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April 2020

We Are United in this Fight: 1000 Donors. $2.7 Million Raised. 100+ Grants.
April 28, 2020
Cecilia Clarke
President & CEO

So much about life in Brooklyn’s communities has changed over the past 7 weeks, starting with the incredible isolation we’re all facing. Yet, while we wrestle with the countless impacts this crisis is having on our communities, we know that Brooklyn has never been more united.

Webinar: COVID-19 and the Deepening Crisis of Domestic Violence
April 28, 2020
Jameela Syed
Development and Communications Associate

Support of our Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund allows us to fuel essential relief services across the borough—including critical work to support survivors of domestic violence.

$1.5M to Frontline Nonprofits: Your Generosity in Action
April 20, 2020
Cecilia Clarke
President & CEO

We believe that now is the time to be as generous as possible.

That’s why we committed an additional $700,000 from our endowment to the Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund. And that’s also why we are providing additional funding to vital grassroots organizations that we support through our regular grantmaking programs to ensure that they, too, survive this crisis.

Nonprofits, Register Today: #BrooklynGives for COVID-19 Relief on #GivingTuesdayNow
April 20, 2020
Liane Stegmaier
Vice President of Communications and Strategy

Brooklyn Community Foundation is launching #BrooklynGives for COVID-19 Relief in partnership with #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. 

 

New Grants Address Escalating Needs in Communities of Color
April 13, 2020
Cecilia Clarke
President & CEO

We are working hard to get funds to our communities as quickly as possible. This week’s 25 new grants brings our total to $625,500 for 64 frontline organizations.
 

Webinar: Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis on Undocumented Communities
April 10, 2020
Jameela Syed
Development and Communications Associate

As our partners, want to keep you updated on how we are working to get support where it is needed most in our borough.

Facing Our Most Difficult Week Yet, New Grants Support Vulnerable Workers
April 6, 2020
Cecilia Clarke
President & CEO

This week, new funds provide support for vulnerable essential workers, assistance for women and young people recently released or currently detained on Rikers Island, home delivered meals for elders, and much more