Hear from staff and partners about aspirations, accomplishments, and lessons learned along the way.
“Helping people achieve things they didn’t think were possible”
A Q&A with Senior Program Officer for Education, John Travis
A Day of Wellness, a Decade of Reflection
Building community for professionals of color in the environmental movement
Students Excel When Expectations for Them Are High
Three New England school leaders on helping young people overcome obstacles and pursue lives of opportunity and choice.
why we paused for joy again
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An opportunity to practice resting, being in community, and imagining new relationships and possibilities.
Undeterred, Our Work Continues
Barr’s president responds to the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action
An Invitation: Help Inform Barr’s Racial Wealth Equity Strategy
Seeking Greater Boston leaders working to expand access to wealth for 1:1 conversations with Barr’s Racial Wealth Equity Initiative team
What does it look like to center equity in HR?
Irina Cortez, Managing Director of Talent and Culture at Vote Solar on hiring, compensation, and advancement.
Barr Foundation Awards $13.7 Million in Second Quarter of 2023
New grants will elevate community voice to advance excellence and equity in New England public high schools; support efforts to address extreme heat in Greater Boston; and make Massachusetts public spaces more inclusive through artist-led projects.
Tracy Palandjian Appointed Barr Foundation Trustee
CEO and Co-Founder of Social Finance will join as trustee September 1, expanding Barr’s board to nine members.