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Home » fundraising

Tag: fundraising

Posted inUncategorized

A Black-Owned Salon is Raising Money to Rebuild

by Kimberlean Donis August 30, 2022August 30, 2022

Fort Greene’s Salon Rhed raising money to rebuild after devastating arson, reports The Brooklyn Paper. The business is now attempting to rebuild after a fire on May 31 devastated the Myrtle Avenue storefront, keeping employees out of work for weeks. According to owner Keron Cumberbatch, damages to the Black-owned business were so extensive he had […]

Posted inFeatured News

Meet the Micro-Cinema Celebrating Black Art

by Kimberlean Donis July 26, 2022July 26, 2022
Denise Rodriguez, Shabieko Ivy and Sevonna Brown with the fully loaded Sistas Van. Photo Mateo Ruiz Gonzalez for BK Reader.
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Here Are 15 Brooklyn-Based Nonprofits to Support This Giving Tuesday

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader November 29, 2021November 29, 2021
The Brooklyn Skate Garden
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

The Mom Changing Brooklyn’s Skate Scene in Memory of Her Son

by Kimberlean Donis April 12, 2021April 13, 2021
Mixteca, Lorena Kourousias, Mexico, COVID-19, immigrants, immigrant community, immigrant services, undocumented immigrants, hunger, advocacy, GrowNYC, Nicole Rojas, Sunset Park
Posted inFeatured News Archive

On Your Mark, Get Set … Give!

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader November 25, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Brooklyn Community Steps Out in Generosity for Premature Baby Girl and Her Mom

by Jessy Edwards August 10, 2020January 28, 2021
jail, prison, detention
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Brooklyn’s Todos Together Fund Helps Detained Immigrants, Families Through Crisis

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader August 10, 2020January 28, 2021
Mixteca, Lorena Kourousias, Mexico, COVID-19, immigrants, immigrant community, immigrant services, undocumented immigrants, hunger, advocacy, GrowNYC, Nicole Rojas, Sunset Park
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Brooklyn Residents Raise $3.7 Million for Those Hardest Hit by COVID-19

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader July 24, 2020January 28, 2021
Antonio Reynoso, fundraising, Brooklyn Borough President, $80K
Posted inUncategorized

CM Antonio Reynoso Raises Over $80K in the Race for Brooklyn BP

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader January 17, 2020January 28, 2021
After nearly two weeks of nail-biting outreach and campaigning, Weeksville Heritage Center on Saturday raised enough money to meet its financial goal.
Posted inCrown Heights

After Threat of Closure, Weeksville Heritage Center Meets its Fundraising Goal!

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader May 13, 2019January 28, 2021
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