Staffing Updates at the Barr Foundation
Announcement and discussion of changes taking effect this month at the Barr Foundation.
A Word of Thanks to a Gifted Leader
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Barr's trustees offer their appreciation to Melinda Marble as she concludes her term as interim executive director.
Education Director Wendy Puriefoy to Leave Barr
Wendy Puriefoy, director of education, has decided to leave the Barr Foundation to pursue her passion for national education reform.
And We Sing Well, Too
Last spring, Barr got some challenging feedback from grantees. Interim Executive Director Melinda Marble shares what we have been doing in response.
Announcing Barr’s First President
With great excitement, we announce that Jim Canales will join the Barr Foundation as president in May 2014.
Marion M. Kane
It is with great sadness that we share the news that Marion Kane, Barr’s first executive director, passed away Monday night in Falmouth, Maine.
Barr Foundation 2007 Grantee Perception Report
Barr engaged The Center for Effective Philanthropy to conduct our second Grantee Perception Report.