Three of Barr's Climate grantees are recognized in this year's #Grist50 for their innovative approaches to climate solutions. We are inspired by their efforts to leave future generations a better world than the one we inherited. Monica Huertas, Founding Executive Director of People's Port Authority, works to protect people living near Providence's deepwater port from the effects of heavy industry. In the organization's short life, it has halted the expansion of toxic industries and helped write the city's climate justice plan. Cate Mingoya-LaFortune, Chief Officer of Climate Resilience and Land Use at Groundwork USA empowers community organizations to advance local climate solutions by helping them understand who to talk to and where to press to make change possible. Zeyneb Magavi, Executive Director of HEET (Home Energy Efficiency Team), builds bridges between climate advocates, gas utilities, and policymakers to drive the transition to thermal energy. Thanks to her efforts, Eversource Energy broke ground this summer on the country's first utility-run geothermal network.
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The Barr Foundation’s mission is to invest in human, natural, and creative potential, serving as thoughtful stewards and catalysts. Based in Boston, the Foundation focuses regionally, and selectively engages nationally, working in partnership with nonprofits, foundations, the public sector, and civic and business leaders to elevate the arts and creative expression, advance solutions for climate change, and connect all students to success in high school and beyond.
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TSNE has launched Shared Services, a new program that provides small and mid-size nonprofits support in accounting, payroll, and basic financial management. In this first pilot year, TSNE will select 15 BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving organizations in the greater Boston area. "Shared Services will enable orgs to concentrate on advancing their missions instead of back-end admin. Redirecting that energy will make the sector more sustainable over time" says Rory Neuner, Senior Learning Officer at Barr. Visit the TSNE website for more information about Shared Services and all of their other offerings.
Shared Services | TSNE
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GreenRoots and the Boston Waterfront Partners hosted a focus group on the state’s Designated Port Area zoning, which restricts public access to waterbodies like Chelsea Creek. This well-attended event showed how many folks have opinions on this zoning and what it means for environmental justice neighborhoods like East Boston and Chelsea. #environmentaljustice --- GreenRoots y Boston Waterfront Partners organizaron un grupo focal sobre la zonificación del área portuaria designada del estado, que restringe el acceso público a cuerpos de agua como Chelsea Creek. Este evento que contó con una gran asistencia mostró cuántas personas tienen opiniones sobre esta zonificación y lo que significa para vecindarios de justicia ambiental como East Boston y Chelsea. #JusticiaAmbiental
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Climate grantee CultureHouse is transforming vacant lots and storefronts across Boston into pop-up spaces for social connection, community organizing, rest, and play. "The reaction we often got, which I thought was telling, was people saying, ‘I’ve been looking for something like this. I just didn’t know it was possible,’” says Executive Director Aaron Greiner. Read more about CultureHouse's work in Boston Globe Ideas.
Free coffee and a place to make friends in real life? Sounds like social utopia. - The Boston Globe
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Transportation-related pollution disproportionately affects communities of color, but policymakers and researchers don’t often engage those communities in their efforts to understand and address problems. Boston University School of Public Health sought to change that with a recent study. Their researchers worked with Alternatives for Community and Environment and six other environmental justice organizations to model how various emission reduction scenarios could improve the health of their communities.
Modeling Air Pollution‐Related Health Benefits of Transportation Scenarios: A Collaboration Between Academic Researchers and Environmental Justice Organizations
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We LOVED working with the EmVision team on telling our story and are so grateful for their support!
We're thrilled to showcase our video for Castle of our Skins (COOS)! One of our 2024 EmVisionary Grantees, COOS is a Roxbury-based Black arts organization committed to nurturing cultural curiosity and honoring Black artistry. Follow along as Executive Director Dr. Ciyadh Wells D.M.A., co-founder and Artistic Director Ashleigh Gordon, and artists Jenny Oliver & Jean-Caleb Belizaire share how COOS has shaped their artistic journeys.
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Boston will host the national #YouthBikeSummit in 2025, an event that will bring hundreds of young cyclists and advocates to the city. Two Climate Mobility grantees, Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition and Bikes Not Bombs, will work together to organize the summit. Monty Khaldi, a youth organizer with Bikes Not Bombs, said "our entire mission is to use the bicycle as a vehicle for social change. When people get together, organize rides with their friends, that's when they start talking about the issues in their communities."
Boston selected to host national 2025 Youth Bike Summit
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Our partner, The Boston Foundation, has reimagined the Live Arts Boston program to better support the whole artist. Each of the 30 LAB artist awardees will receive $30,000 to advance their creative careers, while engaging in an 18-month immersive program focusing on entrepreneurship, wellness, and more. Congratulations to the 2024 cohort, comprised of local musicians, lyricists, playwrights, dancers, and DJs.
Live Arts Boston 2024 Artists
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This past July, the Barr Foundation and Hart Research published "Views on Offshore Wind in New England: Findings from statewide surveys in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island." The survey sought to understand voters’ perspectives on offshore wind and their feelings about collaboration between the three New England states on offshore wind. CESA’s Sam Schacht spoke to Kathryn Wright, Senior Program Officer for Clean Energy at the Barr Foundation, and Jay Campbell, Partner at Hart Research about their motivations to undertake the research, key findings from the survey, and what lessons we can learn from their work. Read the interview on CESA's blog: https://lnkd.in/ehhWK3Wh
Views on Offshore Wind in New England
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Meet Natasha Ushomirsky, who leads the Build Public Will strategy within Barr's Education program. "Our grantees are helping young people and their families tap into their power to drive change and are holding education and policy leaders accountable for delivering on their promises." Learn more about how her life experiences inform her work in the latest from Barr's blog.
Five Questions with Natasha Ushomirsky, Program Officer, Education
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