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President-elect Barack Obama's team deployed a sophisticated Internet-based campaign to connect with new voters, particularly those under age 30.

Stephanie Strom, of The New York Times, examines how "some philanthropists are no longer content to work quietly" and the steps foundations, such as the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, are taking to play a greater role in influencing public policy.

Whether you live in Los Angeles, California, or Boise, Idaho, you can learn more about your candidates, campaign contributions, and other voter information through new web resources launched by RBF grantees National Institute on Money in State Politics and MAPLight.org.

News and speculation surrounding the 2008 Olympics are making headline news around the world, thrusting Shen Wei, principal choreographer for the Opening Ceremony, into the spotlight.

2030, Inc. (Architecture 2030) brings the message home: green buildings are vital to an effective climate change strategy.

Students could soon be eating vegetables they will grow in an organic school garden located on the neighboring Rockefeller estate in Pocantico.  The Rockefeller family has a long history of supporting environmental sustainability initiatives worldwide, as well as in their own backyard. The pilot project, which kicks off in September, will involve third and fourth grade students.

The Pocantico Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund will mark the 100th anniversary of Nelson A. Rockefeller's birthday with a special exhibit in the galleries at Kykuit. The exhibition features three sculptures by Alexander Calder, Julio González, and Naum Gabo. The sculptures, on loan from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, were bequeathed to MoMA by Governor Rockefeller in 1979.

What kind of country do we want to be in the world? This basic question is now the focus of widespread concern and debate in the United States.  At stake is the fundamental legitimacy of U.S. foreign policy. As poll after poll indicates, our foreign policy enjoys neither the broad support and confidence of the American public.  Read more

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) has announced a $1 million grant to 1Sky, a national campaign, to support a nationwide movement to achieve global warming policy solutions in the United States by 2010.

New York, NY (March 5, 2008) - Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF), in collaboration with Cave Canem Foundation, North America's premier home for Black poetry, has selected Cave Canem fellow John "Jay" Frazier to receive an inaugural residency at the historic Marcel Breuer House at Pocantico.