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Dancers from RBF grantee Chez Bushwick performed a choreographic work entitled "Replica" on the Kykuit forecourt at The Pocantico Center. The piece was choreographed by Daniel Arsham, Jonah Bokaer, and Judith Sanchez-Ruiz.

The Investigative News Network (INN), a collaboration of 32 nonprofit news organizations producing public service journalism, has named digital publishing executive Kevin L. J. Davis as its inaugural chief executive officer. INN was formed at The Pocantico Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in 2009.

Last month, the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro awarded grants to four RBF grantees: Fund for Active Citizenship (fAKT), 35 mm, The Network for the Affirmation of NGO Sector-MANS (MANS), and Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR).

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) and Middlebury College have announced the creation of the Sustainable Investments Initiative, a co-mingled fiscal vehicle seeking investments that generate long-term social, environmental, and economic value.

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has updated its Pivotal Place: New York City and Democratic Practice guidelines.

The RBF, in collaboration with Cave Canem Foundation, North America's premier home for Black poetry, has selected by lottery Cave Canem fellows LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs and Duriel E. Harris to receive a cohort residency at the historic Marcel Breuer House at Pocantico.

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS), an RBF grantee, has released a report examining the role of climate change in global security.

RBF grantees Demos, the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) co-hosted a strategy session called "Dethroning GDP," featuring RBF trustee and WRI founder Gus Speth.

Brian Keane, president of SmartPower, an RBF grantee, commemorates the 40th anniversary of Earth Day by sharing his top ten list of solar energy facts on The Huffington Post.

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) is pleased to announce the election of Marsha Simms to the Fund's board of trustees, effective March 10, 2010.