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How can foundation philanthropy disentangle itself from the vast infrastructure of economic inequality that gave birth to it? How can we help correct the economic balance so that capitalism serves democracy—not the other way around?

“The wall that matters already stands: the spiritual wall that divides us a nation and a people.” Stephen Heintz argues that while historic diversity has contributed to the division in our politics, it can also strengthen our democracy.

Accepting the Council on Foundations 2018 Distinguished Service Award, RBF President Stephen Heintz offered remarks on the state of philanthropy in these turbulent times.

Hugh Lawson delivered the keynote address at the second annual World Resources Institute’s Sustainable Investing Forum and spoke about his experience integrating ESG principles into portfolios at Goldman Sachs, as well as the Fund's mission-aligned investment practices.

Citizens concerned about public health, land degradation, and clean air standards have driven coal from the market, said RBF President Stephen Heintz in an editorial for CNN.com on April 21, 2016.

Philanthropy must invest time and commit to constant innovation in order to tackle the root causes of the world’s most pressing problems, Stephen Heintz said, in remarks at the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre in April.

Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, spoke at a seminar about philanthropy at the Terry Sanford Institute's Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society at Duke University in December 2014. Mr. Heintz discussed the Rockefeller family tradition of philanthropy, impact investing, and collaboration with other foundations, among other topics.

Climate change is not only an environmental issue, it is a global security issue, Stephen Heintz said in remarks at the Off-the-Record Lecture Series. Mr. Heintz addressed the global security implications of climate change, describing how its consequences become a threat multiplier across the world.

During a plenary session at the Independent Sector's annual conference on September 30, 2013, Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, unveiled planning for a "National Purpose Initiative," an effort to reunite Americans around a common purpose. The project aims to engage hundreds of thousands—if not millions—of Americans in a dialogue that will culminate in a broadly shared agenda of national priorities.

Stephen Heintz discussed the Rockefeller Brother Fund's experiences with mission-related investing during his keynote address at Confluence Philanthropy's Practitioners' Meeting on January 26, in New York City. Mr. Heintz encouraged the group of foundation leaders and financial advisors to prioritize mission-related investing, and talked about the RBF's early progress since helping to create the Sustainability Investments Initiative last year.