News and announcements as well as ideas and commentary about innovation in the social sector.
The Fountain Fund fills a vital need for previously incarcerated individuals to help them obtain financial coaching and low-interest loans to overcome obstacles and improve their lives.
Leah Reisman and Maeve Kelly join the Barra team.
A Barra-funded program in Philadelphia, Philly Rise, is offering Black developers a fresh opportunity to build homes and broaden their businesses.
Maintaining our mission. Refreshing our strategy.
Grantee spotlight, recent partnerships, and staffing updates at Barra.
The 2021 Monitor Institute report by Deloitte challenges assumptions and looks at philanthropy in a new light.
As promised, we took some time to reflect on a year that fundamentally challenged how we do our work. 2020 taught all of us that we can only plan so far ahead, which further strengthens Barra’s commitment to remain flexible and open to new approaches and ideas.
Lessons learned over the past year as we navigate a recovery from both COVID-19 and systemic racism.
We continue to find new ways to offer resources and support to nonprofits beyond the money awarded in grants.
Following a period of immediate emergency response in 2020 to the COVID-19 pandemic and the racial reckoning after the murder of George Floyd, we pivoted and repurposed the funds formerly designated for the Barra Awards to establish “Recovery and Response Efforts (RARE).” Read more about our RARE funding to date.