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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RFC Loses Staunch Supporters
By Robert Meeropol, RFC Founder
The COVID-19 pandemic has sadly taken the lives of two vibrant, long-time supporters with special ties to the RFC; and a third beloved member of our community died… Read More
Bully. Coward. Victim.: The Story of Roy Cohn Now Available on HBO
Ivy Meeropol’s documentary, “Bully. Coward.
The RFC at 30: Join the Virtual Celebration!
While we wish we it would have been possible to gather safely with members of our community to celebrate the RFC's 30th anniversary, we were thrilled to be able to offer a virtual program to mark… Read More
Goodbye Amber
After more than 20 years on staff, the RFC’s Communications Director, Amber Black, left the organization this summer. Originally hired as the Public Relations Coordinator, Amber was an integral part… Read More
Executive Director's Report: Making Sense of Extraordinary Times
Unprecedented. Extraordinary. Global Crisis. Pandemic. How quickly these terms have become clichés as we all try to capture the current moment. And yet, despite how overused they already are, they… Read More
RFC Granting: A New "Normal"
“Things have been so insane and hectic here,” a parent wrote to us recently. Maybe you can relate.
The RFC at 30: Thoughts from Jenn & Robert Meeropol
1990 – 2010 (by Robert Meeropol)
In September 1990, I founded the RFC and became its first Executive Director. In the previous year, three dozen donors responded to my effort to raise start-up funds… Read More
Join Angela Y. Davis to Celebrate 30 Years!
The RFC will mark our 30th anniversary with a festive celebration on May 9th, 2020, headlined by our Advisory Board member, Angela Y. Davis, at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke, MA.
New Named Fund Supports Prison Visits
As my father and I shared in The RFC at 30, this year is the RFC’s 30th anniversary. That means it’s also the 25th anniversary of one of our signature granting programs, our Attica Prison Visits,… Read More
Twelve New Families Join RFC Community
NEW GRANTS
Suspicious Fire at Social Justice Organization $5000 for a group grant for 19 kids from seven families to attend programming focused on leadership, justice and equity. Their parents are… Read More
Redesigned Website Adds New Features
We’re busy working on the final stages of a completely redesigned website.
Bequest & "RMD" Support Critical
In their final letter to my father and uncle, my grandparents wrote that they were comforted in the sure knowledge that others would carry on after them.
Spring Grants Bring Total Awarded to More than $7 Million
NEW GRANTS
Pipeline Protestor Imprisoned $4500 for school tuition for four children, ages seven to 13, whose environmental activist father shut down a pipeline to bring attention to the harm… Read More
Sales of Limited Edition Photo of Pete Seeger Benefit RFC
In celebration of the 2019 centennial of Pete Seeger's birth, fine art photographer Robert Floyd has produced a limited edition of nine, 13” x 19” prints of his candid 1979 photo of Pete Seeger at a… Read More
Welcome on Board!
During the past year, three new members joined the RFC Board. Claudia Quintero came to us last fall.
Group Grants Support Multi-Generational Activism
The RFC turns 30 next year. Many of our supporters have been with us for most, if not all, of the past three decades but I bet even some of them may not know about a small but vital grant program:… Read More
Remembering Pete Seeger
May 3, 2019, was the 100th anniversary of Pete Seeger’s birth. Pete was a beloved part of the RFC community, a generous founding member (with his wife Toshi) of our Advisory Board, and prior to that… Read More