We Welcome Your Feedback
Barr’s Director of Learning and Evaluation describes three ways to share feedback with the Foundation.
Five Lessons Our Grantees Shared with Us in 2019
Barr's Director of Learning and Evaluation shares five lessons learned from our partners in 2019.
Walking a Mile in Our Grantees' Shoes
Barr’s director of grants management shares what we learned and some of the changes we’ve made after staff went through our own grant application process.
Four Lessons from Five Years Investing to Build Capacity in Boston’s Arts Sector
Arts & Creativity Program Officer SueEllen Kroll shares key findings from newly-released evaluations.
Evaluation in the Service of Learning
Our Director of Learning and Evaluation shares three changes to make learning and evaluation efforts more beneficial to our partners and others.
“Typical” Isn’t Good Enough
We asked our grantees what it’s like to work with Barr. Here’s what we learned and what we’re doing about it.
Timely New Report Shows Substantial Disparities in Energy Savings Among Massachusetts Communities
Analysis shows that some communities are not benefitting equally from the state’s top-ranked energy efficiency programs.
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.
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.
The Results Are In: All-Door Boarding a Boost for the MBTA’s Silver Line Bus
For two weeks, Silver Line riders boarded the bus through three doors instead of one. Here’s how it changed the commuting experience.