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Educational Equity Initiatives
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY: MDC SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS AND INCREASE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES. WE WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS, LEADERS, AND COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY AND OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS.GREAT EXPECTATIONS: MDC SERVES AS THE ACTIVATING AGENCY FOR THE KATE B. REYNOLDS CHARITABLE TRUST'S GREAT EXPECTATIONS EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE, A $40 MILLION, 10-YEAR INVESTMENT FOCUSED ON ENSURING CHILDREN IN FORSYTH COUNTY ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN AND LEAVE SET FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFE - REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, LOCATION, OR ECONOMIC STATUS.LEARNING FOR EQUITY: A NETWORK FOR SOLUTIONS (LENS-NC): MDC HAS PARTNERED WITH OAK FOUNDATION, UNDER THEIR LEARNING DIFFERENCES PROGRAMME, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF RACE, EDUCATIONAL EQUITY, AND LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND TO ADVANCE STRONGER POLICY AND PRACTICE BY BUILDING A LEARNING AND ACTION NETWORK ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA CALLED LENS-NC.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.6MRural Prosperity Initiatives
RURAL PROSPERITY AND INVESTMENT: MDC AMPLIFIES THE VOICE, CAPACITY, AND POWER OF RURAL COMMUNITIES WHILE STRENGTHENING AND NETWORKING THE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE.RURAL FORWARD: CREATED IN 2014 TO SUPPORT THE NONPROFIT, CLINICAL, AND HUMAN SERVICE SECTORS WITHIN THE KATE B. REYNOLDS CHARITABLE TRUST'S HEALTHY PLACES NC (HPNC) INITIATIVE, RURAL FORWARD CONTINUES TO SUPPORT HPNC COUNTIES, AND EXPANDED OUR SERVICES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA, THE US SOUTH, AND AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. NO MATTER SCOPE, WE ARE FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COALITIONS WITH THE CAPACITY BUILDING, STRATEGIC PLANNING, COACHING, FACILITATION, AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS THEY NEED TO: STRENGTHEN THEIR SKILLS AS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TO VISION AND MANAGE EFFECTIVELY; BUILD THE CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THEIR ORGANIZATIONS TO FULFILL THEIR MISSIONS AND IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES; AND NETWORK EFFORTS WITHIN AND BEYOND THE COUNTY THAT PROMOTE THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF RURAL NC.NORTH CAROLINA INCLUSIVE DISASTER RECOVERY NETWORK (NCIDR): NCIDR IS A COLLABORATIVE OF PUBLIC, PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, AND FAITH ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING AVENUES FOR COMMUNITY VOICE AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES IN A DISASTER RECOVERY SYSTEM. WORKING WITH THE NETWORK IS A WAY FOR STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO BE GOOD ALLIES FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN ON-THE-GROUND DISASTER RECOVERY. RURAL FORWARD SERVES AS THE CONVENER AND FACILITATOR FOR NCIDR.RURAL LEAD: FUNDED BY THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, RURAL LEAD IS DESIGNED TO HELP FUNDERS AND THE FIELD OF STAKEHOLDERS INTERESTED IN HELPING RURAL PLACES UNDERSTAND HOW TO BETTER SUPPORT RURAL LEADERSHIP. MDC IS THE REGIONAL, SOUTHEASTERN PARTNER FOR RURAL LEAD, BUILDING ON OUR LONG HISTORY OF ADVANCING RURAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND HELPING FOUNDATIONS LEARN WHAT LEADERS ARE STRUGGLING WITH; WHAT THEY SEE AS NEEDS AND GAPS; AND WHAT THE ROLE OF NATIONAL PLAYERS AND FUNDERS COULD BE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.3MEquity Centered Philanthropy
EQUITY CENTERED PHILANTHROPY AND LEADERSHIP: MDC HELPS LEADERS AND INSTITUTIONS INVEST RESOURCES TO CREATE EQUITABLE SYSTEMIC CHANGE. WE SUPPORT AND GUIDE FOUNDATIONS AND GRANT-MAKING ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY DEVELOP THE FOCUS, STRATEGY, CAPACITY, AND CULTURE THE SOUTH REQUIRES TO REDUCE POVERTY AND ADVANCE EQUITY IN EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY.EQUITY CENTERED LEADERSHIP AND THE EQUITY CENTERED LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: IN 2004, MDC BEGAN TO WORK DEEPLY WITH BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR STAFF OF FOUNDATIONS TO EXAMINE HOW THEY COULD REFOCUS THEIR ACTIVITIES AND DEPLOY THEIR ASSETS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF FAIRNESS AND OPPORTUNITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE CALLED THE RESULTING PROCESS PASSING GEAR PHILANTHROPY. INSPIRED BY PAUL YLVISAKER'S NOTION OF PHILANTHROPY AS SOCIETY'S "PASSING GEAR AND INFORMED BY THE CONCEPT OF"REFLECTIVE PRACTICE" AS DEVELOPED BY DONALD A. SCHN, PASSING GEAR PHILANTHROPY IS GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT TO MOVE WISELY INTO THE FUTURE REQUIRES DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PAST AND PRESENT. MDC EXPANDED ITS PASSING GEAR PHILANTHROPY PRACTICE IN 2020 WITH CREATION OF THE PASSING GEAR PHILANTHROPY INSTITUTE, A COHORT OF FOUR GRANTMAKING ORGANIZATIONS BUILDING UPON THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF PASSING GEAR PRACTICES TO HELP THEM MOVE MORE OF THEIR INVESTMENTS UPSTREAM TO CREATE SYSTEMIC CHANGE. MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE OUR WORK BEGAN NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO. FOR THIS REASON, PASSING GEAR PHILANTHROPY HAS EVOLVED INTO EQUITY CENTERED PHILANTHROPY, WHICH SEEKS TO SUPPORT A RELATIONAL, ETHICAL, AND COLLABORATIVE PROCESS OF PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS FOSTERING POSITIVE CHANGE THAT ADDRESSES THE SYSTEMIC IMPACT OF RACIAL EQUITY AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF ECONOMIC, GENDER, AND OTHER TYPES OF EQUITY.AUTRY FELLOWSHIP: EACH YEAR, MDC RECRUITS A TALENTED AND PASSIONATE RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE FOR A ONE-YEAR FELLOWSHIP THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK ALONGSIDE MDC STAFF ON A RANGE OF PROJECTS ADDRESSING PRESSING ISSUES OF EQUITY IN THE SOUTH. THE AUTRY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM CELEBRATES THE LIFE OF AND PERPETUATES THE WORK OF THE LATE GEORGE B. AUTRY, FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF MDC.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$752.9K
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