In the News:
BCF Launches Search for New Executive Director
As BCF launches a formal search for a new executive director, board chair, Judith Kidd, has assumed the role of interim executive director. BCF has developed a search committee and seeks to identify an executive director with strong ties to the community, who shares its values and vision for building a better Brookline.
Click here for Executive Director job description and application process
ARTZ "It Takes a Village" Dementia Support Program Announces 2012 Event Calandar
ARTZ, with support from the Brookline Community Foundation, is pleased to announce the upcoming programs that will take place throughout the town. Each event is geared towards Brookline residents affected by dementia, which include those diagnosed as well as care partners.
Upcoming programs include: 'Gentle Yoga for Well-Being' by Iyengar Yoga Instructor Karen Wenc at Inner Space; 'Cooking Across Cultures' at the Brookline Community Center, 'Brookline in the 20th Century' at the Brookline Historical Society, 'Our Collective Story' with Playwright and Professor Alan O'Hare at the Brookline Booksmith, and many more throughout the year. For dates, times, and registration info please click here.
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Steps to Success- Ending Generational Poverty
2010 Annual Report
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Brookline Community Foundation is confirmed by the Council on Foundations as operating in compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations
Welcome to the Brookline Community Foundation
BCF is a nonprofit organization that exists to promote a strong, engaged and inclusive community. BCF identifies and raises awareness of community needs, creates forums for public dialogue and problem solving, inspires philanthropy and volunteerism, and advances equal access to community resources and opportunities while strengthening and sustaining local nonprofits.
- We partner with donors like you to raise money to support the causes you care about.
- We work with community groups to assess needs and solve problems through targeted grantmaking.
- We lead on important community issues to identify levers of change and to move Brookline forward.
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Read the recently released Boston Globe article: Increased Need for BCF Safety Net
"Brookline isn't usually associated with poverty. But not only is Brookline home to about 7,000 households making less than the federal poverty level, the number of people in need has been increasing even as the recession appears to be winding down."
-Andreae Downs
Brookline Youth Fund Releases RFP
This Spring the Brookline Foundation will be administring two different grant cycles: the mini-grants recommended by the youth grantmaking team and the Brookline Youth Fund grants.
Each year BCF provides grants to support youth and youth-related activities. This Youth Fund cycle will focus on activitives and experiences that benefit Brookline resdients under the age of 21 whose families earn less than the median annual income of Brookline househols, or who are underserved or considered at risk.
If you have questions about the RFP or the Brookline Youth Fund please call the office at 617.566.4442.
Youth Grantmakers Organize Clothing Drive
As part of the service-learning component of the Youth Grantmaking Program our team of Brookline teens collaborated with a non-profit organization, Cradles to Crayons, to organize a town-wide clothing drive. The clothing drive will take place from May 7th-18th. Collection bins will be placed at all K-8 Brookline schools for gently used or new shoes, clothes and outerwear.
Cradles to Crayons provides essential basics like clothing, toys and school supplies to childen in need ages 0-12 in Brookline and the Greater Boston area. For more infomation about this organization click here.
BCF Hosted Technical Assistance Workshop for Nonprofit Leaders
On March 6th Judith Kidd presented a workshop for non-profit mangers and leaders about Your Board of Directors: Building and Sustaining an Effective Board.
Click here to view presentation slides
What topics would you suggest for the next Technical Assistance Workshop for Brookline non-profit organizations? Please e-mail your thoughts to contact@brooklinecommunity.org
