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Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF), in collaboration with Cave Canem Foundation, has selected by lottery Cave Canem fellow Christopher Stackhouse to receive a residency at the historic Marcel Breuer House at the Pocantico Center.

Recently profiled as a CNN Hero, Alfa Demmellash of Rising Tide Capital was recognized by President Obama at a White House event highlighting effective nonprofit programs.

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund spotlights four of the 12 grantees—Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, Center for Book Arts, Ifetayo, and Morphoses—that received Charles E. Culpeper Arts & Culture Grants in 2008.

When Deborah Simpson decided to run for a seat in Maine's House of Representatives in 2000, she was an unlikely candidate for elected office: as a waitress and single mother, she lacked connections to deep-pocketed donors. She had, however, heard about the state's new Clean Elections Act and figured she could campaign by talking about issues instead of asking people to write her checks.  Read more

While the 2008 U.S. presidential election was hailed largely because it put an African American in the White House for the first time, another celebrated success was the explosion in civic participation: thousands of new voters registered for the first time, volunteered, and turned up at the polls to cast their ballots. 

"There is no question about the power of the immigrant vote," says Chung-Wha Hong, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition.  In New York, where more than 4 million foreign-born workers produce nearly a quarter of the state's economic output, Ms. Hong's organization has sought to implement a "community-based electoral machine."

Three issues, six grantees, and a wonderful mix of opinions converge as the health of democracy in America is explored in the 2008 annual review.

The Georgetown State-Federal Climate Resource Center at Georgetown Law has announced that the newly formed Governors' Energy and Climate Coalition has pledged to address climate change and provide the nation with a comprehensive energy strategy.

We are witnessing a significant commitment to a clean energy economy on local, state, and federal levels. Where does New York stand in the clean energy efforts? RBF Sustainable Development program director, Michael Northrop, shares his views on the opportunities ahead for New York.

Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE), has released a new guide that describes strategies and stories of how local civic engagement has developed over the past decade.