Category: Learning and Evaluation

Fellowships Address Barriers for People of Color in the Climate Field

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Emily Sidla

Climate Program Manager

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Rory Neuner

Senior Learning Officer

Examining the early impact of three Barr-funded leadership development programs.

November 01, 2024 | Category: Climate

Strong Relationships with Grantees Are Essential to Effective Philanthropy

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Jim Canales

President & Trustee

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Roger Nozaki

Vice President for Strategy and Programs

What we learned from candid feedback from Barr’s grantees.

September 18, 2024 | Category: Learning and Evaluation

Highlighting a Holistic Framework that Supports High School Excellence

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Jenny Curtin

Director of Education

How Barr’s Education partners are using seven Indicators of School Quality to advance equity and excellence in New England high schools.

April 03, 2024 | Category: Education

The Importance of Candid Feedback

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Roger Nozaki

Vice President for Strategy and Programs

Barr’s VP of Strategy and Programs on why we seek (and share) grantee feedback on what it’s like to work with us.

February 01, 2024 | Category: Learning and Evaluation

When Foundation Strategies Evolve

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Roger Nozaki

Vice President for Strategy and Programs

Barr’s VP for strategy and programs talks about Barr’s approach to shaping and evolving strategy, centered on Barr’s values.

January 16, 2024 | Category: Learning and Evaluation

Learning to Support Equitable School Transformation

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Kyra Caspary, PhD

Guest Author · Senior Principal Researcher, SRI Education

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Miya Warner, PhD

Guest Author · Senior Principal Researcher, SRI Education

Barr evaluation partners from SRI Education share three insights on what it takes to design for and support whole school change.

March 16, 2023 | Category: Education

To Center Equity, We Must Learn Differently

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Yvonne Belanger

Director of Learning & Evaluation

Three practice shifts in how we learn alongside our grantee partners.

June 07, 2022 | Category: Learning and Evaluation

We Welcome Your Feedback

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Yvonne Belanger

Director of Learning & Evaluation

Barr’s Director of Learning and Evaluation describes three ways to share feedback with the Foundation.

February 27, 2020 | Category: Learning and Evaluation

Five Lessons Our Grantees Shared with Us in 2019

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Yvonne Belanger

Director of Learning & Evaluation

Barr's Director of Learning and Evaluation shares five lessons learned from our partners in 2019.

January 07, 2020 | Category: Learning and Evaluation

Walking a Mile in Our Grantees' Shoes

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Kerri Hurley

Director of Grants Management

Barr’s director of grants management shares what we learned and some of the changes we’ve made after staff went through our own grant application process.

May 16, 2019 | Category: Barr News