Hear from staff and partners about aspirations, accomplishments, and lessons learned along the way.
Erin Long via Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
Giving that Considers All Costs
Three principles that guide Barr's approach to its grant investments.
Eight Questions with Barr's New Director of Learning and Evaluation
A conversation about the role of learning and evaluation in philanthropy with Yvonne Belanger.
Developing a New Vision of High School Education
Dr. Stephen Zrike, Receiver/Superintendent of Holyoke Public Schools, shares lessons from the high school design process that resulted in establishing a new vision for high school education in Holyoke.
Arts, Culture and Transportation: A Creative Placemaking Field Scan
New analysis bolsters the case for collaboration between arts and transportation to generate innovative solutions to pressing mobility challenges.
Sound Lessons from Seattle
Eight lessons from Massachusetts leaders on a study tour of mobility innovations in Seattle.
Barr Announces RFP for Cohort Two of the Engage New England Initiative
Foundation issues request for proposals for a second cohort of teams to design schools focused on connecting students off track to graduate to success in high school and beyond.
Six Questions with Barr's New Education Senior Program Officer
Getting to know Kate Dobin who leads Barr’s Boston K-12 strategy for Education.
Our Creative Sector is Big, Booming, and at Risk
This article was originally published in the Viewpoint section of the Boston Business Journal on September 27, 2017.
The Results Are In: All-Door Boarding a Boost for the MBTA’s Silver Line Bus
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For two weeks, Silver Line riders boarded the bus through three doors instead of one. Here’s how it changed the commuting experience.