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Waltham Wins $300K Grant For New High School Program
Foundation: Barr Foundation
The Barr Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in New England, with a goal to elevate the arts, advance solutions for climate change, and connect students to success and recently doled...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation
The Barr Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in New England, with a goal to elevate the arts, advance solutions for climate change, and connect students to success and recently doled...more
At a Clutch Moment for Climate Action, a Top Funder Leads by Example (Mostly)
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Pershing noted that we've seen some progress in philanthropy, and he's encouraged in particular by local outfits like the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation in Texas and the Barr Foundation in...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Pershing noted that we've seen some progress in philanthropy, and he's encouraged in particular by local outfits like the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation in Texas and the Barr Foundation in...more
Waltham wins $300k grant to pilot new high school model
Foundation: Barr Foundation
The Waltham Public Schools have received a $300,000 grant from a prominent Boston foundation to support planning and design for a new Waltham ... Based in Boston, the release stated, Barr's graints...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation
The Waltham Public Schools have received a $300,000 grant from a prominent Boston foundation to support planning and design for a new Waltham ... Based in Boston, the release stated, Barr's graints...more
Barr Awards $23.8 Million in New Grants
Foundation: Barr Foundation
At its final meeting of 2017, the Barr Foundation's Board of Trustees approved grants totaling $19.3 million. This adds to $4.5 million in grants approved since the Trustees' September meeting. We...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation
At its final meeting of 2017, the Barr Foundation's Board of Trustees approved grants totaling $19.3 million. This adds to $4.5 million in grants approved since the Trustees' September meeting. We...more
SIF Announces the 2018 Social Innovators
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation, Clowes Fund, Hyams Foundation
Tonight the Social Innovation Forum welcomes the newest cohort of Social Innovators. These eight organizations will participate in SIF's 24-month capacity-building program, receiving access to...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation, Clowes Fund, Hyams Foundation
Tonight the Social Innovation Forum welcomes the newest cohort of Social Innovators. These eight organizations will participate in SIF's 24-month capacity-building program, receiving access to...more
Arlington To Improve Bus Route
Foundation: Barr Foundation
ARLINGTON, MA — Arlington, which has one of the highest riderships in all of the MBTA bus system, is about to up its bus game, thanks to a recent grant from a philanthropy. The Barr Foundation, a...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation
ARLINGTON, MA — Arlington, which has one of the highest riderships in all of the MBTA bus system, is about to up its bus game, thanks to a recent grant from a philanthropy. The Barr Foundation, a...more
Arlington lands grant for Mass. Ave. bus rapid transit
Foundation: Barr Foundation
If you take the 77 bus to Alewife, your morning commute could shorten in 2018. Thanks to a new grant from the Barr Foundation announced on Dec. 5, Arlington will be launching a bus rapid transit...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation
If you take the 77 bus to Alewife, your morning commute could shorten in 2018. Thanks to a new grant from the Barr Foundation announced on Dec. 5, Arlington will be launching a bus rapid transit...more
Watertown, Cambridge land grant for bus rapid transit pilot
Foundation: Barr Foundation
Bus trips in Watertown and West Cambridge could get a whole lot faster next year. Thanks to a new grant from the Barr Foundation announced on Dec. 5, Watertown and Cambridge will be launching a bus...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation
Bus trips in Watertown and West Cambridge could get a whole lot faster next year. Thanks to a new grant from the Barr Foundation announced on Dec. 5, Watertown and Cambridge will be launching a bus...more
These four Boston suburbs will try to improve local bus service
Foundation: Barr Foundation
Four Boston suburbs will receive grants from a prominent philanthropy to explore ways to improve bus service on crowded streets. The Barr Foundation, a Boston philanthropy with a strong environmental...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation
Four Boston suburbs will receive grants from a prominent philanthropy to explore ways to improve bus service on crowded streets. The Barr Foundation, a Boston philanthropy with a strong environmental...more
Making Connections: A Funder's Approach to Youth Homelessness in Boston
Foundation: Barr Foundation
Melissa MacDonnell, LMF's president, is also a veteran of the Boston philanthropy scene. She founded the philanthropic arm of Liberty Mutual in 2003 and built out its programming with a focus on some...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation
Melissa MacDonnell, LMF's president, is also a veteran of the Boston philanthropy scene. She founded the philanthropic arm of Liberty Mutual in 2003 and built out its programming with a focus on some...more
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Is Corporate Philanthropy Dead?
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.