Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Spark Prize Support 20 Local Nonprofits with $100,000 Match on Giving Tuesday
Brooklyn Community Foundation announces the return of its #BrooklynGives on Giving Tuesday campaign, which aims to drive awareness and donations to a diverse cohort of 20 local nonprofits.
The Foundation will match up to $100,000 in donations to the 20 participating organizations on Giving Tuesday, November 28th. Giving Tuesday is the global day of giving celebrated each year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to kick off the holiday giving season and inspire people to improve their local communities.
In 2016, its inaugural year, the #BrooklynGives campaign raised nearly $275,000 from more than 900 donors and businesses. Brooklynites are encouraged to mark their calendars once again for the 24-hour boroughwide giving day on November 28, 2017. Learn more at www.BrooklynGives.org and follow the hashtag #BrooklynGives on social media. …