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As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy

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12/11/2017

... future, it is about their ability to be leaders in their communities today," said Cecilia Clarke, president and CEO of ... brokers, with contagious energy and vision for their communities that we should...

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Watch A Behind-The-Scenes Video of the Clean Dream Act Rally From The Brooklyn Community Foundation

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02/26/2018

Last December, Brooklyn Community Foundation Brooklyn Youth Fellows traveled to D.C. to rally for the Clean Dream Act. Fellows joined members from our Immigrant Rights Fund grantees Atlas:DIY and the New York Immigration Coalition to show support...

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Ford, Arcus, Palette Fund and Johnson Family Foundation Release Comprehensive Data on LGBTQ Community

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07/14/2015

The Our Tomorrow initiative will provide new data to better engage LGBTQ individuals across the country.

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Mertz Gilmore, NY Community Trust and Howard Gilman Support Dancer's Residency at CUNY

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10/06/2016

The residency and performance of Jeremy McQueen and the Black Iris Project at City College Center for the Arts is part of the CUNY Dance Initiative.

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Arts

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces $2.3M in Grants to Nonprofits Serving Youth, Girls of Color

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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.

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NoVo Foundation Announce Support for Grassroots Organizations to Address Key Gaps in Local Communities' Responses to Human Trafficking

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11/05/2018

... for Grassroots Organizations to Address Key Gaps in Local Communities ' Responses to Human Trafficking The Partnership ... leaders and organizations that can reach deep within their communities and lift...

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Top 5 Brooklyn Nonprofits Named Winners of Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Annual $100,000 Spark Prize

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01/15/2019

... from Brooklyn’s civic, business, and philanthropic communities to select the five winners from a competitive ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Large-Scale ‘Invest in Youth’ Initiative Focused on 16-24 Year Olds

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05/06/2015

The foundation seeks funding proposals from youth development, leadership, justice and immigrant programs across Brooklyn.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Carnegie, Helmsley-funded Report: Fewer than 1 in 7 Community College Students Get Bachelor’s Degree

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01/19/2016

Low-income students who transfer from community colleges to four-year colleges are less likely to get a degree than their wealthier peers, a new report shows.

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The New York Community Trust Gives $5.4M to 45 Nonprofits Across the City and Nation

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04/12/2016

The New York Community Trust, the city’s community foundation, has approved $5.4 million in grants for dozens of promising projects—from reforming the bail system to developing an arts and leadership program for children on the autism spectrum.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Spark Prize Support 20 Local Nonprofits with $100,000 Match on Giving Tuesday

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10/17/2017

... giving season and inspire people to improve their local communities . In 2016, its inaugural year, the #BrooklynGives ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Encourages Donors to Give Where They Live with $100,000 Match

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11/20/2017

Brooklyn is setting out to prove that it’s New York City’s most generous borough this holiday season with #BrooklynGives on Giving Tuesday , a 24-hour giving day that aims to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for local nonprofits.

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Video: Celebrating 20 Years of Open Society Institute–Baltimore with Patrick Gaspard and the 2018 Open Society Institute Community Fellows

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04/01/2019

... tireless and effective advocacy on behalf of Baltimore communities ... Video: Celebrating 20 Years of Open Society ...

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Laura Rossi, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation, Featured in 2022 Westchester Power 100 List by City & State

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09/28/2022

Laura Rossi, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation, Featured in 2022 Westchester Power 100 List by City & State City & State’s Westchester Power 100 highlights many of these prominent power players, along...

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Community-Development Conference -NeighborWorks Training Institute - Supported by JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Citi Foundation - Kicks Off

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12/03/2015

... affordable homes, improve their lives and strengthen their communities . "The NeighborWorks Training Institute enables ... for senior leaders of organizations working to benefit communities . Prior to that...

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Pershing Square, New York Community Trust Awards Funding to Seven NYC-Based Cancer Research Scientists

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05/05/2016

Winners are making bold advances in research for all cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, lung, pancreatic and breast cancer.

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Pershing Square Foundation

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Scherman, Altman, Lily Auchincloss, NY Community Trust and Supporters Launch QueensWay Design Phase

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06/06/2016

The QueensWay project involves converting the long-abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line of the Long Island Rail Road into a $120 million public park.

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NPCC Announces Winners of 2016 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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11/08/2016

The three winners are Jewish Board for Family and Children's Services, Neighbors Link and Per Scholas.

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New NYSHealth Report Examines Growing Community Health Centers Across New York State

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12/07/2018

Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed in 2010, nearly 1 million New Yorkers have gained health care coverage—requiring expanded primary care capacity across the State both to care for the newly insured and to ensure a strong safety net for...

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