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RBF president, Stephen Heintz, discusses "The Role of NGOs in Modern Societies and Increasingly Interdependent World" at the Annual Conference of the Institute for Civil Society Zhongshan University in Guangzhou, China.

The Proxy Voting Guidelines are a core component of the RBF approach to responsible investing. The RBF has developed the Guidelines with the understanding that the voting rights that come with common stock ownership are economic assets of the foundation.

In the fall of 2004, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund decided it was time to hear in depth from the grantee community—to systematically gather data about grantee perceptions of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) and their experiences working with us. To ensure objectivity, we engaged the Center for Effective Philanthropy to conduct confidential third-party surveys of our current grantees.

Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, speaks at the Jewish Funders Network 2005 Annual Conference in Baltimore, April 5.

Stephen Heintz speaks at the Independent Sector 2004 Annual Conference in Chicago, November 9.

RBF President Stephen Heintz discusses the alarming paradox that exists in our society today: while more of the world’s people now live under democratic regimes than at any other time in human history, democracy is in peril in some societies.

In his speech, "Vision, Courage, and Sustainability," Mr. Rockefeller argued that achieving "sustainability is both a possibility and an ecological and social necessity."

His speech discusses some of the challenges facing philanthropy today along with some suggestions for dealing with them.

Stephen B. Heintz, president of the RBF, announces new grantmaking guidelines and a restructuring of the Fund's program areas, effective January 1, 2003.