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Blog Post
Our Last Stop on the Boston BRT: The Right Time to Step Away
How we pivoted when the original vision wasn’t working. We thought we had a perfect plan to modernize Boston’s bus system — until it faced unanticipated roadblocks.
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Blog Post
Strong Relationships with Grantees Are Essential to Effective Philanthropy
What we learned from candid feedback from Barr’s grantees.
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Blog Post
Barr's Vice President for Strategy and Programs to Step Down in May 2025
After nine years of leadership during a transformational period for the foundation, Roger Nozaki will step down from his position in May 2025.
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Read the latest Ed(ition): Our Education Program newsletter
In this issue of The (Ed)ition, we share resources to help answer the question: With so much to distract us, what can all of us do to keep the main thing the main thing—ensuring all of our young people thrive as learners and full humans?