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March 2016

Tackling the School-to-Prison Pipeline with Transformative Justice
March 30, 2016
Nicole Lavonne Smith
Restorative Justice Coordinator at Sweet River Consulting

Guest blogger Nicole Lavonne Smith from Sweet River Consulting shares their approach to Restorative Justice and how they're helping to build a new model for school discipline through our Brooklyn Restorative Justice Project. 

Brooklyn Restorative Justice Project: A New Approach to School Discipline
March 30, 2016

Last year we launched an ambitious leadership initiative to change the way children are disciplined in our schools. With $1.6 million committed over four years, through our Brooklyn Restorative Justice Project we are bringing nonprofit experts into four pilot schools to transform the way students, teachers and leaders respond to harmful incidents on campus.

Nonprofits: Find Your Next Board Member on April 19
March 18, 2016
Liane Stegmaier
Vice President of Communications and Strategy

We're recruiting Brooklyn nonprofits for our Board Matchmaking Mixer on April 19.

Know an educator with a bright idea?
March 18, 2016

The Pelican Foundation for Creative Education, a donor advised fund, provides grants of up to $500 to middle and high school teachers.

BK Youth Fellows Begin Grant Review for Youth Voice Awards
March 15, 2016
Liane Stegmaier
Vice President of Communications and Strategy

It's March Madness at Brooklyn Community Foundation! 

Discussing Youth Justice on BK Live
March 10, 2016

Watch the full segment. 

This Is How to Put Neighborhoods at the Center of Grantmaking
March 9, 2016

At Brooklyn Community Foundation, we believe that residents of Brooklyn, those directly affected by the challenges, hold the wisdom, the ideas, and the power to transform them too.