Interest in participatory grantmaking has grown over time, but few have embraced it like the Brooklyn Community Foundation. Here’s a look at how BCF centers community decision-makers in its elder funding and elsewhere.
Read MoreTheatre of the Oppressed NYC created a COVID-19 relief fund for its actors using emergency grants and converted program funds. Executive Director Meggan Gomez tells us how they did it and how funders can advance equity.
Read MoreCommunity foundations tend to play things safe, given the many stakeholders they must please. So how did the Brooklyn Community Foundation get out front on racial equity, becoming an early philanthropic leader on these issues? Here’s the inside story.
Read MoreWith government funding and representation at stake, local funders around the U.S. are making grants to ensure an accurate census count. We take a look at recent grants by a community funder in New York City.
Read MoreGrantmaking that puts community residents in the driver's seat keeps popping up. Here's how a New York funder is trying to be more responsive—and why.
Read MoreThe Brooklyn Community Foundation recently launched an Immigrant Rights Fund with initial grants going out to a range of nonprofits. What's the plan, here?
Read MoreThe Brooklyn Community Foundation continues to be at the forefront of backing community-based groups with a racial justice lense. Grants for youth are key to its strategy.
Read MoreThe funder won't invest in three industries that just don’t jive with what it’s trying to do in Brooklyn: private prisons, gun manufacturers, and predatory lenders.
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