Welcome our new board members
The board and staff of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation are excited to begin 2019 with two new directors.
Stephanie Tyree is...
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Advancing Racial Equity With State Tax Policy
This post is adapted from one that originally appeared on the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' website . The Center is a nonpartisan research and policy advocacy institute, and one of the Babcock Foundation's grantee partners.
States and localities can do more to help undo the harmful legacies of racism and the damage of continuing racial bias and...
Congratulations to our New and Returning Grantee Partners
Congratulations to our new and returning grantee partners who received funding in October 2018:
AEO Democratizing Rural Electric Cooperatives Working Group Alliance for Appalachia Appalachian Voices, Inc. Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta Athens Land Trust, Inc. Black Belt Community Foundation Center for Rural Strategies CommunityWorks Deep Center, Inc...Program Director Lavastian Glenn to depart Babcock Foundation
It is with mixed emotions that the board and staff of the Babcock Foundation announce the departure of Program Director Lavastian Glenn, who has accepted a new position at the Nathan Cummings Foundation in New York City.
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Asking Hard Questions: How We Created a Racial Equity Statement
An indispensable aspect of any journey are the signs pointing the way, indicators of where you want to go that keep you moving in the right direction.
Over the last several months, the board and staff of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation have been exploring ways to incorporate racial equity more fully into all aspects of our work, from grantmaking to mission investing, from internal...