Category: Racial Wealth Equity

The Next Phase of Barr’s Racial Wealth Equity Initiative

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Lisette Le

Director, Racial Wealth Equity Initiative

Future grantmaking to focus on supporting partners advancing racial wealth equity through transforming systems, policy, and narratives

January 17, 2024 | Category: Racial Wealth Equity

Three Themes for Advancing Wealth Building and Racial Equity

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Lisette Le

Director, Racial Wealth Equity Initiative

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John Dello Russo

Program Associate, Special Initiatives

A series of listening sessions with leaders committed to building wealth highlight the importance of resilience, opportunity, and systems change.

December 19, 2023 | Category: Racial Wealth Equity

An Invitation: Help Inform Barr’s Racial Wealth Equity Strategy

Asian woman with long dark hair wearing a green button down shirt smiling in front of a brick wall.

Lisette Le

Director, Racial Wealth Equity Initiative

Seeking Greater Boston leaders working to expand access to wealth for 1:1 conversations with Barr’s Racial Wealth Equity Initiative team

June 29, 2023 | Category: Racial Wealth Equity

Lisette Le Named Director of Barr’s Racial Wealth Equity Initiative

Experienced nonprofit leader with deep roots in Greater Boston to lead new initiative that has already committed nearly $15 million to area nonprofits.

February 08, 2023 | Category: Barr News

Taking the Long View 

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Jim Canales

President & Trustee

Barr’s President provides an update on a new racial wealth equity initiative, as the Foundation brings 2022 grantmaking to a close.  

December 15, 2022 | Category: Barr News

Closing the Racial Wealth Gap

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Jim Canales

President & Trustee

Jim Canales describes Barr’s initial grantmaking focused on racial wealth equity in Greater Boston.

June 16, 2022 | Category: Racial Wealth Equity