Brooklyn Donates - Community-Based Nonprofit
Role: Co-Founder / President
Timeline: 2020–Current
Major Projects: 2020 Covid relief grant program to small businesses in NYC, back-of-house grant initiative (employees who worked at restaurants were nominated by staff to receive funds to help cover costs if people did not qualify for federal aid & could not work during the pandemic), Community street clean-ups (various), Floyd-Bennett Field fiscal sponsor support to support relocation of refugee families, Community coat drives (various)
Focus: Community support/development, gentrification prevention, sustainability
Media Coverage:
“With the generosity of Brooklyn Donates, I was able to purchase extra large tents to use outdoors for the children. The parents are grateful for how we are keeping the children safe, and we are so appreciative of Brooklyn Donates for helping us.”
— Alice Chiu, Seedlings Learning
