Push for an outdoor pool in Brookline gains new momentum (7/23/2025)
Brookline.News (7/23/2025) Push for an outdoor pool in Brookline gains new momentum
Zoraida Fernandez, Co-President
Zoraida is committed to social justice and has worked towards it in various professional and personal endeavors. She is excited to continue this work in Brookline with BCF. Zoraida is currently doing independent research focused on understanding race/racism, political economy, and inequality. In her career as a lawyer, she worked More ...
David Mann, Co-President
A retired lawyer, David began his 33-year legal career as an associate with a large Washington, DC law firm. He was in-house counsel at Marriott International for over 23 years, then Deputy General Counsel in a department of over 100 lawyers. He moved to the Boston area to serve More ...
Ben Chang, Treasurer
Ben Chang has over 25 years of investment banking and private equity investment experience. In that period of time, he has completed nearly 100 transactions aggregating over $1 billion in value. Ben currently leads Consilium Partners’ healthcare services practice and has been a director or investor in 10 companies. Ben More ...
Jennifer Segel, Clerk
Jennifer Segel is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Fish Family Foundation, a Boston-based private foundation focusing on human services for low-income individuals and families in the Greater Boston area, with a focus on immigrant inclusion across Massachusetts. Previously, she worked for five years as a Program Officer at More ...
BCF hosts Executive Director Roundtable, the second convening in 2025 (6/5/2025)
The Brookline Community Foundation hosted a roundtable gathering of local nonprofit executive directors to connect, share ideas, and explore opportunities for collaboration.Attendees participated in breakout sessions focused on collectively unlocking greater community generosity and sharing services and grant opportunities between organizations in order to strengthen the collective impact of Brookline’s More ...
BCF announces the establishment of the Edward Schluntz Scholarship Fund (5/1/2025)
The Brookline Community Foundation is honored to announce the establishment of the Edward Schluntz Scholarship Fund, created by Brookline High School (BHS) alumni in collaboration with the BHS Athletic Hall of Fame Committee. This fund pays tribute to the extraordinary legacy of Ed Schluntz, a beloved coach, teacher, and athletics More ...
BCF Development Team
Contact us at development@ brooklinecommunity.org
BCF hosts its second annual Family Philanthropy Event (3/26/2025)
On March 26, 2025, the Brookline Community Foundation hosted its second annual Family Philanthropy Event at the Brookline Teen Center, bringing together fund holders, donors and community members for a morning of connection, reflection, and shared purpose. The event featured personal stories from the founders of two BCF funds: More ...
BCF’s 2025 Community & Youth Development Grant Recipients Announced! (2/27/2025)
BCF's Community Grant Program provides funding to programs and efforts that support our vision of a better Brookline for all who live, learn, work, and play here. Awarded grants support a wide range of efforts that create opportunity and promote equity. We are thrilled to announce our 2025 Community Grant More ...