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The RBF has had no direct involvement in the campus protests nor have we earmarked funds for them. Some RBF grantees have provided training, messaging, and/or legal support to student protest leaders. Details of our grants are published on our website. 

Since 2011, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund has made grants in pursuit of justice, security, dignity, and peace for all Israelis and Palestinians.

Grantmakers are often reluctant to support the risky work of grassroots groups struggling to build peace in the Middle East and elsewhere. But they need us now more than ever.

For International Women's Day, RBF grantmakers discuss philanthropy and the elevation of feminist thought and leadership.

In 2022, the RBF awarded $385,000 in grants to organizations supporting communities affected by the Russia-Ukraine war.

Afghan civil society organizations focused on building peace are struggling. Donors must find innovative ways to support them.

We urgently need a coordinated set of actions to mitigate the likely security and political consequences of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Either as a nonproliferation tool or as a starting point for regional dialogue, there is no serious alternative other than returning to the 2015 JCPOA.

Elevating global public health and climate change to core national interests can help to expand our understanding of national security.

The Peacebuilding program team took inspiration from a wide range of peacebuilders. Some are internationally acclaimed figures, others are the less well-known but equally inspiring partners whom the Peacebuilding staff is privileged to work with and learn from.