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RBF grantee Connexus Communications has produced a special five-part China Green series called "China/America: Green or Grey?" as part of its radio program, A World of Possibilities. Each part is an hour long, and contains in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs and green tech innovators in China and in the United States.

The 2009 online annual review features two Southern China slidecasts. Included is a discussion with Richard Rockefeller, chair; Wendy O’Neill, trustee; and Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund about the Rockefeller family’s history in China, and the evolution of the Fund’s Southern China program.

The 2009 online annual review features two Southern China slidecasts. The slidecast features Shenyu Belsky, director of the Fund's Southern China program, and two RBF grantees—Ma Jun of the Institute for Public and Environmental Affairs and Alex Wang of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.—discussing the importance of environmental information disclosure.

In 1991, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund leased from the National Trust for Historic Preservation the portion of the Rockefeller estate bequeathed to the Trust by Nelson Rockefeller. Subsequently, through the generosity of members of the Rockefeller family, the Fund created The Pocantico Center as an extension of its grantmaking activities.

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund's stewardship of the Pocantico Historic Area includes overseeing the maintenance, care, conservation, and restoration of the historic buildings, gardens, and collections of decorative and fine art. Historic structures featured in this video include: Kykuit, The Orangerie, and the Marcel Breuer House at Pocantico.

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund's stewardship of the Pocantico Historic Area includes overseeing the maintenance, care, conservation, and restoration of the historic buildings, gardens, and collections of decorative and fine art. This video features the Inner, Brook, Rose, and Japanese gardens.

RBF grantee the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) celebrated the graduation of its New Policy School's third class and the matriculation of its fourth, on Sept. 7.

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has earned LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its New York City office.  The new office demonstrates the Fund's commitment to providing its staff with a cost-effective, healthy, and productive workplace that is aligned with its environmental values, and also allows the foundation to concentrate financial resources on advancing social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world.

RBF grantee, the Abraham Path Initiative, Inc. is featured in The Guardian, as travel writer Kevin Rushby documents his five-day hike along the Path of Abraham. The Abraham Path Initiative seeks to promote understanding among followers of the Abrahamic faiths.

Sustainable Development Program Director, Michael Northrop, discusses the government's role in investing in renewable energy in this podcast hosted by Mary-Charlotte of Santa Fe Radio Café.