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 ...
We’re proud to announce the recipients of the second cycle of the Brookline Community Foundation's Racial Equity Grant awards! Combined, we're awarding $135,000 to 7 projects advancing racial equity in Brookline: Abilities Dance, a Brookline-based nonprofit organization that uses dance as a tool for intersectional disability rights, is addressing More ...
Maximizing impact: why working with a community foundation is a strategic investment in Brookline For over 100 years, the Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) has been a keystone and a catalyst working side-by-side with nonprofits, donors, town leaders, and civic-minded community members to ensure a thriving, vibrant community. As a community More ...
From grantmaking and research to events and philanthropic partnerships, there’s almost nothing BCF doesn't do in Brookline. But how do these activities all work together to strengthen our community? Read on for a snapshot of our August activities and how together, these efforts are creating a better Brookline for all. More ...
On Sunday July 30th, BCF along with the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, welcomed over 500 community members to the first-ever Brookline Community Parkfest, a free event featuring lawn games, energizing performances, delicious food, and more all outside in historic Olmsted Park. “Brookline has an abundance of free and open greenspace,” said More ...
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About Understanding Brookline BCF's first Understanding Brookline reports catalyzed community conversations about how we can come together to address shared challenges and gaps in care in Brookline. Today, we are preparing to release our new Understanding Brookline series, which expands upon the foundation we've built by combining a detailed More ...
The $44 million dollar infusion of resources Brookline received through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding has been vital for Town government and nonprofit organizations supporting crucial community needs and addressing disparities that widened during the pandemic. But what happens after we finish investing ARPA funding? How will More ...
Dear Brookline Community, As we enter 2023, we embark on another year of stepping into the unknown—considering Covid-19, a fraught economic and political landscape and continued inequities at all levels of society. These can understandably create collective uncertainty and anxiety, but they can also propel us to see this as More ...
Dear Brookline Community, Like you, we believe that every person in every community should be able to live full, joyous lives safe from prejudice and violence. But on Saturday night, an armed gunman entered Club Q, an LGBTQIA+ club and community haven in Colorado Springs. The gunman shot and killed More ...
