Stories
Toward a New Democracy
“Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part.” John Lewis
It’s often said we don’t realize when we’re living through history. The events of this week are unmistakably historic, for better and for worse.
Georgians elected their first...
Welcome our Chief Equity Officers
All of us at the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation are thrilled to welcome two new staff members who will help us advance our equity work and that of our grantee partners. Both chief equity officers will serve on the equity, program and management teams, enhance our programs, learning and culture...
Combining Forces to Help Southerners Weather the Pandemic
Foundations of all sizes are thinking creatively about ways to address the staggering implications of the COVID-19 crisis through our nonprofit partners. For the Babcock Foundation, an opportunity presented itself last month when our friends at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invited us to...
CEO Justin Maxson leaving MRBF
With deep gratitude for his six years of dedication and service, the board and staff of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation announce the departure of CEO Justin Maxson, who has accepted the position of USDA Deputy Undersecretary for Rural Development in the Biden-Harris Administration....
Toward a New Democracy
“Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part.” John Lewis
It’s often said we don’t realize when we’re living through history. The events of this week are unmistakably historic, for better and for worse.
Georgians elected their first Black senator and first Jewish senator, a culmination of the diligent, aligned work of organizers...
Seeding a Better, More Equitable Normal
This article originally appeared as a guest post on the Center for Effective Philanthropy's website on November 10, 2020.
If 2020 has reinforced any lesson, it is that the people and organizations seeking to advance social, economic, and racial justice need flexibility and stability to adapt to whiplashing context changes in already hostile environments. Those of us...
Welcome our Chief Equity Officers
All of us at the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation are thrilled to welcome two new staff members who will help us advance our equity work and that of our grantee partners. Both chief equity officers will serve on the equity, program and management teams, enhance our programs, learning and culture, and manage grant portfolios. Given their backgrounds and expertise expanding equity in the South,...
Investing our Endowment with a Focus on Racial Justice
This article appeared in ImpactAlpha on August 13, 2020.
The disproportionate harms to Black Americans wrought by COVID and those wrought by police brutality are symptoms of the same disease: racism hardwired into our political, economic, social and cultural systems.
What Black and Latinx communities are experiencing is the culmination of four centuries of laws,...
