Celebrating The Causes You Love With Brooklyn Org

The new year is in full swing, but you’ve still got plenty of time to consider your charitable impact and how you’d like to make a difference in 2025. A great way to do that is to reflect on the difference you’ve already made over the years.

For starters, think about how the causes you’ve supported have improved life for people in Brooklyn and the other communities you care about. Indeed, many people are compelled to establish a Donor Advised Fund because of personal experience—like a loved one benefited from groundbreaking medical research funded by donations, or overcoming personal challenges with the help of nonprofit counseling services, or seeing your child thrive through nonprofit arts programs. What’s more, many people find their happiness increases through acts of giving. When you know you’re helping someone, it makes you feel good!

Our Donor Services team at Brooklyn Org is here to help you shape your charitable giving plan for 2025 and beyond. This is particularly critical at a time when nonprofits are experiencing cuts to federal funding, a decline in private donations, and rising costs. We invite you to reach out to talk about your philanthropy and help you make the biggest impact possible.

For example, we can review:

1. Opportunities to accomplish your charitable giving goals this year through gifts of appreciated stock
2. Opportunities to incorporate gifts to your fund in your estate plan and create a lasting charitable legacy
3. Examples of how you can join forces with other fund holders to support larger initiatives
4. Examples of donors who are not only pursuing their own charitable priorities, but are also supporting BKO’s work to improve quality of life in Brooklyn for generations to come
5. Reviewing historical grants to charities from your Donor Advised Fund and examples of the impact of those grants, which in turn can help inform future grant making to the causes you love
6. Ways your grants and the charities you support are helping achieve positive community change in priorities identified as critical by Brooklyn Org

If you’d like to discuss your giving strategies or explore new ways to maximize your impact, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re here to help you achieve your philanthropic goals and create lasting change in our community.