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New Worcester arts initiative receives $500K from Boston foundation
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Greater Worcester Community Foundation
The Greater Worcester Community Foundation is one of five Massachusetts organizations to each receive $500,000 from the Barr Foundation. Combined, the $2.5 million in funding is creating a program...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Greater Worcester Community Foundation
The Greater Worcester Community Foundation is one of five Massachusetts organizations to each receive $500,000 from the Barr Foundation. Combined, the $2.5 million in funding is creating a program...more
Arts in New Bedford, Fall River get $500000 boost
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Essex County Community Foundation, Greater Worcester Community Foundation
On Tuesday, the Barr Foundation announced grants of $500,000 to each of five community foundations across Massachusetts as part of an initiative to elevate the arts called Creative Commonwealth. The...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Essex County Community Foundation, Greater Worcester Community Foundation
On Tuesday, the Barr Foundation announced grants of $500,000 to each of five community foundations across Massachusetts as part of an initiative to elevate the arts called Creative Commonwealth. The...more
Foundation has big plans, but payouts often slow
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Essex County Community Foundation
The foundation's Creative County Initiative, which will support local arts organizations, is being funded by a $750,000 grant from the Boston-based Barr Foundation, money that might not have found...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Essex County Community Foundation
The foundation's Creative County Initiative, which will support local arts organizations, is being funded by a $750,000 grant from the Boston-based Barr Foundation, money that might not have found...more
Foundation has big plans, but payouts often slow
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Essex County Community Foundation
DANVERS — In 2017, the Essex County Community Foundation announced that it had received an $18 million gift, the largest in the history of the Danvers-based organization. ... “We're here for the...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Essex County Community Foundation
DANVERS — In 2017, the Essex County Community Foundation announced that it had received an $18 million gift, the largest in the history of the Danvers-based organization. ... “We're here for the...more
Want Nonprofit Staff Longevity and Creativity? Consider a Sabbatical Policy
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
Last May, in NPQ, the Management Assistance Group outlined some options, including: ... Linnell, who has worked with nonprofits for nearly 40 years, says sabbaticals are a highly effective strategy...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
Last May, in NPQ, the Management Assistance Group outlined some options, including: ... Linnell, who has worked with nonprofits for nearly 40 years, says sabbaticals are a highly effective strategy...more
Boston Foundation welcomes IBA CEO Vanessa Calderón-Rosado to Board of Directors
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation
The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston's community foundation, brings people and resources together to solve Boston's big problems. Established in 1915, it is one of the largest community foundations...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation
The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston's community foundation, brings people and resources together to solve Boston's big problems. Established in 1915, it is one of the largest community foundations...more
State grants will help local school districts study cooperation
Foundation: Barr Foundation
The state money supplements an earlier grant from the Boston-based Barr Foundation that is already helping Turners Falls High and its project partners to prepare students in a redesigned high school...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation
The state money supplements an earlier grant from the Boston-based Barr Foundation that is already helping Turners Falls High and its project partners to prepare students in a redesigned high school...more
Grants Roundup: $400 Million for Emory U.; $18 Million for Job Training
Foundation: Barr Foundation
Belk, the department store headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., has committed $15 million over five years to Project Hometown, its new grant-making program to bolster community-development organizations...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation
Belk, the department store headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., has committed $15 million over five years to Project Hometown, its new grant-making program to bolster community-development organizations...more
Boston Foundation Awards $2.6 Million in 4Q Grants
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation
The Boston Foundation has announced grants totaling nearly $2.6 million to Boston-area nonprofits. The fourth-quarter grants include $1.7 million in single and multiyear grants to twenty-five...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation
The Boston Foundation has announced grants totaling nearly $2.6 million to Boston-area nonprofits. The fourth-quarter grants include $1.7 million in single and multiyear grants to twenty-five...more
Barr Foundation Awards $19.3 Million in 4Q Grants
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
The Boston-based Barr Foundation has announced fourth-quarter grants totaling $19.3 million in the areas of arts and creativity, climate, education, cross-program initiatives, and special...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
The Boston-based Barr Foundation has announced fourth-quarter grants totaling $19.3 million in the areas of arts and creativity, climate, education, cross-program initiatives, and special...more
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Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however, cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.