Helping People and Places Move Out of Poverty: Progress and Learning 2010
MRBF's mid-course review published in 2010. This contains a review of our outcomes and explains the funding strategy that will carry us through 2015.
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Inside MRBF
Building the Capacity of Networks to Achieve Systems Change
In recent years, the Babcock Foundation has adopted an intentional approach to strengthen networks involving grantees and other partners. This approach includes developing the "network officer" role as a companion to traditional program officer roles. This article originally appeared in the Foundation...
Learning and Crafting Strategy at the Babcock Foundation
For almost 20 years, we have set overall Foundation strategy in two decade-long cycles. This brief newsletter article describes our practice and underlying assumptions about learning and foundation strategy. This article originally appeared in a Philanthropy New Zealand newsletter.
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MRBF Theory of Change (2012)
The Babcock Foundation's mission is helping people and places in the Southeastern US move out of poverty. This document describes our beliefs about how people and places move out of poverty. It also depicts how we act on those beliefs and the outcomes we seek. We update our beliefs, assumptions, and strategy based on learning from our experience with grantees and other partners.
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A Framework for Organizational Development: the Why, What & How
This paper offers the perspectives and lessons of a number of non-profit leaders who have been engaged in Organizational Development work over the long term. It includes a description of the components of effective organizations....
