Jim Canales was appointed president and trustee of the Barr Foundation in May 2014. Prior to joining Barr, he spent two decades in a variety of roles at The James Irvine Foundation in California, including president and chief executive officer from 2003 through 2014. His writing on a range of topics has appeared in The Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Stanford Social Innovation Review, and The Huffington Post, among other outlets.
Barr Welcomes NEA Chairman Jane Chu to Boston
NEA chairman’s visit shines national spotlight on arts and culture in Boston.
Boston Launches First-Ever Cultural Planning Process
A city takes the long-term view of arts and culture.
On New Websites and Transparency
Why website redesigns are the first move, not the last, towards greater transparency.
Announcing Barr’s New Director of Education
Leah Hamilton will join the Barr Foundation as its new director of education.
Welcome to Barr’s New Website
On behalf of all of us at Barr, I welcome you to our new website and introduce you to our new visual identity.
Investing in Nonprofits’ Most Essential Assets: Leaders
Historically, less than one percent of foundation giving has gone to leadership development. A recent SSIR blog series offered a forum for foundation leaders, including Barr’s Jim Canales, to weigh in on smart ways to change that equation.
