
A word guy. Sometimes music. When called for, the red bodysuit. Into #comms4good #storytelling 4change. @BarrFdn #communications director. Here when it was fun.
Boston, MA
Joined December 2008
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Stefan Lanfer retweeted
It’s so important to center care over correctness in language. #ComNet22
Friendships from the @TheComNetwork can get a little sticky! So long Seattle #gumwall #ComNet22 & @bryaneric. So far from the shallows now. Until we meet again…
Stefan Lanfer retweeted
We can do so much more to ensure that one's racial or ethnic identity isn't a barrier to financial well-being and opportunity in Greater Boston.
We are hiring a director to lead our new racial wealth equity initiative.
Learn more and apply: bit.ly/3cfFNVR
Sick of and sick with so much scorn? The remedy is humility, compassion. The reward, joy. @Tish_H_Warren: nytimes.com/2022/05/15/opini…
The thing about #selfcare..."The crux of the problem lies in the fact that human well-being is not achieved alone" hbr.org/2022/04/stop-framing…
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The pandemic confined us to small spaces, while movements for racial and social justice compelled us to expand and shift.
What have these shifts meant for the social sector?
Explore: bit.ly/reimaginetmrw
A world away, I'm glad I caught the "joyful urgency" of these first words from my home city's new mayor @wutrain "#Boston was founded on a revolutionary promise: that things don’t have to be as they always have been. That we can chart a new path..." bostonglobe.com/2021/11/16/o…
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“We understand that 2043 sounds like a long way off, but we are pleased to let you know that we are targeting Q1.” bostonglobe.com/2021/09/23/n…
“Without community, there is no liberation...When she didn’t find one here, she built one..." Writing a new script for Boston bostonglobe.com/2021/07/20/b… via @BostonGlobe
Stefan Lanfer retweeted
In Boston, "we’ve sacrificed everything—our health, our beautiful parks, and our sanity—for cars," writes @RachelSlade1.
A car-free future for our city is possible, it's #ourmove to make it happen.
bostonmagazine.com/news/2021…
Stefan Lanfer retweeted
Please share: we're hiring a Communications Coordinator to support our storytelling and strategic communications efforts.
Learn more and apply: bit.ly/2UvBg8W
@TheComNetwork #nonprofitjobs #comms4good
Words and action, new grants, and a new place we're sharing the story of @BarrFdn's work over many years on racial #equity via @jcanales
barrfoundation.org/blog/from…
Stefan Lanfer retweeted
"Communities become dynamic and thriving when their arts and creative expression reflect the full range of cultures, traditions, and voices in those communities".
My colleague @essw00 on racial equity & the arts @BarrFdn. barrfoundation.org/blog/raci…
Stefan Lanfer retweeted
We're excited to join the @BostonWomenWork's 100% Talent Compact to close the gender and racial wage gap in our region.
Learn more and join us today: thebwwc.org/compact-about
#100PercentTalent
#EqualPayBOS
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Take it in.
Let all fall out.
'Till you find
The way
To you: youtu.be/spbx0pMT7U8
Stefan Lanfer retweeted
ICYMI: Watch the @BoardSource/@CEPData joint webinar on purpose-driven board leadership featuring @BoardSource's @AnneWallestad, @CEPData's @philxbuchanan, Kofi Appenteng (trustee of @hiltonfound), and @jcanales (president and trustee of @BarrFdn).
youtu.be/AQJIg_5hQkM
Stefan Lanfer retweeted
Some exciting news: our Board today elected @EricaPelle of @FordFoundation as Board Chair, and @NorrisWest of the @AECFNews as Vice Chair.
Erica succeeds @JadeFloydDC, who is now leading the Board's Engagement Committee. Congratulations! #comms4good #communications #philanthropy

ALT The Communications Network, Erica Pelletreau (Chair) Strategic Communications Ford Foundation @EricaPelle Norris West (Vice Chair) Director, Strategic Communications The Annie E. Casey Foundation @NorrisWest Jade Floyd Senior Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs Global Strategy Group @JadeFloydDC
Stefan Lanfer retweeted
The Frank Karel scholarship will allow 50 individuals to network, learn and grow at ComNetworkV21. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so apply today! comnetworkv21.org/karels
Written in the latter days of COVID-19, I almost called it "The Lost Song" because that's how it felt. But there is also hope. So, here is ‘The Way to You’ #np via #SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/stefanlanfer/…









