TFN’s Advocacy Spotlight Series, spearheaded by the network’s Mobility and Access Collaborative, lifts up the work of nonprofit grantees making an impact in their communities and beyond. We asked funders to nominate a stellar grantee to be featured in this series. We’ll share these Advocacy Spotlights TFN’s Blog and social media platforms as part of our commitment to amplifying community-led sustainability solutions and building the field of philanthropy through shared learning.
Advocacy Spotlight: Transportation for MA
Nominated by: Lisa Jacobson, Senior Program Officer — Mobility, Barr Foundation
T4MA and its member organizations — Boston Center for Independent Living, MassBike and WalkMassachusetts — convened Shared Spaces, a group working towards collective advocacy with people with disabilities, pedestrians and bicyclists. In April 2025, Shared Spaces toured Tremont St. in Boston, learning and brainstorming solutions that work for all street users.
About Transportation for MA
“Transportation for MA (T4MA) is a statewide coalition of community-based organizations and aligned partners in Massachusetts to advance a just and equitable transportation system. They are the key organization in the state to lead on transportation policy at the state level.”
T4MA and member organization, Hilltown Community Development Corporation, convened for its RideAlong series, where they rode their micro-transit service through the rural Hilltowns. The service provides connection and community for folks with no other transportation options
About Their Impact
“T4MA recently went through an organizational restructuring process to meaningfully center equity and justice, rather than have it be one part of their mission. They did a substantial amount of work restructuring their by-laws, governance and leadership, member structure, policy priorities and a variety of their processes.
This work was really meaningful and set them in a new direction as an organization, building out a new membership to better reflect the diverse needs of communities from all over Massachusetts. Their work provides lots of lessons for non-profits in any sector.”
About this series: TFN invited funders to nominate a stellar grantee to be featured in the Mobility and Access Collaborative’s Advocacy Spotlight series. The stories in this series were submitted by funders and shared with nominees in advance for fact-checking and further clarification when needed. If you have any questions about this series or TFN’s Mobility and Access Collaborative, please contact Martha Roskowski martha@fundersnetwork.org