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The RBF is committed to reducing emissions from our investment portfolio to align with climate goals long supported by our grantmaking.

To build a thriving democracy, we must address not only the formal institutions and processes of self-government but also the deeper sources of our discontent, writes Stephen Heintz.

We urgently need a coordinated set of actions to mitigate the likely security and political consequences of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

McGhee’s book, The Sum of Us, chronicles her journey around the country to explore the social and economic gains that result when people unite across racial divides.

At our November board meeting, the RBF Board of Trustees approved a new statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion that acknowledges our personal and institutional roles in the history of oppression that we are seeking to dismantle.

A new anthology tells the stories of impact investors and entrepreneurs, climate litigants, frontline defenders, and environmental advocates and activists who have opened pathways to a more sustainable development path.

Upstart Co-Lab's The Guide: what cultural institutions need to know about investing for values and mission describes how impact investing can help cultural organizations multiply their impact and invest in the creative economy.

Elevating global public health and climate change to core national interests can help to expand our understanding of national security.

Democracy reform is not a partisan issue but an existential one.

Less than two percent of philanthropic dollars spent in the past decade have been dedicated to efforts to advance voting, promote civic participation, strengthen government, support the news media, and pursue other work that ensures our democracy is functioning well.