Brooklyn Org

We're thrilled to bring the borough's most inspiring morning, our Brooklyn Org Spark Breakfast, to the Barclays Center on February 25, 2025! Each year, five nonprofits are selected by a committee of community members to receive our $100K ‘no strings attached’ Brooklyn Org Spark Prize, which we celebrate at the breakfast. 💖 Learn more about the Brooklyn Org Spark Prize: https://lnkd.in/ga-R59rt 🎟️ Stay tuned for more on tickets, tables, and sponsorships by signing up for our newsletter at brooklyn.org. ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ Jocelynne Rainey, Ed.D. #BrooklynOrg #SparkPrize

Each year, dozens of homes in Dyker Heights, South Brooklyn, put up dazzling winter and Christmas displays — a tradition going back decades. You can explore the Dyker Lights from 11th to 13th Avenues, from 83rd to 86th St! ❤️Discover more events like this from around the borough at brooklyn.org/events

Brooklyn Org wishes you all the joys of the season and a happy and healthy New Year! Thank you for everything you do to Show Brooklyn Some Love. ❤️

Brooklyn Org is excited to partner with Citizens Committee for New York City to offer community microgrants for individuals and small organizations. Have an idea to improve your neighborhood, but not sure how to make it happen? Curious about ways you can get involved with your community? We can help. ✅Applications are currently open for community grants of up to $5,000 — apply by February 7, 2025 at brooklyn.org/apply. Over the years, CitizensNYC and Brooklyn Org have helped thousands of organizations and individuals build projects right here in Brooklyn. We want to help you next.

In her latest Op-Ed in amNewYork, our CEO Jocelynne Rainey, Ed.D. lays out the overlapping crises facing NYC's nonprofit sector which are fraying the fabric of community support for millions of New Yorkers. From chronic delays and systematic failures in government payments to declining trust in nonprofits, the challenges are many — but so too are the opportunities. At Brooklyn Org, we’re embracing this challenge head-on: https://lnkd.in/eGssVDaC

Looking for a last-minute holiday gift? Show your community some love with merch from Brooklyn Org —all made or designed in the borough! Trends come and go, but repping Brooklyn is timeless. 🛍️ Explore BKO merch today: https://brooklyn.org/shop/ A portion of all proceeds go to support Brooklyn Org’s work to advance justice and equity across our communities ❤️

This holiday season, give the gift of Brooklyn Roasting Company's "Show Brooklyn Some Love" custom blend! A portion of proceeds back our support for local nonprofits. ☕ 🛍️Purchase at brooklyn.org/shop or at Brooklyn Made stores at City Point and Industry City.

Join Brooklyn Org and the Brooklyn Nets for an exciting evening at the 🏀Season of Giving Game 🏀 tonight at Barclays Center! Be sure to stop by Brooklyn Org's table at Section 31 for special giveaways and to learn how you can join us to Show Brooklyn Some Love ❤️ Teams: 🗽Brooklyn Nets v. 🎷Utah Jazz #BrooklynNets #WeGoHard

Dear Friends in Brooklyn, In this season of holidays, we write to share our gratitude on behalf of the entire team at Brooklyn Org. As we enter a new period of need and opportunity, direct action supporting Brooklyn communities will be more critical than ever. The earlier letter from our CEO Jocelynne Rainey, Ed.D. describes so well the myriad ways that changemakers across Brooklyn—our community leaders, the organizations we back, our many stakeholders—are meeting this extraordinary moment. Dr. Rainey’s letter also demonstrates what it means to “Show Brooklyn Some Love.” Our mission at Brooklyn Org is to spark change and foster the hard daily work of building a better world. That doesn’t happen without your financial support. So, we thank each of you for your care and your connection. And at the same time, we have a year-end ask: if you could find a way to dig even deeper and include BKO in your year-end giving plans. ❤️Please donate now and help us welcome Brooklyn into a strong and vibrant 2025: https://lnkd.in/ey9Eqfwa In grateful partnership, Nicole Gueron + Michael Gillespie Co-Chairs, Board of Directors Brooklyn Org

We're thrilled to announce $1.8 million in new grant commitments to 18 nonprofits made possible through the support of Brooklyn Org donors. Funding addresses a wide range of issues, including support for immigrants, youth, older adults, health, housing, arts and culture, and environmental justice. These grants are in addition to ongoing multi-year support for over 60 other Brooklyn nonprofits. See the full list of who we back at brooklyn.org/grantees and continue reading: https://lnkd.in/dWEBj-uh 📸 1: The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education 📸 2: East New York Community Land Trust 📸 3: RaisingHealth Partners 📸 4: Carroll Gardens Association