MRBF Network Officer Lavastian Glenn has an article in the most recent publication from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) on the opportunities for increased strategic investment in the South. Below is an excerpt. You can find her full article on NCRP's website .
Since 2009, communities across the South have endured the fallout of the Great Recession...
The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation's Board of Directors approved the following grants at their June meeting:
ACCION Texas Inc. Grant: $75,000
Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform Foundation Grant: $150,000
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Jason Bailey...
Earlier this year the Foundation Review published an article featuring a case study of collective impact from MRBF's work with the Central Appalachian Network (CAN). Below is an excerpt with links to the full article.
Getting to Collective Impact: How Funders Can Contribute Over the Life Course of the Work Author: Douglas Easterling, Ph....
How does one fill the shoes of someone that has built an outstanding organization that positively impacted people and organizations across the Southeast for almost 20 years? Of course, the only answer to that question is that you don’t. You have to forget about filling someone else’s shoes and get your feet firmly planted in your own....