The Boston Foundation has developed specific strategies for each of its Goals and Objectives, which include: background on the problem and key data that relates to it; the approach the Foundation is taking to address the problem; and the ways in which we will be measuring success.

Goal: Greater Boston residents are successful and thriving:

• Improve outcomes for Boston’s residents across the education pipeline;
  • Accelerate structural reform and promote innovation in public schools in Boston.
  • Increase the 2- and 4-year college graduation rate for low-income, minority and first-generation college students from public schools in Boston.
  • Promote the career advancement and economic security of low-income individuals.
    
    
• Increase the health and wellness of Greater Boston residents.
  • Encourage healthy behaviors among Boston residents and increase access to healthy food and opportunities for physical activity.

Goal: Greater Boston neighborhoods and communities are vibrant, safe and affordable:

• Increase the livability, affordability and safety of Greater Boston neighborhoods;
  • Increase neighborhood stability and the production and preservation of affordable housing for vulnerable populations.
  • Reduce the incidence of violence in Boston neighborhoods, especially among youth.
    
    
• Enhance civic and cultural vibrancy in Greater Boston;
  • Strengthen and celebrate the region’s diverse audiences, artists and nonprofit cultural organizations.
    
    
• Increase job growth and economic equity and competitiveness in Greater Boston.
  • Invest in strategies that increase Greater Boston’s competitiveness, prosperity and efficiency, and create vibrant urban neighborhoods with opportunities for all residents.
  • Enhance the long-term vitality of the Massachusetts nonprofit sector.
    
    

Download a PDF of the new strategic framework.

While the Foundation focuses most of its competitive grantmaking on these objectives and strategies, the Foundation is also interested in innovative approaches to emerging community issues and makes targeted and more modest investments in such efforts.