Hear from staff and partners about aspirations, accomplishments, and lessons learned along the way.
Major Tipping Points in Earth's Climate System and Consequences for the Insurance Sector
Unchecked Climate change will put world at ‘tipping point’, WWF and Allianz report says.
Immigrant Engagement in Public Open Space
The first immigrants to arrive in Massachusetts brought with them a clear mental image of what public open space should look like and how it should be used.
Unequal Exposure to Ecological Hazards
A new study by Northeastern University shows that environmental racism and injustice are still urgent problems. Of the 30 most environmentally overburdened communities in Massachusetts, 24 are communities of color. The top 30 list includes all of Boston's neighborhoods except one.
Moving Cooler: An Analysis of Transportation Strategies
Moving Cooler examines over 50 strategies for transportation reform.
Nonprofit/Nonprofit Collaboration in Boston
A Barr-sponsored report offers answers to questions about the potential, and the challenges, of nonprofit collaborations.
Understanding Cultural Competency in Experiential Environmental Education Programs
This report contains results from the assessments, recommendations for the environmental education field and a section on cultural competency metrics.
The Climate Gap: Inequalities in How Climate Change Hurts Americans & How to Close the Gap
The Climate Gap focuses its sites on California to determine how vulnerable citizens across the United States will cope as the environment responds to climate change.
Boston Green and Healthy Building Network
The Boston Green & Healthy Building Network provides a platform for collaboration to promote green and healthy buildings for representatives from about ten Boston-area non-profit organizations and the City of Boston. This case study summarizes learnings and maps the evolution of the network's composition and dynamics since it was launched in 2005 at the initiative of the Barr Foundation.
Barr Foundation 2007 Grantee Perception Report
Barr engaged The Center for Effective Philanthropy to conduct our second Grantee Perception Report.
Green Guide for Health Care™
A best practices guide for healthy and sustainable building design, construction, and operations for the healthcare industry developed by Health Care Without Harm.