Nov 6📢 We're Hiring!MDC is seeking a strategic, collaborative, and equity-centered leader to serve as our next Senior Director of Economic Security & Mobility! Across the South, too many individuals and families face systemic barriers to financial stability and economic opportunity. At MDC, we're working to change that. This leadership role will help shape and advance our work to strengthen household financial security, expand access to quality jobs, create pathways for career mobility, and address the systems and policies that influence economic opportunity across the region. More details at mdcinc.org/careersLatest
Nov 6📢 We're Hiring!MDC is seeking a strategic, collaborative, and equity-centered leader to serve as our next Senior Director of Economic Security & Mobility! Across the South, too many individuals and families face systemic barriers to financial stability and economic opportunity. At MDC, we're working to change that. This leadership role will help shape and advance our work to strengthen household financial security, expand access to quality jobs, create pathways for career mobility, and address the systems and policies that influence economic opportunity across the region. More details at mdcinc.org/careers
Leadership for the Future.♥ 16 · Sep 18
We kicked off day one of State of the South…♥ 16 · Mar 11
Celebrating the graduation of the Home-Based Child Care Community of Practice…♥ 11 · Sep 14
In May, the Rooted in Rural Collaborative gathered in Charleston…♥ 11 · Jun 8
What becomes possible when we give ourselves permission to imagine beyond what…♥ 10 · Sep 21
Meaningful progress starts with clarity, intentionality, and equity.♥ 8 · Oct 21
Leadership for the Future.
♥ 16 · Sep 18
We kicked off day one of State of the South…
♥ 16 · Mar 11
Celebrating the graduation of the Home-Based Child Care Community of Practice…
♥ 11 · Sep 14
In May, the Rooted in Rural Collaborative gathered in Charleston…
♥ 11 · Jun 8
What becomes possible when we give ourselves permission to imagine beyond what…
♥ 10 · Sep 21
Meaningful progress starts with clarity, intentionality, and equity.
♥ 8 · Oct 21
Equitable Rural PhilanthropyThe Equitable Rural Philanthropy Program works to heighten the awareness and capacity of philanthropic entities to engage in rural communities.
- Local Partnerships for Public Funding
The Local Partnerships for Public Funding Program develops and facilitates collaborations between statewide and community-based partners.
- Nonprofit Capacity Community
The Nonprofit Capacity Community provides coaching, resource tools, and support for nonprofit leaders to achieve greater impact and sustainability within their organizations and communities.
- North Carolina Inclusive Disaster Recovery Network (NCIDR)
NCIDR is a collaborative of public, non-profit, and faith-based organizations.
- Dan Broun Award and Internship
MDC offers an internship to honor the late Dan Broun, a staff member who championed place-based strategies to improve outcomes for marginalized people in rural communities in the South.
- Rural Forward
Rural Forward identifies, strengthens, supports leaders to make rural counties healthier and thriving.
- Race Matters Institute
The Race Matters Institute works toward a more just and vibrant nation where every child, family and community thrives.
- Investing in Leaders of Color Fellowship (ILOC)
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Nov 6
Atlanta, you gave us so much to think about, celebrate, and carry forward!
Nov 4
Election Day is tomorrow, November 3.
Nov 2
Planning to vote?
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What would a 3.5% income-tax cap mean for North Carolina’s future?
Oct 281 likes
When property-tax increases are limited, who benefits and what could it mean for local communities?
Oct 261 likes
Early voting is underway in North Carolina!
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What excites you about the future of MDC?
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How does policy change actually happen, and how can we engage effectively?
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Student Loan Debt Is Draining Southern Families Across Generations1 min read · Sep 21
MDC Announces Executive Leadership Team as Organization Looks to the Future3 min read · Sep 16- mdcinc.orgCelebrating Home-Based Child Care Leaders and Their Commitment to AdvocacySep 2
- mdcinc.orgThe South Will Not Be Silenced: Why Artists Belong at the Table2 min read · Aug 31
- mdcinc.orgNew Research Examines the NC Inclusive Disaster Recovery Network and the Power of Collaborative Disaster Recovery3 min read · Aug 26
- mdcinc.orgNew Brief Highlights the Essential Role of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care2 min read · Jul 29
- mdcinc.orgOne Year Later: How H.R. 1 Is Reshaping the South2 min read · Jul 28
- mdcinc.orgRegistration is Open: State of the South™ Returns This October in AtlantaJul 16
- mdcinc.orgWhat the July 1 Student Loan Repayment Changes Mean for Student Loan Borrowers1 min read · Jul 8
MDC June 2026 Newsletter4 min read · Jul 1
About
MDC is a catalyst that accelerates equitable change in the South. We research, convene, and provide strategic support to develop strong leaders, disrupt harmful systems, and shape a South where all people thrive.
MDC researches and collects economic and demographic data across the South. We analyze this data to create a compelling narrative that tells the story of where the region is at any given moment. Since 1996, the manifestation of that rigorous analysis is MDC’s landmark, State of the South report.
At MDC, we interrogate how systems impact people and how they can be shifted or recreated to achieve better outcomes.
We help partners and communities mobilize for impact. They call on us for:
Leaders are the people who design and make systems successful. At MDC, we believe leaders are found everywhere. We seek out leaders where they exist and empower them to speak on behalf of their communities. MDC cultivates leadership that is collaborative, focused on human dignity, and works to improves the lives of everyone, not just a single class or group.
Strengthening and supporting leaders to make rural counties healthier.
Helping leaders and institutions invest to create equitable systemic change.
Changing systems for advancing family economic security and education-to-career success.
Supporting communities to improve educational systems and increase equitable outcomes.