Jim Canales
@jimcanales.bsky.social
President & Trustee, Barr Foundation | Vice Chair, KFF | Trustee, Isabella Stewart Garder Museum | Trustee, Eastern Bank Foundation | San Francisco native and proud Bostonian
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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...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/o...
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.
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/o...
Spectacular light installation at @mountauburncem.bsky.social for SOLSTICE.
December 21, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Spectacular light installation at @mountauburncem.bsky.social for SOLSTICE.
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.
December 13, 2024 at 1:03 AM
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! 🍪
Flour Bakery is coming to the Boston Common in 2025!
@parks.boston.gov announced today that Flour has been selected to manage the Boston Common Concession Pavilion.
Congratulations, Flour! 🥯
@parks.boston.gov announced today that Flour has been selected to manage the Boston Common Concession Pavilion.
Congratulations, Flour! 🥯
December 11, 2024 at 10:36 PM
🧁 Some exciting news for us downtown residents! 🍪
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...
Communications for Community (SSIR)
To meet this moment, how can foundations and nonprofits orient their communications to foster connections and build community?
ssir.org
December 11, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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...
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.
Today’s very cynical @bostonglobe.com editorial eyeroll at the initial BPS-only pilot phase of our Boston Family Days free museum program overlooks the operational work to launch & sustainably run a program of this scale. Sharing a bit of the reality behind how it works: 🧵
December 9, 2024 at 11:35 AM
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.
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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This interview with @philxbuchanan.bsky.social & @gracenicolette.bsky.social from Center for Effective Philanthropy is worth a listen, especially in these times.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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
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December 6, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
This interview with @philxbuchanan.bsky.social & @gracenicolette.bsky.social from Center for Effective Philanthropy is worth a listen, especially in these times.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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Big list of Boston area newsies ->
I've updated the Boston News and Journalists Starter Pack again; we're close to maxing this pack out! And if you would rather follow a list, I've made on of those too!
Starter park: go.bsky.app/DcD4DaT
Boston Journos list: bsky.app/profile/bert...
Starter park: go.bsky.app/DcD4DaT
Boston Journos list: bsky.app/profile/bert...
December 5, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Big list of Boston area newsies ->
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...
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.
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December 4, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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.
December 4, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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!
December 3, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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
The Downtown Boston Ambassadors are rocking a new look, but their passion for delivering a friendly, welcoming experience to every visitor is stronger than ever!
December 3, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Grateful for all they do! @downtownboston.bsky.social
Always love Keytar Bear sightings, especially in my DTX neighborhood 🐻
November 27, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Always love Keytar Bear sightings, especially in my DTX neighborhood 🐻
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...
cep.org/blog/putting...
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.
cep.org
November 22, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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...
cep.org/blog/putting...
Hi!
More to come but look forward to connecting (reconnecting)!
More to come but look forward to connecting (reconnecting)!
November 12, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Hi!
More to come but look forward to connecting (reconnecting)!
More to come but look forward to connecting (reconnecting)!