RECURRING THEMES
GRANTEE LEADERSHIP GROWTH AND RESILIENCE
So many brilliant minds and passionate individuals leading change. Building a pipeline of senior leaders across the ecosystem The deep connection and trust among the groups The resilience of all of the grantees and their partners, the progress and looking ahead that they’re all doing, in spite of the stark data The narrative of inequitable mobility in the South is not being heard. The reports from grantees regarding the amount of internal (health/job) changes necessary for those org to continue the fight.” The intensity of the work - both the responsibility and the pace The impact our grantee partners are having in NC and how much they are in community and fighting for the community. Chris’ presentation was bleak at points, but hearing from our grantee partners lifted my spirits and restored a sense of hope. "The heat map regarding income mobility.
STORIES OF IMPACT
MUTUAL GOALS
There are a lot of talented people working towards the same goals that we are The need for a role in the ecosystem that holds a long-term (20-50 year) vision and the discipline to link short-term wins to the long arc.
POLITICAL POWER AND INFLUENCE
How dramatically political power is shifting to the South Severity of the rollback of rights The head winds are not in our favor Economic mobility in the region is more limited than virtually anywhere else in the nation
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