John L.S. Simpkins, a constitutional law scholar and former Obama Administration counsel who has played a leadership role in advancing an equity agenda for women and people of color in the South, was selected by the MDC Board to be the organization’s next president. He succeeds David L. Dodson, who is retiring June 30 after 21 years as President.Continue reading South Carolinian John L.S. Simpkins selected new president of MDC →

Dodson was cited for his work to reform inequitable education and workforce systems across the South.Continue reading MDC President David Dodson honored by Durham, N.C., chamber →

The cohort includes community foundations and health-conversion foundations from Alabama, Kentucky and North Carolina and South Carolina.Continue reading Southern foundations convene for inaugural Passing Gear Philanthropy Institute →

The two speak with MDC News about their work, their own experiences with child care and why informal care is such an important piece of the child care puzzle.Continue reading Q&A with Cate Elander and Trina Stephens, MDC Great Expectations program managers →

Following the announcement last year of the retirement of  David Dodson after 32 years at MDC, the last 20 as president, the MDC Board of Directors retained BoardWalk Consulting to conduct the search for a replacement. BoardWalk Consulting has begun the search and created a brief Leadership Profile to describe the attributes of MDC’s nextContinue reading ‘MDC seeks a visionary leader skillful in leading systemic change and committed to equity for all marginalized people in the South’ →

MDC will accept letters of interest through Dec. 4, 2019, at 5 p.m. for organizations interested in participating in the grant-funded network.  The Oak Foundation has engaged MDC to create a learning and action network of organizations in North Carolina that are working at the intersection of equity and learning differences. The result is “LearningContinue reading MDC and Oak Foundation seek NC groups working on equity and learning differences →

What does it take to create a family economic success ecosystem that aims to reach the entire community? To get a better understanding of how the innovative Integrated Services Delivery work began and is unfolding in Guilford County, N.C., we spoke with two leaders of the program, Frank McCain Jr. and Sarah Glover.  Frank McCainContinue reading United Way leaders Sarah Glover and Frank McCain Jr. discuss how MDC is helping build an ISD ecosystem in Greensboro →

“I want everyone to have the experience I have.” That’s Cristina Plata, a 40-year-old single mother of five who is studying to get her GED at a Family Success Center in Greensboro, N.C. After her husband died she says she became depressed and then saw an item on Facebook about the Family Success Center. SheContinue reading MDC helps Greensboro United Way expand family success to the whole community →

Are you a talented and passionate recent college graduate (or know one) who is eager to equip Southern leaders, institutions, and communities to improve economic mobility and advance equity? Then MDC’s Autry Fellowship may be for you. The Autry Fellow works one full year as a paid staff member at MDC on a range ofContinue reading Applications accepted through Jan. 12 for MDC’s 2020-2021 Autry Fellowship →

Two community foundations and two health-conversion foundations will participate in MDC’s inaugural Passing Gear Philanthropy Institute, an eight-month initiative to create a network of philanthropies across the South working to remove structural barriers to equity, opportunity, and justice in their communities. MDC plans for this to be the first of five annual Institutes that willContinue reading MDC Announces 2020 Cohort for Passing Gear Philanthropy Institute →