Rockefeller Brothers Fund focuses on philanthropy aimed at advancing social change for a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. The organization engages in various thematic programs including democratic practice, peacebuilding, and sustainable development.

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund | 6,617 followers on LinkedIn. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund advances social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. | Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) is a philanthropic foundation with a mission to advance social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Through our grantmaking, mission-aligned investing, and convenings at The Pocantico Center, the RBF supports the people and organizations building lasting solutions to the challenges facing today’s increasingly interdependent world.

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In A VISION FOR THE FUTURE, the Global Partnerships Forum explores the stories of extraordinary leaders and changemakers whose innovative solutions inspire hope, action, and lasting change. Inside, read a summary of LOGIC FOR THE FUTURE, the latest report by RBF president Stephen Heintz. Thank you to the Vision for the Future team – Global Partnerships Forum , Dr. Maryalice (Ali) Mazzara , Gregory W. Barton, Ed.D. , Matthew Barton, Zecki Dossal , Howard W. Buffett – for including his story in this publication.

We are excited to welcome The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center for a 6-month residency at the David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center at Pocantico! As the recipient of the RBF 2024 Community Arts Residency Award, LOFT will use the DR Center studio this fall and winter to develop and present LGBTQ+ related workshops and programs, open to the community and led by prominent local leaders and artists.

“Even if these philanthropies make zero dollars in grantmaking to climate organizations, if they move their money away from fossil fuels, that would have a huge impact.” On Center for Effective Philanthropy 's Giving Done Right podcast, climate scientist and author Ayana Elizabeth Johnson lays out how philanthropic efforts can play a vital role in combatting climate change and urges all foundations to join the RBF in the divestment movement as a fundamental step forward.

Ten years after announcing it would divest from fossil fuels, the RBF is continuing to assess its carbon footprint and work to decarbonize its endowment. #RBFdivest10 #divestinvest

In the ten years since RBF announced it would divest from fossil fuels, the Fund has demonstrated that you don't have to sacrifice your values for the bottom line. In 2023, the RBF adopted a plan to spend an additional $100 million over ten years to address the #climatecrisis . #RBFdivest10 #divestinvest

#Onthisday 10 years ago, in 2014, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund made an announcement that grabbed global attention: The philanthropy built by heirs to an oil fortune would divest from fossil fuels. #RBFdivest10 #divestinvest

“Stephen Heinz 's paper is right on time for the Summit of the Future, pointing to the necessary reforms to take us into functional multilateralism.” - Bogolo Joy Kenewendo, former minister of investment, trade, and industry, Botswana The UN Summit of the Future opens today in New York with Action Days to elevate the voice of youth in the multilateral system. In his new report, A LOGIC FOR THE FUTURE, RBF president Stephen Heintz argues for substantial investments in a global diplomatic surge: recruiting, training, and deploying a new generation of diplomats who will focus on ethical, inclusive leadership.

“Heintz’s report provides concrete and visionary suggestions on how to make the rules-based global order more suitable for the challenges of the 21st century.” – Henry Alt-Haaker, president, the Robert Bosch Stiftung, Germany In his new report, A LOGIC FOR THE FUTURE, Rockefeller Brothers Fund CEO Stephen Heintz offers a reimagined framework for international relations, based on the equitable distribution of power and primacy of global common interests.

“In ‘A Logic for the Future,’ Stephen Heintz offers a compelling fusion of visionary ideas and concrete proposals to reshape the multilateral order and revitalize the United Nations.” - María Fernanda Espinosa, former foreign minister, Ecuador, and former president of the United Nations General Assembly With the United Nations General Assembly approaching, Rockefeller Brothers Fund CEO Stephen Heintz's new report, A LOGIC FOR THE FUTURE, provides practical recommendations and functions to meet the unfolding challenges of today.

“The international system of the future will continue to have the United Nations at its core, but the complexity and hazards of these turbulent times demand that we establish a more robust, flexible, and nimble ecosystem of networks, organizations, and modalities that work in concert with the United Nations.” In The Fund’s new published report A LOGIC FOR THE FUTURE, president and CEO Stephen Heintz acknowledges the limitations of the current multilateral system urging increased input from non-traditional stakeholders like city and local leaders. https://lnkd.in/gmn6iQTY

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