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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

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...

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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.

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Jim Canales @jimcanales.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Spectacular light installation at @mountauburncem.bsky.social for SOLSTICE.

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Jim Canales @jimcanales.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

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.

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Jim Canales @jimcanales.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

🧁 Some exciting news for us downtown residents! 🍪

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Jim Canales @jimcanales.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

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...

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Communications for Community (SSIR)

To meet this moment, how can foundations and nonprofits orient their communications to foster connections and build community?

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Jim Canales @jimcanales.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

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.

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Jim Canales @jimcanales.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

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...

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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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Eric Fisher @efisherwx.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Big list of Boston area newsies ->

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Jim Canales @jimcanales.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

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.

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Jim Canales @jimcanales.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

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!

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Jim Canales @jimcanales.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Always love Keytar Bear sightings, especially in my DTX neighborhood 🐻

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Jim Canales @jimcanales.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

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...

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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.

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Jim Canales @jimcanales.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Hi! More to come but look forward to connecting (reconnecting)!

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