State of the South 2007: Philanthropy as the South’s “Passing Gear”
Dec 08, 2017
The State of the South 2007 calls upon the region’s philanthropic organizations to think more creatively and act more boldly to help the South address its self-limiting inequities and spur its competitiveness in a global economy.
While the South has advanced economically, it still faces wide gaps in family economic well-being, education, and health: the 2000 Census found that nearly one out of five Southern children lives in a household below the poverty level.
The South needs more philanthropy and philanthropy that addresses the twin challenges of equity and competitiveness.
Read the 2017 update to that report, Philanthropy as the South’s Passing Gear: Fulfilling the Promise
Expert Responses
- Racial Justice and Equity: Challenges for the American South, by Hayes Mizell
- Equity, Education, and Philanthropy in Changing Times, by Lynn Huntley
- Equity, Public Health, and Philanthropy in the South, by Anne Rosewater
- Poverty and Development in the American South: Can Philanthropy Play a Role? by Karl Stauber
Speech
- Philanthropy and Equity: Challenges and Opportunities for the American South, James Joseph, former U.S. ambassador to South Africa, MDC board directors chair emeritus
