As the South Grows

Acknowledgements

First and foremost, NCRP would like to thank the funders, grantees and leaders who shared their stories during interviews and in focus groups. We would also like to thank the hosts of our focus groups for sharing their space and their convening power: Black Belt Community Foundation, Southern Partners Fund, Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky and Coastal Community Foundation.

Special thanks to our Advisory Committee members who shared their time and perspective; Gita Gulati-Partee, who provided valuable guidance throughout the research process; and to Chris Kromm and Allie Yee at the Institute for Southern Studies, who provided additional research and data for this project.

We are also grateful to the Educational Foundation of America, The Kresge Foundation and the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation for their funding and support of this project.

Additionally, NCRP would like to thank the following people who contributed their time and expertise reviewing this report: Colette Pichon Battle of the US Human Rights Network, Mikki Sager of Resourceful Communities, Takema Robinson of Converge for Change and Tyler Nickerson of Solutions Project.

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Advisory Committee

CLIFF ALBRIGHT
Strategic Cliff Notes

KIARA BOONE
Equal Justice Initiative

JOE BURRIS
Marguerite Casey Foundation

WILL CORDERY
Wellspring Advisors

CHANTELLE FISHER-BORNE
Funders for LGBTQ Issues

LAVASTIAN GLENN
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation

REGAN GRUBER MOFFITT
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

STEPHANIE GUILLOUD
Project South

DERRICK JOHNSON
One Voice

SHAMAR BIBBINS
The Kresge Foundation

EDDY MORALES
Morales Public Relations

MARÍA RODRIGUEZ
Florida Immigrant Coalition

JERA STRIBLING
Alabama Giving

ALEYAMMA MATHEW
Ms. Foundation for Women

Eastern North Carolina and Southern Louisiana Interview and Focus Group Participants