Immigrant Rights Fund: 6 Lessons We’ve Learned So Far
Release Date:
05/09/2017
Brooklyn Community Foundation's Prachi Patankar talks about what it really takes to build a movement.
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Release Date:
04/18/2017
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Phil TV This Week April 14
Release Date:
04/14/2017
PhilTV This Week features guest anchor Prachi Patankar of the Brooklyn Community Foundation, and stories about Mellon, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Educational Foundation of America and some Jedi action from the Altman Foundation. Plus, Thousands of...
Brooklyn Community Foundation to Award $600,000 to Outstanding Local Organizations
Release Date:
03/31/2017
Eligible organizations are invited to apply online at www.SparkPrize.org starting Monday, April 10 through Friday, May 12.
NYPost Investigates Immigrant Support Projects of NYCT and Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
02/21/2017
New York’s well-heeled philanthropic groups are doling out big bucks to resist President Trump’s immigration policies and defend targeted social welfare and environmental programs.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Deploys $100,000 for ‘Immediate Response’ Grants to Immigrant Nonprofits
Release Date:
02/07/2017
These Immediate Response grants support Brooklyn’s immigrant-led organizations that are defending the liberties of immigrant individuals and families as well as promoting the safety and strength of our communities.
What Post-9/11 Advocacy Can Teach Us about Fighting for Brooklyn Immigrant Rights Today
Release Date:
01/30/2017
Prachi Patankar, senior program officer at Brooklyn Community Foundation, writes that many immigrant rights groups are now sharing stories similar to what communities felt almost two decades ago.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Incubator Project
Release Date:
01/19/2017
Free co-working space for emerging nonprofits and community leaders at foundation’s headquarters in Crown Heights.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Five Organizations Selected to Receive First Spark Prize
Release Date:
01/10/2017
Brooklyn Community Foundation announces the five organizations selected to receive its first annual Spark Prize, the only honor of its kind celebrating excellence and impact in Brooklyn’s thriving nonprofit sector.
NY Women’s Foundation, NoVo and 15 Other PNY Members Support Leadership of Young Women of Color with $2.1M
Release Date:
01/10/2017
NYC non-profits advancing the well-being and leadership of young women of color as change agents received awards.
Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Resident-Led Investment Program Targets Challenges In Brooklyn
Release Date:
01/04/2017
Neighborhood Strength is a resident-led investment program that brings community members together at the neighborhood-level to identify, and direct funding to, solutions that target significant local challenges.
PhilTV: Partner Buy-In Is More Likely When a Funder’s Long-term Commitment is Clear
Release Date:
12/21/2016
Kaberi Banerjee Murthy explains how transparency with the organization’s board and leadership led to Brooklyn Community Foundation’s commitment to support systemic change in NYC public schools.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces $2.3M in Grants to Nonprofits Serving Youth, Girls of Color
Release Date:
12/14/2016
BCF launched its Invest in Youth initiative in 2015 as a 10-year, $25 million commitment to improve Brooklyn’s social and economic opportunities and outcomes for 16- to 24-year-olds, particularly young people of color.
Racial Justice Is at Heart of Brooklyn Community Foundation Shift
Release Date:
12/06/2016
Cecilia Clarke, president and CEO, said in a statement announcing the decision: “Private prisons, gun manufacturers, and predatory lenders are three industries that have had a devastating impact on communities of color and low-income communities in...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Divestment from Industries that Harm People of Color
Release Date:
11/03/2016
The Foundation adopted an institution-wide Racial Justice Lens in 2014 following a 6-month, 1,000-person boroughwide engagement project that resulted in a new community-led strategy focused on Youth, Neighborhoods, Nonprofits, and Racial Justice.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Welcomes Nicole Gueron to Board of Directors
Release Date:
10/17/2016
Brooklyn Community Foundation announces the election of Nicole Gueron, co-founder of the law firm Clarick Gueron Reisbaum LLP, to its board of directors, effective September 30, 2016.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Picks 20 Nonprofits for 2016 Spark Prize
Release Date:
10/12/2016
Twenty nonprofit organizations have been selected as finalists for Brooklyn Community Foundation’s inaugural Spark Prize, the first and only honor of its kind celebrating changemakers in the borough’s thriving nonprofit sector.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform
Release Date:
06/30/2016
A lack of concrete information about student misconduct—and how to address it—may be hindering efforts to make campuses safer.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Spark Prize Application is Now Open
Release Date:
05/03/2016
The Spark Prize provides annual recognition and meaningful support to organizations with a strong track record of addressing critical challenges and opportunities in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Spark Prize to Honor Nonprofit Changemakers
Release Date:
04/20/2016
Up to $600,000 will be awarded to organizations representing excellence and impact of Brooklyn’s nonprofit sector.