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Despite polling place issues in 2000 and 2004, and fears that they would reoccur in the last election, the vast majority of Americans said they had a positive voting experience in 2008 and intend to remain active in their communities.

The Center for Public Integrity, bipartisan watchdog and RBF grantee, has launched the Broken Government project, which provides a comprehensive online inventory of 128 executive branch failures during the Bush administration across the U.S. federal government.

Newsweek magazine has named Peter Barnes' commons-based solution to global warming as one of four "truly transformative" ideas of 2008.

The American Prospect, an RBF grantee, has issued a special report on revitalizing democracy. The special issue highlights the relationship between economic and political inequality.

Hosted in Los Angeles by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and jointly supported by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund's Sustainable Development and Pivotal Place: Southern China programs, the Governors' Global Climate Summit brought together over 800 attendees.

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

Center for Climate Strategies, a project of RBF-funded Enterprising Environmental Solutions, has released a new report on the economic benefits of climate action, drawing on years of experience in several American states.

Everyday Democracy and Rockefeller Brothers Fund grantees AmericaSpeaks, Inc. and Demos, A Network for Ideas & Action, Ltd., have released a report, "An Agenda for Strengthening Our Nation's Democracy."

The Form 990 PF form provides information on the RBF’s assets, liabilities, revenues, charitable distributions, operating and administrative expenses, excise tax computations, and compensation of officers, trustees or directors.

The Center of Philanthropy and Civil Society at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York has released a case study, "Mapping Foundation Engagement: Music Philanthropy in New York City."