Hear from staff and partners about aspirations, accomplishments, and lessons learned along the way.
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Blog Post
Lessons from the Pandemic for Building Resilience
A new report calls for investing in approaches that are people focused, intersectional, institutional, and rooted in anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice.
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Blog Post
Barr Seeks Communications Coordinator
Job opportunity in Boston for an early career professional who is passionate about mission-driven communications and storytelling.
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Blog Post
Mark Edwards Joins Barr Board of Trustees
Expansion of Foundation’s board continues with addition of veteran nonprofit leader.
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Lessons from the Pandemic for Building Resilience
A new report calls for investing in approaches that are people focused, intersectional, institutional, and rooted in anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice.
Barr Seeks Communications Coordinator
Opportunity for an early career professional who is passionate about storytelling.
Mark Edwards Joins Barr Board of Trustees
Expansion of Foundation’s board continues with addition of veteran nonprofit leader.
How Grantmakers and Governments Moved Quickly to Transform Public Spaces
The COVID pandemic pushed Massachusetts cities and towns to rethink their public spaces. It also pushed us as funders to rethink how we do our work.
Why A Diverse Teacher Workforce Matters
Barr and TNTP discuss the critical role diverse educator workforces play in advancing equity and highlight a new funding opportunity for New England schools.
Barr Awards $20.7 Million in Second Quarter of 2021
Grants include support for a national investment fund for alternate economic systems in the arts, a convening series for affordable housing advocates, and sector-wide efforts to transform evaluation paradigms in philanthropy into tools for greater equity.
Ahead of the Heat Wave: Preparing for Extreme Heat in Massachusetts
Explore resources from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council's first Heat Preparedness Week.
From Commitment to Action: Barr’s Racial Equity Work
Barr’s president introduces refreshed core values, recent grant investments, and new website section focused on Barr’s commitment to racial equity.
Barr Seeks Program Officer for Mobility
Join a dedicated team advancing equity-centered solutions to climate change.
Racial Equity and Barr’s Arts & Creativity Program
Program Director San San Wong on why centering racial equity is necessary for achieving Barr’s Arts & Creativity goals.