Brooklynites' Greatest Hopes, Concerns Detailed in New Study by Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
11/05/2014
Brooklyn Community Foundation also did deep dives into three neighborhoods: Coney Island, East New York and Sunset Park.
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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 10-Fold Increase in Grant Distributions
Release Date:
07/25/2014
Brooklyn Community Foundation fund holders directed over $200,000 in grants—more than 90 percent going to Brooklyn nonprofits—for the first six months of 2014, a 10-fold increase over the same period last year.
Voices Of Brooklyn Communities Helping Refine Foundation's New Strategy
Release Date:
07/02/2014
Brooklyn Community Foundation, which already gets high marks for putting residents' voices at the forefront of its work, is taking that commitment to a new level.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Presents Third Installment of 'Stories of Brooklyn Insights'
Release Date:
06/04/2014
ARTs East New York, the latest group to be featured in the series, is a storefront gallery and neighborhood hub that uses the arts to create community-led change.
Change Captial Fund Launches Initiative to Support Community Development
Release Date:
06/02/2014
[Altman Foundation; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; Brooklyn Community Foundation; Capital One; Citi Foundation; Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation; F.B. Heron Foundation; Goldman Sachs; Mizuho Bank USA; M & T Bank; New York Community Trust; New...
Brooklyn Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership
Release Date:
05/29/2014
Tynesha McHarris will be joining the Brooklyn Community Foundation next week in a new position as Director of Community Leadership. Tynesha has been working with the Foundation since January on Brooklyn Insights, overseeing Neighborhood Dialogues...
Toya Williford Joins the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City as Director of Programs and Policy
Release Date:
05/29/2014
The Brooklyn Community Foundation announced that the Foundation’s Program Director Toya Williford will be joining the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City as the Director of Programs and Policy, starting June 9.
For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?
Publication date:
04/2014
Foundations are just one type of nonprofit organization that make up a portion of the total nonprofit "sector" (which is composed of an estimated 1.4 million organizations and entities with nonprofit status), but they do much to fund the work of other nonprofits providing services for the common good.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Moving to Crown Heights this Summer
Release Date:
04/09/2014
The Brooklyn Community Foundation is moving their headquarters to Crown Heights this summer.
Brooklyn Insights Launched by Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
03/13/2014
The Brooklyn Community Foundation has launched Brooklyn Insights, a project designed to bring hundreds of local residents, advocates, entrepreneurs and leaders together to discuss Brooklyn's future.
Representing the Old And New in Brooklyn
Release Date:
03/10/2014
Brooklyn Community Foundation Chairman Alan Fishman, who has donated $1 million to the foundation, was also the Wall Street Journal's Donor of the Day.
Turning Brooklyn Cachet Into Cash
Release Date:
03/10/2014
The Brooklyn Community Foundation and its President, Cecilia Clarke, were profiled by The Wall Street Journal.
Philip Li Elected to Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Board of Directors
Release Date:
01/15/2014
The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation is pleased to announce that Philip Li has been elected to its Board of Directors. Li is the Chief Administrative Officer of The Century Foundation, a progressive think tank that focuses on issues of equality and...
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Mar
2014
CUNY: The Road to College Success
Thursday, March 27, 2014 -
8:45am to 10:30am
This event will examine the factors that both foster and impede graduation from community colleges, and explore promising programs that work to improve college success by offering intensive support services to students.
07
Jan
2014
Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 7:00am to Friday, January 10, 2014 - 6:00pm
Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers (ESS) provides an introduction to grantmaking and philanthropy for program officers with less than two years of experience in the philanthropic sector.
25
Oct
2013
Sandy, Philanthropy & A Year of Hard Lessons: Main Convening
Friday, October 25, 2013 -
8:00am to 1:00pm
One year after Hurricane Sandy swept through our region, our communities have made great progress in recovery and are building back stronger. But so much remains to be done and the philanthropic community is eager to understand how it can best...
31
Jan
2011
Promise Neighborhoods: What Is the Promise and How Can Foundations Help It Shine Through?
Monday, January 31, 2011 -
7:30am to 11:00am
A program presented by Philanthropy Connects , the public policy committee of Philanthropy New York, together with The Blue Ridge Foundation , The Brooklyn Community Foundation , and The New York Community Trust . WHO SHOULD...
13
Jun
2013
A Conversation with Robert C. Granger, President of the William T. Grant Foundation
Thursday, June 13, 2013 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Hear from one of the nation's foundation leaders as Dr. Granger discusses the strengths and weaknesses of strategies employed by the William T. Grant Foundation during his tenure to improve the quality of after-school programs. Representatives from...
26
Feb
2013
BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -
7:00am to 11:00am
Join the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York as they present the "BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium VII: Resilient New York: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Managing the Unexpected." A ...
17
Jan
2013
A Holistic Approach to Education Reform in Brooklyn’s Community School District 16
Thursday, January 17, 2013 -
7:30am to 10:30am
The Community School District 16 (CSD16) initiative is a project that seeks to improve educational outcomes and achievement levels for the children of Community School District 16 (Central Brooklyn), inform reform efforts in other low-performing and...