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Stephen Heintz speaks at the Independent Sector 2004 Annual Conference in Chicago, November 9.

Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, speaks at the Council on Foundations conference in Toronto on April 27, 2004, where he accepts the Paul Ylivisaker Award.

RBF President Stephen Heintz discusses the alarming paradox that exists in our society today: while more of the world’s people now live under democratic regimes than at any other time in human history, democracy is in peril in some societies.

In his speech, "Vision, Courage, and Sustainability," Mr. Rockefeller argued that achieving "sustainability is both a possibility and an ecological and social necessity."

His speech discusses some of the challenges facing philanthropy today along with some suggestions for dealing with them.

Stephen B. Heintz, president of the RBF, announces new grantmaking guidelines and a restructuring of the Fund's program areas, effective January 1, 2003.

This publication reports on a conference held at the Pocantico Conference Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in October 2002.

Efforts to spread information about the long-term downside risks of investments in pesticides represent a profoundly constructive contribution both to ensuring greater corporate accountability, as well as safeguarding public and environmental health. This publication reports on a conference about accountability in the pesticide industry, held at The Pocantico Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in June 2002.

The Global Interdependence Initiative is pleased to announce publication of its three-year- report, "From Values to Advocacy: Activating the Public's Support for U.S. Engagement in an Interdependent World."

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund convened a group of 33 early childhood development and education experts, including scholars, practitioners, and advocates for a symposium held at The Pocantico Center in November 2001.  This report summarizes the presentations of the meeting's featured speakers.