Four Mindsets for Funding Economic Mobility in the Black Rural South

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Highlights opportunities for philanthropy to contribute to economic mobility in the Black rural South, based on conversations with nonprofit leaders, cooperative extension staff at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), funders, researchers, and others. Identifies 4 mindsets that, if changed, could impact the effectiveness and support of existing institutions that are already active in the Black rural South. Features statistics on per capita grantmaking from 2010-2014 with breakdowns including the Alabama Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia.

Mike Soskis, Angie Estevez Prada, Mark McKeag, Rich Pierre, Cynthia Phoel

08/2023

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National 4-H Council, The Bridgespan Group

Black or African American · Community and economic development · Delta Region · Funding · Philanthropy · Statistics and data · The South · Alabama · Georgia · Mississippi