News and announcements as well as ideas and commentary about innovation in the social sector.
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.
The collaborative effort focused on supporting individual artists as well as small arts and culture organizations and mid-sized organizations whose operations, revenues, work and livelihood have been devastated by the pandemic.
Today we reach out as we face another crisis that is affecting our cities and shaking our nation to its core.
The City of Philadelphia and The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Fund launch a new fund to serve artists and cultural organizations that have been devastated by the pandemic.
Barra dedicates funds to respond to short-term needs of our region’s nonprofit organizations.
Failure is part of the learning process. In the coming year, look for more from us about learning.
There’s no single definition of what is meant by an “innovative” approach to education. Successful innovation requires iteration and work to cultivate an environment where both students and educators are encouraged to take necessary risks and learn from their failures.