What does MDC stand for?
Focus on Research
The Only Way Out is Up
MDC's 20-Year Partnership to Rebuild the Economy of Danville, Va.
How Community Colleges Can Respond to Economic Crisis
Clearing the Financial Barriers to Student Success
Data Snapshot
Only one
of the nation's 20 largest foundations is located in the South.
One third
of the nation's poverty is in the South.
Nearly 9 in 10
of the 20.2 million jobs added in the South from 1987-2007 were in metropolitan areas.
49 to 64 percent
of Southern jobs in 2018 will require some college
30 to 44 percent
is the current rate of postsecondary degree production.
Community Colleges
MDC offers support for TAACCCT proposals
The North Star: MDC's Blog
05.16.2013 by
There’s news about The Benefit Bank of North Carolina, which MDC sponsors in collaboration with more than 200 churches, community-based organizations... read more
Charting new pathways since 1967
1967
MDC was founded as a legacy of the North Carolina Fund
1986
Publication of Shadows in the Sunbelt refocuses MDC's work on sustainable economic development in the South
1990
Creation of Foundation for the Mid South addresses the causes of poverty through long-term philanthropic investment
2000
Publication of first chapter of State of the South, addressing the impact of globalization on the region
