Leadership
Creative Disruption: Sabbaticals for Capacity Building and Leadership Development in the Nonprofit Sector
This study of nonprofit organizations who have participated in sabbatical programs provides emerging evidence that executive director sabbaticals can strengthen the organization—and the sector. Commissioned by the Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program; the Barr Foundation; the Durfee Foundation; the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund; the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust; and the Rasmuson Foundation. Together these philanthropies have funded more than 325 sabbaticals over the last 10 years.
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Climate Change
Sparking Boston's Climate Revolution
In the atmosphere, concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are increasing. All over the Earth, temperatures are going up; sea levels are rising. This is global climate change. Everything that depends on air, earth, and water must adjust. This includes Boston.
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Evaluation
Barr Foundation Racial Justice Analysis
Barr's mission is, “to build a better Boston for all.” In 2007, Barr engaged the Applied Research Center and Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity to assess our work to address inequities, especially those related to race. Their report gave us a new frame for thinking about patterns of inequity effecting our mission and how much more intentional we need to be.
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