As Greater Boston's community foundation, the Boston Foundation is focused on the myriad of factors which make our city unique and successful. With an emphasis on strengthening this region's competitiveness in the global economy, the Foundation works with many partners to publish cutting edge research, hold public forums, and convene task forces of experts and stakeholders to create action agendas for real change.
The B-COOL Initiative installed sensors throughout Boston to help close data gaps in measuring temperature across Boston’s neighborhoods, which can lead to more accurate indicators for heat waves and official heat emergency declarations and better resource allocation.
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The new report commissioned by Boston Indicators and researched by the Institute for New England Native American Studies at UMass Boston uses data and focus group research to bring together a more complete picture of Native American wealth and the impact of history and culture on wealth.
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Even as fire still rages in Southern California, community foundations and other organizations are working to comfort and support the victims. This giving guide includes organizations that could use your support.
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In 2024, the three funds distributed over $1.3 million combined to Massachusetts nonprofits, while producing insightful research and convening well over 4,000 people to discuss issues vital to their communities and the city and region.
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Reflecting on recent efforts to grapple with the history of MA and its Indigenous communities, CommonWealth Beacon references Boston Indicators' report on Native Wealth, which addresses the legacy of racism, harmful housing policies, unequal educational access, and wealth disparities and seeks to include Native communities in discussions of wealth gaps.
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WBUR spotlights a new report by Boston Indicators and UMass Boston's Institute for New England Native American Studies, highlighting findings that spotlight disparities between Native Americans and non-Native groups in MA across wealth indicators and recommendations from focus groups with Tribal members that were featured in the report.
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The Boston Globe covers a new report by Boston Indicators on Native American wealth in MA, filling in a missing piece in our understanding of the racial wealth gap with key data and takeaways from quantitative findings alongside commentary from focus groups participants from five regional tribes.
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GBH shares key findings from a new report by Boston Indicators and UMass Boston's Institute for New England Native American Studies, the first of its kind to dig into the wealth data and perspectives of the Native American community in MA.
Read MoreCommissioned by Boston Indicators for the Racial Wealth Equity Resource Center, this report by researchers at the Institute for New England Native American Studies explores Native American wealth, and perceptions of it, using data and focus groups with 18 Tribal members in a first-of-its-kind report.
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During the 2024 season of gratitude and generosity, we know that giving from your donor advised fund is on your mind! We asked our expert Program staff to share key partner organizations that would benefit from additional support.
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The 2024 Annual Report features a focus on a number of Boston Foundation donors whose interest, insights and generosity make it more possible for the Boston Foundation to improve lives and strengthen communities. Read more about their commitment to some of Greater Boston's most vital nonprofits.
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This report, by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation with the support of TBF, explores how well the state is doing at supporting and strengthening the Child Care Finance Assistance system, which serves more than 65,000 of the most vulnerable children across the state - and what can be done to protect and expand access as COVID-era supports come to an end.
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The Summer 2024 edition of TBF News highlights our Community Leadership pathway, and the programs and partners who are meeting essential needs, providing resources for nonprofits and leaders, and advocating for a more effective sector and stronger safety net.
