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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards its First Resident-Led Grants to Projects in Crown Heights

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12/15/2015

Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards its First Resident-Led ... and stronger bonds between Crown Heights’ diverse communities . Initially focused on Crown Heights, this is ... neighborhood residents and community...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Justice Reform

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 20 Finalists Selected for 2021-22 Spark Prize

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10/21/2021

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 20 Finalists Selected ... 2021-22 Spark Prize After being on pause last year, our Brooklyn Community Foundation $100,000 SPARK Prize has ... to learn more about the...

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01 Oct 2025

Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part III: Local Responses in the Protection of Democracy - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... democratic backsliding; and hone in on how philanthropic resources can support local -level defense of communities and democratic norms. Across these conversations, ... the Core Frances Valdez...

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Name a New Kind of Funder Action Meeting

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03/01/2017

Name a New Kind of Funder Action Meeting A message from PNY President Ronna Brown, ... of meeting. For the moment, we are calling it “funder action meetings.” This is a place holder description for ... want to...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation's Incubator Project Offers Free Co-Working Space and $5,000 Grant for Start-Up Nonprofits

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04/17/2019

Brooklyn Community Foundation's Incubator Project Offers Free ... organizations, and leaders that serve Brooklyn ’s communities ; have a demonstrated commitment to racial ... information, idea...

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Funder Recommendations Meet City Leader Action

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06/02/2014

Funder Recommendations Meet City Leader Action Last year, the New York City Workforce Funders ... Business Services, the Economic Development Corp., the Brooklyn Navy Yard Corp., NYC and Company, the Department of...

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11 Apr 2023

Guiding Donors on the How and Now of Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... and family foundation staff and trustees only.* Our communities face many complex and interconnected challenges. ... wealth creation and wealth transfer. More donors have the resources to meaningfully address...

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10 Jan 2012

Reimagining Service and Cities of Service: A Funder’s Guide to Driving Change through Volunteerism

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... and they’re doing this with the same financial resources as their counterparts. In an era of reduced ... the funding world and the need to think differently about resources . Help grantmakers see a role for...

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10 Sep 2019

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Investigation of Harassment and Discrimination Complaints: A Practical Guide

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. Registration 8:45 - 9:00 AM ... of Harassment and Discrimination Complaints: A Practical Guide ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Moving to Crown Heights this Summer

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04/09/2014

The Brooklyn Community Foundation is moving their headquarters to Crown Heights this summer. This August, Brooklyn ’s community foundation will have a memorable new ... 1000 Dean Street. Relocating from DUMBO to...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory Grantmaking

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12/12/2017

Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory ... is supposed to help. For example, soon after joining the Brooklyn Community Foundation as president and CEO in 2013, Cecilia Clarke launched...

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13 Dec 2018

Whose Democracy?: Midterm Field Notes to Guide Funders Through 2020 and Beyond

Thursday, December 13, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... which include, among other things, supporting local activism and civic engagement, and accomplishing a fair ... and turn out voters, particularly from vulnerable communities The funding gaps and grassroots...

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The Wallace Foundation Publishes New Report - How Can State Policy Support Local School Districts Develop Principal Pipelines?

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10/06/2021

... local levels, and their external partners, can ask to help guide their efforts, working at the “nexus” where state ... report also suggests some creative possibilities for state action , such...

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Education

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United Hospital Fund Names Dora Mendez, MPA, VP of Human Resources & Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

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10/31/2022

United Hospital Fund Names Dora Mendez, MPA, VP of Human Resources & Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer ... a force for improvement, analyzing public policy to inform decision - makers...

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Oxford Museums Train Refugees As Tour Guides and Community Curators

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10/29/2018

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Arts

The Post-Bloomberg Plunge

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04/10/2014

... Mr. Bloomberg is out of office, the fate of funding for local nonprofit groups remains up in the air, and his ... wrote in his 2014 annual letter on philanthropy…. The Post -Bloomberg Plunge ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership

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05/29/2014

Brooklyn Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director ... Tynesha has been working with us since January on Brooklyn Insights, overseeing Neighborhood Dialogues and ... well as spearhead special projects,...

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The Nation’s Eyes on Rikers: A Report on Community Leader-Identified Priorities, Opportunities for Funders and Key Organizing Objective

... appraisals of potential funding strategies and additional resources for funders seeking collaboration on justice ... with Race Sustain Pressure from All Sides Concentrate on Local Momentum Bridge the Upstate-Downstate Divide Implement ...

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Social Justice

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Long Island Community Foundation Along with National and Local Donors Join Collaborative Charged with Closing the Racial Wealth Gap on Long Island

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02/27/2020

Long Island Community Foundation Along with National and Local Donors Join Collaborative Charged with Closing the ... Island Racial Equity Donor Collaborative in 2018 to pool resources and develop a grantmaking...

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