parthemore and Research Assistant Will Rogers, examine how the Department of Defense is incorporating climate change and its impact on national security into the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).
Stephen Heintz, president of the RBF, delivered this year's lecture as part of Adelphi University's Hagedorn Lecture Series on Corporate Social Responsibility. Stephen challenged listeners to think beyond the confines of the outmoded CSR model and called for reform in all three sectors of society—private, public, and nonprofit—to find tangible solutions to the most pressing global issue today: the global warming crisis.
We are witnessing a significant commitment to a clean energy economy on local, state, and federal levels. Where does New York stand in the climate/clean energy efforts? RBF Sustainable Development program director, Michael Northrop, shares his views on the opportunities ahead for New York.
During a recent visit to China, RBF president Stephen Heintz spoke about China's opportunity to demonstrate bold leadership in developing low carbon prosperity.