Hear from staff and partners about aspirations, accomplishments, and lessons learned along the way.
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Uncharted Territory: Where an Arts Organization Dares to Go (But Dollars Can be Difficult to Find)
First in a new series featuring stories from Greater Boston arts organizations that received special funding to pursue an artistic risk.
Barr E-Newsletter Archive
Learn more about Barr's grantmaking, partnerships, and community efforts with our e-newsletter archive.
Barr Awards $24 Million in First Quarter of 2018
New grants include support to design innovative school models, develop regional approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and build understanding to spark positive change in the diversity of nonprofit leadership.
The Arts Mean Business in Massachusetts
Celebrating new research demonstrating the impact of the creative economy.
Board Time: Three Keys to Strategic Engagement
Jim Canales contributes to a new blog series on effective foundation governance.
With More Control, Communities Choose Clean Energy
Darlene Lombos, the Executive Director of Community Labor United and Class of 2017 Barr Fellow, makes the case for Community Choice Energy as a tool for empowering communities and meeting climate goals.
The Transportation Dividend
New study quantifies the significant economic and quality-of-life benefits Greater Boston and Massachusetts enjoy thanks to investments in transportation.
10 Foundation Presidents Urge Preservation of Vital Federal Investments in Communities
ArtPlace America and its foundation partners respond to the President’s 2019 Federal Budget Request that proposes cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts, among other federal agencies.
What Does Climate Change Mean for Coastal Communities?
A conversation with Erika Spanger-Siegfried on findings from a landmark report on flood risks and adaptation strategies for coastal communities and the opportunities for climate resilience in Boston and beyond.
Luck is Not a Strategy for Climate Change
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Last month's Nor'easter was an urgent reminder of the work still left to be done to prepare Boston for climate change.