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==Activism== Rossellini is involved in conservation efforts. She is the president and director of the [[Howard Gilman Foundation]] β a leading institution focused on the preservation of wildlife, arts, photography and dance<ref>{{cite news|title=Foundation Announces 2 New Grant Programs|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0815FA3F5A0C728EDDAB0894DA404482| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=21 February 2002}}<br>- {{cite web |url=http://www.animalplanetasia.com/conservation/people/isabella_rossellini/index.shtml |title=Famous Conservationists: Isabella Rossellini |access-date=29 January 2007 |work=[[Animal Planet]] |publisher=[[Discovery Communications]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008222848/http://www.animalplanetasia.com/conservation/people/isabella_rossellini/index.shtml |archive-date=8 October 2007 }}</ref> β and she has been a board member of the [[Wildlife Conservation Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildnet.org/who.htm#board |title=About WCN |access-date=29 January 2007 |work=Wildlife Conservation Network |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070101085535/http://www.wildnet.org/who.htm#board<!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 1 January 2007}}</ref> She received US$100,000 from [[Disney]] to help with her conservation efforts in those two organizations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://disney.go.com/disneyhand/environmentality/dwcf/ |title=Environmentality: Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund |access-date=29 January 2007 |work=[[Disney Worldwide Outreach]] |archive-date=8 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208080016/http://disney.go.com/disneyhand/environmentality/dwcf/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She has also helped with the [[Central Park Conservancy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=1520 |title=Power Play - July 2004 - Isabella Rossellini |access-date=29 January 2007 |work=Park and Recreation Magazine |publisher=National Recreation and Park Association |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060521115501/http://www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=1520 |archive-date=21 May 2006 }}</ref> and is a major benefactor of the [[Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society]] in [[Bellport, New York|Bellport, Long Island]], where she is a part-time resident.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DE2DB1539F937A1575BC0A9659C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/M/Mead,%20Julia%20C.| title=How the Gruccis' Pyrotechnics Grew |access-date=2 December 2007 |work=[[The New York Times]] | first=Julia C. | last=Mead | date=24 August 2003}}</ref> Rossellini is involved in training [[guide dog]]s for the blind.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guidedog.org/pupprog/pupprog.htm |title=Puppy Program |access-date=29 January 2007 |publisher=Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061215204206/http://www.guidedog.org/Pupprog/pupprog.htm |archive-date=15 December 2006 }}<br>- {{Cite news|first=Verena |last=Dobnik |title=Rossellini gains new insight from guide dog training |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20041228/ai_n12573482 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060818142849/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20041228/ai_n12573482 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 August 2006 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=28 December 2004 |access-date=29 January 2007 }}</ref> She is a former trustee of the [[George Eastman House]] and a 1997 [[George Eastman Award]] honoree for her support of [[film preservation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/press_room/06-05-29-1.php |title=Press Room: Isabella Rossellini visits Eastman House May 1 |access-date=29 January 2007 |date=29 March 2006 |work=George Eastman House: International Museum of Photography and Film |publisher=George Eastman House |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061001135859/http://www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/press_room/06-05-29-1.php<!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 1 October 2006}}</ref> She is also a [[List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors#United States of America|National Ambassador]] for the [[U.S. Fund for UNICEF]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicefusa.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=duLRI8O0H&b=86848&ct=127636 |title=News Releases: Angela Bassett, Alyssa Milano, Isabella Rossellini, Liv Tyler and Courtney B. Vance appointed National Ambassadors for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF |access-date=29 January 2007 |date=18 November 2003 |publisher=United States Fund for UNICEF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060107074341/http://www.unicefusa.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=duLRI8O0H&b=86848&ct=127636 |archive-date=7 January 2006 }}</ref>
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