Hack.Diversity is searching for passionate, committed Mentors to support their Cohort of 150 Fellows across Boston & NYC! Join the movement to #HackDiversity as a Mentor! #DiversityInTech Learn more and/or apply here bit.ly/HackMentor-2023

#ReimagineLearning with others ready to improve learning in New England high schools. Join 1 of 2 Innovative Schools Learning Excursions from Next Generation Learning Challenges & Barr Foundation in March: Vista Unified (Calif.) & Casco Bay HS (Maine). Apply by 12/9! #LearnerCentered nextgenlearning.org/news/in-person…

#ReimagineLearning with others ready to improve learning in New England high schools. Join 1 of 2 Innovative Schools Learning Excursions from Next Generation Learning Challenges & Barr Foundation in March: Vista Unified (Calif.) & Casco Bay HS (Maine). Apply by 12/9! #LearnerCentered nextgenlearning.org/news/in-person…

“We weren't just the city that lit the world, [it's] a city that’s still lighting the world." A new film featuring love letters to #NewBedford will premiere New Bedford Whaling Museum this weekend. Learn more about this project and meet some of the creative forces: news.yahoo.com/bedford-love-l…

Today the first piece of The Embrace is being set on Boston Common. Can’t wait for the entire city to experience this beautiful piece of art. #WelcomeTheEmbrace #TheEmbrace #EmbraceBOS Boston Foundation City of Boston

"The seeds of knowledge planted in a classroom could blossom into innovative strategies and skills that benefit students and communities for many years to come." Spfld Public Schools's Paul Foster on planning for student success with community: the74million.org/article/how-po…

“To actually see and touch these schools, to speak with the staff members… There’s nothing that compares to actually being in the space.” New England teams: Learn more about our March learning excursions & apply by Dec. 9! nextgenlearning.org/news/in-person…

"Seattle tops the list for strategies and innovations that have helped reimagine and rebuild an iconic waterfront." Jill Valdés Horwood (she/her/ella) shares a recap and 3 takeaways from a recent conversation with Waterfront Seattle's Marshall Foster. bit.ly/3UpD1Oa

Thanks ⁦Michael J. Bobbitt⁩ & ⁦Emily Ruddock⁩ for this important perspective on the imperative for public funding of the arts. bostonglobe.com/2022/12/06/opi…

The Excellence Series is supported by @WECEducation with funding from Barr Foundation. Learn more about WEC's Uplifting Community Voice: wecollaborative.org/uplifting-comm… #WorcPoli

In-depth look at the future of #philanthropy by Dave Wedge for Boston Magazine in which there’s a brief profile of grassroots leaders (me!) by Elisabeth Hadjis at the end and who supports us which gives me an opportunity to shout out Barr Foundation Cummings Properties Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Calling all BIPOC-led #startups: apply by 12/23 for #ACCEL, our accelerator with Browning the Green Space and supported by Barr Foundation and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in climatetech! Learn more: bit.ly/applytoACCEL

WRRB releases Static Income, Rising Costs: Renting in the Heart of the Commonwealth and Interactive Data Dashboard/Maps: wrrb.org/reports/2022/1… as part of its collaboration with Worcester Business Journal which published its piece "An Economic Legacy," found: wbjournal.com/article/redlin… #worcpoli

Large, unrestricted gifts with minimal reporting requirements are a dream come true for many nonprofits. Read more from Barr Foundation's Yvonne Belanger at Center for Effective Philanthropy. buff.ly/3ho012C

My year-end blog post from Barr Foundation with a focus on new commitments to the racial wealth equity initiative.  barrfoundation.org/blog/taking-th…

.Barr Foundation awards $35.7 million in grants to close our the final quarter of 2022. Read more here: barrfoundation.org/blog/barr-awar… via Barr Foundation

#BostonFedTopReads 2022: The Bank is partnering with several organizations on a new research effort that takes a closer look at gaps in financial stability, wealth accumulation, and economic mobility in Massachusetts. Listen to the podcast interview: bit.ly/3Gj0blk

In honor of the unveiling of #TheEmbrace Memorial, NBC10 Boston in partnership w/the The Boston Globe presents a special half-hour documentary on the time that Martin Luther King, Jr and wife Coretta Scott King spent in Boston. You don’t want to miss this story of love. #theembrace

At Barr Foundation, we have made the decision to pause our presence & engagement on Twitter. Please read more from our communications team below, as we share our rationale and plans going forward. barrfoundation.org/blog/new-tacti… via Barr Foundation