Sector Effectiveness · Our Blog

Putting the GPR to Work: How Barr Integrated Grantee Feedback into its Grantmaking Practice

Director of Learning & Evaluation

At Barr, we believe it is important to ask our grantees to assess how we are doing as a funder. This article shares how we approach our grantee feedback process and why it matters.

December 16, 2024 | Category: Sector Effectiveness

Communications for Community

Stefan Lanfer

Director of Communications

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Jim Canales

President & Trustee

To meet this moment, how can foundations and nonprofits orient their communications to foster connections and build community?

November 21, 2024 | Category: Sector Effectiveness

Journeying Together to Reach Our PEAK

Joe Rodriguez

Grants Management Assistant

Rory Neuner

Senior Learning Officer

Kerri Hurley

Director of Grants Management

Lynn Harwell

Vice President for Administration

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Najah Casimir

Program Officer, Mobility

Leah Bennett

Program Associate, Education

Barr staff share personal reflections from the PEAK 2024 convening, and invite others in philanthropy to learn from our experiences.

May 20, 2024 | Category: Sector Effectiveness

High Hopes for State's New Charitable Deduction

Rory Neuner

Senior Learning Officer

Jim Klocke

Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts Nonprofit Network

Yi-Chin Chen

Guest Author · Executive Director, Friends of the Children–Boston

A conversation with Massachusetts nonprofit leaders on the vital importance of giving by individuals and the opportunity this new law opens for the nonprofit sector.

April 12, 2023 | Category: Sector Effectiveness