Our donors are always invited to Boston Foundation programs that are open to the public. Chief among these is Understanding Boston, a series of forums, educational events and research presentations that provide information and insight into issues affecting Greater Boston, its neighborhoods and the region. See recent Understanding Reports and forum videos below.
The Boston Foundation hosts events for donors that engage them in programmatic topics (an evening at Commonwealth Shakespeare, for example, or a screening of a film about a prison transition program) and that introduce them to thought leaders in philanthropy: Donors were invited to a “Jeffersonian Dinner” with Dr. Atul Gawande, and to a concert and conversation with Peter Buffett at the Isabel Stewart Gardner Museum. We offer a series of philanthropic workshops each year to help donors and their friends learn more about the mechanics of estate and charitable gift planning from experts in the field. Past programs have included:
Commissioned by the Latino Equity Fund and conducted by the Mauricio Gastón Institute at UMass Boston, this report takes a first-of-its-kind look at the geography, scale and reach of nonprofits and grassroots initiatives serving Massachusetts Latinos.
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In a new report, the Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation and the Fenway Institute explore the data and metrics around the state's LGBTQ+ population. While the data show increasing numbers of young people identifying as LGBTQ+, troubling gaps remain for some groups, leading to a series of recommendations for change.
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A survey conducted by MassINC Polling Group with the Boston Foundation and other partners finds that the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program gets high marks from tenants and landlords alike -- but that lingering challenges are reducing the program's effectiveness.
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In this new report, Boston Indicators collaborated with Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research to pair a quantitative look at the income and wealth of older households with a set of structured interviews that reveal how low-income, low-wealth seniors stretch their limited resources to make ends meet.
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In this report, produced by MassBudget for Boston Indicators' Racial Wealth Equity Resource Center, researchers explores family child care businesses through the lens of sustainability and wealth-building. and explores how we can help FCCs grow and become financially stable.
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The release event for a new report and resource map brought together practitioners and advocates to provide a deeper understanding of the existing gaps, needs, barriers, and areas of strength across the promotion, prevention, and intervention workforce.
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TBF's Equality Fund and the Fenway Institute co-hosted this release of this new report highlighting the growth of Massachusetts' LGBTQ+ population and the challenges facing LGBTQ+ people in an increasingly difficult environment.
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A boisterous panel highlighted the opportunity and deep need for artists and creatives to band together at a time of collective peril to build stronger, healthier communities.
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The release of the new report, "Voices of Experience," provided a great opportunity for experts, researchers, landlords and tenants alike to weigh in on the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program
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On May 5, a record turnout for a Boston Foundation forum—nearly 1,200 registrants—gathered in person and online to discuss the findings from a recent survey of Massachusetts nonprofit leaders on a high-profile topic – the anticipated impacts of the shifting federal landscape.
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