BCF’s new database illuminates the numbers behind Brookline (11/15/2023)
Brookline.news (11/15/2023) https://brookline.news/bcfs-new-database-illuminates-the-numbers-behind-brookline/
BCF celebrates the release of the next generation of Brookline-focused research (11/20/2023)
Turning insights into action is a full community effort. On Thursday November 2, 2023, the Brookline Community Foundation welcomed community members to Our Community, Our Story: The Understanding Brookline Launch event for an evening of collaboration, connection, insights and action. Held at Florida Ruffin Ridley School, the evening began More ...
Local leaders urge action on inequity at BCF event (11/10/2023)
Brookline Hub (11/10/2023) https://www.brooklinehub.com/local-leaders-urge-action-on-inequity-at-bcf-event/
Understanding Brookline Community Indicators Database
BCF’s Understanding Brookline 2.0 includes a new, interactive community indicators project that will provide members of the Brookline community with real-time data and insights about key issue areas like housing affordability, transportation access, economic inequity, racial justice, and more.
A paw-some community event
On Sunday October 22, Brookline community members gathered at the Brookline Avenue Playground to celebrate Brookline’s Third Annual Dog Day. Organized by the Brookline Rotary Club, Dog Day is a fun-filled community gathering and an opportunity to support the Rotary’s vital work. The event began with the gates opening More ...
A lasting legacy – and love – of writing
David Whipple was an exceptional young man with a keen mind and kind heart. A graduate of Brookline High School and Yale College, David tragically died in an automobile accident in 2019 at the age of 25. His parents Carol Gladstone and Ben Whipple wanted to find a way More ...
2022-2023 BCF Annual Report
Download PDF Dear Brookline Community, Last October, I had the privilege of joining the Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) as this organization’s new Executive Director. I joined BCF precisely because it plays such a unique and important role in Brookline’s infrastructure. Here at BCF we function as both a keystone More ...
Brookline Community Foundation to reveal health research at event (10/2/2023)
Patch (10/2/2023) https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline/brookline-community-foundation-reveal-health-research-event
A Foundation for the Future: The BCF Scholarship Fund for Brookline High School
As the school year begins, Brookline High School (BHS) students are eagerly returning to classes, seeing friends and pursuing their academic interests. But for last year's seniors, 2023 marks the start of a new journey: the journey into college and post-secondary education. For nearly a decade, BCF has been More ...
BCF welcomes Amy Luster, David Mann and Zoraida Fernandez to Board of Trustees (9/21/2023)
The Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) announces the appointments of Amy Luster, David Mann, and Zoraida Fernandez to their Board of Trustees. Amy Luster oversees the administration of the Community Innovators Lab (CoLab) at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies, and is a teaching assistant for Harvard Kennedy School’s Nonprofit Financial Stewardship More ...