Thank you, Steve. Appreciate this appreciation which extends to our team at Barr and our many partners!

Opinion | Chris Hayes: I Want Your Attention. I Need Your Attention. Here is How I Mastered My Own. The problem we face is existential and spiritual, not situational.

I wrote an essay about our bottomless thirst for diversion and how avoiding boredom is the engine of modern life. It’s based on the research I did for my book.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/o...

Spectacular light installation at @mountauburncem.bsky.social for SOLSTICE.

Wow! Nice, David.

You both look great!

Terrific conversation at @gardnermuseum.bsky.social this evening between Sebastian Smee (@washingtonpost.com art critic & author of Paris in Ruins) and Diana Greenwald, curator of current exhibition, Manet: A Model Family.

🧁 Some exciting news for us downtown residents! 🍪

Communications for Community (SSIR) To meet this moment, how can foundations and nonprofits orient their communications to foster connections and build community?

Thanks to @ssireview.bsky.social for publishing this article from me and @stefanlanfer.bsky.social about the Barr Foundation's approach to our communications work as a means to build community. We welcome your feedback! ssir.org/articles/ent...

Nice tree, Ted! 🎄

Thank you @wutrain.bsky.social for providing insight in this terrific 🧵 about the evolution of BPS Sundays to Boston Family Days. Pilots exist for a reason, and @barrfoundation.bsky.social has been proud to support this meaningful program.

What Does a Trump Victory Mean for Nonprofits and Donors Focused on Democracy? With Stephen Heintz Podcast Episode · Giving Done Right · 12/05/2024 · 57m

I have always learned when in the presence of Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz.

This interview with @philxbuchanan.bsky.social & @gracenicolette.bsky.social from Center for Effective Philanthropy is worth a listen, especially in these times.

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Big list of Boston area newsies ->

Kara Elliott-Ortega is departing as Boston’s chief of arts and culture - The Boston Globe "What I wanted to be able to do in my time was make sure that anybody could come to City Hall, find me, and have a meeting with me," says Elliott-Ortega.

Boston's loss is philanthropy's gain as Arts and Culture Chief Elliott-Ortega departs to join the @kresgefdn.bsky.social team. Thank you, Kara, for your commitment, talent and dedication. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/04/a...

Very exciting news for Boston’s youth! @barrfoundation.bsky.social proud to be a supporter of this expanded program and an honor to join today’s announcement.

Such a pleasure to attend yesterday’s “beam raising” for IBA’s new Center for Arts, Self-determination and Activism (CASA). Congratulations to Vanessa Calderon-Rosado and her team!

Grateful for all they do! @downtownboston.bsky.social

Always love Keytar Bear sightings, especially in my DTX neighborhood 🐻

Blue sky for Bluesky #provincetown

Putting the GPR to Work: How Barr Integrated Grantee Feedback into its Grantmaking Practice | The Center for Effective Philanthropy At Barr, we think it is important to solicit grantee feedback, listen deeply, and take action to improve our effectiveness as a funder.

At Barr, we strive to listen to our grantees. Earlier this year, we learned that we had improved on numerous dimensions. Here are some tangible ideas and suggestions for how we put the feedback we received into practice.

cep.org/blog/putting...

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More to come but look forward to connecting (reconnecting)!