Good Works

Orange County Business Journal – Robert Brunswick: Looking to Break Status Quo

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As a longtime entrepreneur, Robert Brunswick embraces change, whether it’s starting his own real estate firm to holding a “Shark Tank” style event for doctors to pitch their ideas.

Holiday Giving Update from Buchanan Children’s Charities

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In the spirit of the holiday season, Buchanan Children's Charities donated a total of $7,500 each to two charities that are special to Buchanan Street employees.

Holiday Giving Update from Buchanan Children’s Charities

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In the spirit of the holiday season, Buchanan Children’s Charities funded three charities that are special to Buchanan Street employees and their families. Buchanan donated $2,500 to each of the following organizations. Located in Santa Ana, The Blind Children’s Learning Center works with blind children and their families from birth to age 22. They provide a multitude of services such as PT, OT and speech therapy.

Supporting Hands-On Learning at Pretend City Children’s Museum

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Buchanan Street Partners was grateful for the opportunity to spend time at Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine alongside our team and community partners. Experiences like these reflect our commitment to supporting organizations that expand access to education, imagination, and hands-on learning.

Team Bonding with Chairman Robert Brunswick

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At Buchanan Street Partners, we recognize that growth happens outside of comfort zones. Chairman Robert Brunswick recently joined our newest team members for a Breath Control Training Course, building resilience, focus, and confidence.

Orange County Business Journal – Hoag’s Innovator Fund Aims to Jumpstart Doctors’ Ideas

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Doctors participating in a Shark Tank competition with a Ted Talk sidebar? That idea for engaged philanthropy is what Robert and Kitty Brunswick created with Hoag Innovators.

Driving Innovation, Redefining Philanthrophy

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When former Hoag Hospital Foundation Board Chair Robert Brunswick and his wife Kitty founded Hoag Innovators in 2017, they could have never anticipated the impact it would have in just four years.

Holiday Giving Update from Buchanan Children’s Charities

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In the spirit of the holiday season, Buchanan Children's Charities donated a total of $12,500 to four charities that are special to Buchanan Street employees and their families.

Buchanan Children’s Charities Supports Boys & Girls Club Serving Children of Essential Workers

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Buchanan Street Partners is proud to share that Buchanan Children’s Charities provided $5,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley. This organization was selected as they were the only Boys & Girls Club in Orange County to keep their doors open from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Buchanan Children’s Charities Supports Child Guidance Center to Celebrate 20th Anniversary

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In 2019, Buchanan Street Partners celebrated its 20th anniversary as a company, and to honor the milestone, Buchanan Children’s Charities in support of military veteran families within the community selected the Child Guidance Center and made a $5,000 donation.

Sixth Annual Encore for Education Concert Raises $147,000 for Children’s Charities

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More than 1,000 real estate professionals came together on October 11 at the sixth annual Encore for Education concert to rock out with number one single Billboard artist Fitz and the Tantrums. Hosted at the House of Blues, Anaheim, the event raised $147,000 to benefit Music Matters, a program created by Buchanan Children’s Charities and the Orange County Community Foundation to restart Orange County public schools’ music programs.

Encore for Education to Feature Fitz and the Tantrums, Raise Funds for Music Programs

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Since inception, Encore for Education has raised more than $805,000 for Music Matters and this year’s concert will feature LA-based Fitz and the Tantrums. In 2017, Encore for Education raised more than $160,000 to benefit Music Matters and restart music programs at Orange County public schools. ANAHEIM, CA—Encore for Education, Buchanan Children’s Charities’ signature fundraising event, is a private commercial real estate industry concert benefiting Music Matters, a program created by the charity to restart school music programs in Orange County.

Biz News: OC Community Foundation

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OC Community Foundation Holds Annual Meeting Nearly 700 philanthropists and business leaders discovered how their charitable passions can change their communities at Orange County Community Foundation’s 2017 Annual Meeting. Addressing the sold-out Nov. 8 event at Hotel Irvine, OCCF President Shelley Hoss announced that the Newport Beach-based Foundation’s assets grew to $302 million during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017 – more than doubling from $144 million in 2012.

Buchanan Street Takes The Shatterproof Challenge Rappel

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On June 15, 2017, Buchanan Street Partners took the Shatterproof Challenge and rappelled down 16 stories at 620 Newport Center Dr. in Newport Beach to raise awareness and funds to end the devastation addiction causes families. Buchanan Street was joined by industry partners at The CAPROCK Group, Hotel Irvine, Irvine Company, LBA Realty, PIMCO and many more to raise $183,000. Since Shatterproof was launched in September 2013, advocacy campaigns led by the organization and several others have helped influence public policy at the state and federal level to save lives and end the stigma of drug addiction.

Kudos: Encore For Education

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CASA joined Buchanan Children’s Charities and the OC Community Foundation as beneficiaries of Encore for Education, which raised $160,000 with Cheap Trick as the headliner on April 20 at the House of Blues. “Generous sponsors from the real estate industry” helped, with Newport Beach-based Buchanan Street Partners a key sponsor.

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