Archives of "Carry it Forward"
Carry it Forward, the RFC's newsletter, is published twice a year in March and September. Each edition describes every grant made in the most recent granting cycle, as well as recent events and other RFC news.
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Community Pulls Together to Minimize Cuts
This fall we awarded 73 grants totaling $178,314, bringing the 2009 figure to $354,220. Six are new awards and 67 are renewals.
Beneficiary Spotlight: Meet Kalliope and Nicole
While we wish we could share all the details behind our grants with our supporters, our first priority is to protect the privacy of our grantees. However two RFC families have decided to share their… Read More
Talk to Us!
In our ongoing quest to reach out to new constituencies and to stay current with the technology our community is using to keep in touch, the RFC recently launched several online forums where you can… Read More
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Coming Soon to a City Near You
Twenty years ago, an unfulfilled corporate lawyer with a remarkable personal history sat up in bed and realized what he wanted to do with his life: start an organization to honor his parents’ legacy… Read More
Executive Director's Report, Summer/Fall 2009
For the past year we’ve been asking supporters on our email list how best to communicate with you. Not surprisingly many of you have opted to receive our newsletter and fundraising appeals via email… Read More
Attica Prison Visit Program in Trouble
In 2001, our Attica Prison Visit Fund became self-sustaining thanks to two very generous donors. As Robert Meeropol knows from his own experience, these visits are very therapeutic for the children… Read More
You Came Through Again!
Thanks to our community’s response to our fundraising campaigns, this spring we were able to award 74 grants totaling $175,906; two are new awards and 72 are renewals. Because of our supporters’… Read More
Long-Term Support Helps Beneficiaries Thrive
One of the RFC’s earliest grants, made in 1992, was for daycare for the three-year-old son of a political prisoner incarcerated for his fight for Puerto Rican Independence. Today, Romano is a 17-year… Read More
Online Giving Arrives
If you’ve been to the RFC’s website, you probably noticed the “DONATE NOW” button at the top and bottom of each page. Clicking this button will allow you to support the RFC with a contribution made… Read More
RFC Launches New Website
The RFC has taken major steps to enhance our online technology to better serve our supporters, beneficiaries, and other members of our community. Along with this redesigned website, we are moving… Read More
RFC 2008 Family Gathering
Last August, the RFC held its sixth Gathering at a progressive summer camp in rural western Massachusetts. 41 parents and their school-aged children from across the country joined three peer leaders… Read More
Giving Made Easier
Recurring gifts benefit the RFC by providing us a reliable source of support. They also reduce the amount of mail we send you (which is good for the environment and lowers our mailing costs). And… Read More
Executive Director's Report, Winter/Spring 2009
I take great satisfaction that the RFC’s granting has grown from $802.50 in 1991 to $400,000 annually from 2006-2008. We have maintained or increased our granting budget in every one of our 19 years… Read More
New Named Memorial Fund
Clinton E. Jencks Memorial Fund
Muriel Sobelman-Jencks has established an annual grant of $1000 in memory of her husband, Clinton E. Jencks (1918-2005), “El Palomino,” organizer for United Mine, Mill… Read More
More than $1,000,000 Awarded Since January 2006!
This spring the RFC made 81 grants totaling $200,000; 7 are new awards and 74 are renewals. Thanks to our supporters’ generosity, in 2008 the RFC expects to award more than $400,000 for the third… Read More
Executive Director's Report
Light at the End of the Tunnel?
We live in a dangerous time. An arrogant and violent President and his gang have placed themselves above the law. They won’t stand for dissenters getting in the way… Read More
Artwork Sales Benefit RFC
This past spring, a unique community partnership generated a substantial donation earmarked for the RFC’s 2008 Family Gathering (click here to learn more about RFC Gatherings).