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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Carry It Forward
Summer Fall 2013
“We rededicate ourselves to fight our government’s war-making abroad and repression at home. We will not name names. We will not keep quiet. Like Ethel and… Read More
Join Us Online: Get the Latest Info!
Winter Spring 2013
If you have email, or are on Facebook or Twitter, you can get timely updates about the CARRY IT FORWARD: Celebrate the Children of Resistance event, plus other RFC news and alerts.
Join Us Online
Summer Fall 2012
During the two weeks surrounding this past June 19th, RFC news items were viewed by various Facebook users more than 8000 times. During that same period, dozens of our Twitter posts were retweeted,… Read More
Save the Date!
Summer Fall 2012
On Sunday, June 16, 2013, the RFC will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Rosenbergs’ executions with an event at The Town Hall in New York City.
A Word From Our Sustainers
Winter Spring 2012
In 2011, the RFC received nearly $12,000 in contributions from Sustainers — supporters who have established a monthly or quarterly recurring gift to the RFC. Here, several donors explain why they… Read More
Community Voices
Winter Spring 2012
We often receive letters, calls and emails from members of our community, letting us know how the RFC impacts their lives. Here are three that arrived recently.
See You in New York
Winter Spring 2012
Although June 16, 2013 is over a year away, we want all our supporters to know that we’ll hold a very special event on that date, at New York City’s Town Hall theater, to commemorate the 60th… Read More
Ten New Beneficiary Families Join the RFC Community!
Summer Fall 2011
This spring we awarded 75 grants totaling $190,487. Ten are new awards and 65 are renewals. We received more new requests for aid than we have in almost a decade, while continuing to support existing… Read More
Remembering Attica 40 Years On
Summer Fall 2011
September 9th, 2011 marked the 40th anniversary of the uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York that resulted in the death of 39 people, many of them inmates. After decades of… Read More
Join the Conversation
Summer Fall 2011
Did you know that our Twitter following (@wwwrfcorg) is our fastest-growing online network?
Ray Returns! A Special Guest for our October 17th Gala
Summer Fall 2010
Twenty years ago, an unfulfilled corporate lawyer in Springfield, MA, with a remarkable personal history, sat up in bed and realized what he wanted to do with his life. That lawyer was Robert… Read More
2 for 20
Winter Spring 2010
Help the RFC mark its 20th anniversary by ensuring it will be there for future generations of targeted activists and their children. Pledge to get 2 friends to spend 2 minutes each to join the RFC’s… Read More
Talk to Us!
Summer Fall 2009
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
Attica Prison Visit Program in Trouble
Summer Fall 2009
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
Online Giving Arrives
Winter Spring 2008
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
Winter Spring 2009
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
Email Address Request
Summer Fall 2008
You’ve Got Mail!
Have you provided your email address to the RFC, or let us know us if it has changed?
New Named Memorial Fund
Winter Spring 2008
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