Event Videos and Recaps

During a panel discussion, guests both in-person and via livestream learned from leaders as they explored the challenges, opportunities, and tactics in driving towards a more collaborative and integrative creative economy and arts sector.

In a lively conversation, Boston Indicators and the American Institute for Boys and Men explored the complex challenges facing boys and men in Greater Boston, and the possibilities for support systems that strengthen and support both boys and men and the larger community.

TBF hosted the release of a new report from Boston Indicators and TransitMatters on the relationship between housing density and effective transit, and the possibilities for strengthening transit hubs in Greater Boston.

TBF hosted the release of new data from a pilot project that captured significant differences in heat across Boston neighborhoods, and sparked a discussion of how neighborhood-level heat data could be used to help residents and save lives.

The racial wealth gap has gained significant attention recently, but Native American families are almost always left out of these discussions, in part due to data limitations. This is why Boston Indicators commissioned the Institute for New England Native American Studies at UMass Boston to produce this unique report, “To Live and Thrive” in Massachusetts: Native American Perspectives on Wealth. The event featured a detailed presentation of the report by the researchers, followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A.

Research shows the "Great Wealth Transfer" of more than $70 trillion from Baby Boomers to their descendants has the possibility of exacerbating racial wealth gaps. In this conversation, panelists say it doesn't have to be that way.

On December 11, the Asian Community Fund, the Asian Business Empowerment Council and the Boston Foundation were proud to host the second annual #ShopAAPI forum and night market at TBF’s offices in Boston.

In the third installment of the series “Pathways to Opportunity,” we explored non-traditional paths from high school to careers with a panel featuring five local leaders with a breadth of perspectives as educators, administrators and funders of this important work.

On Friday, December 6, 2024, the Child Well-Being pathway at the Boston Foundation held a webinar as part of their Coffee and Conversation series, reviewing the recent report from the U.S. Surgeon General, Parents Under Pressure: The Critical Link Between Parental Mental Health and Children's Long-Term Well-Being and discussing the often-overlooked struggles of parents regarding their mental health and the impact these challenges may have on their children.

On November 19, 2024, the Boston Foundation hosted the release of MTF’s follow-up report, “Building Blocks: Status of Child Care Reform in Massachusetts and What Comes Next,” accompanied by a panel discussion among sector leaders on themes and issues the report highlighted.