| SouthNow |
The
Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public
Life is a non-partisan organization connecting
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
to Southern leadership. It's primary gaol is to
provide common ground on which civic, business,
journalistic and political leaders from diverse
backgrounds can exchange ideas to common challenges.
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| Southern
Growth Policies Board |
A
non-partisan public policy think tank that develops
and advances visionary economic development policies
by providing a forum for partnership and dialog
among a diverse cross-section of the region's
governors, legislators, business and academic
leaders and the economic- and community-development
sectors. |
| Democracy
South |
A
non-partisan, non-profit regional network of state-based
and regional organizations in the Southeast dedicated
to helping build, strengthen, and link progressive,
multi-issue, multi-racial coalitions that can
address economic, social, and environmental justice
issues at the state level, and to collaborate
on regional strategies. |
| The
Institute for Southern Studies |
A
resource for grassroots activists, community leaders,
scholars, policy makers and others working to
bring lasting social and economic change to the
region by drawing attention to the national importance
of the South and offering a vision of the region.
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| MDC,
Inc. |
Making a difference in communities in the South
by expanding opportunity, reducing poverty, and
building inclusive civic cultures. Core strategies
include developing responsive public policies;
demonstrating effective programs; building institutional
and community capacity for progress; and informing
the public through dialogue. |
| North
Carolina Rural Center |
Develops,
promotes, and implements sound economic strategies
to improve the quality of life of rural North
Carolinians and serves the state's 85 rural counties
with a special focus on individuals with low to
moderate incomes and communities with limited
resources. |
| Southern
Governor's Association |
Represents
the common interests of Southern states' chief
executives and provides a vehicle for promoting
them by providing a bipartisan, regional forum
to help shape and implement national policy and
to solve state and regional problems. |
| Southern
Legislative Conference |
The
Southern regional component of CSG encourages
intergovernmental cooperation among 16 Southern
states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. |
| Southern
Regional Council |
Promotes
racial justice, protects democratic rights and
broadens civic participation in the Southern United
States through engaging Southern communities on
issues of democracy and race. |
| Center
for the Study of the American South (UNC at Chapel
Hill) |
Fosters
outstanding scholarship exploring every aspect
of the South's rich past and supports the region's
democratic and progressive future through programs
emphasizing southern history, literature, and
culture as well as ongoing social, political,
and economic issues. |
| Center
for the Study of Southern Culture (University
of Mississippi) |
A
focal point for innovative education and research
on the American South promoting scholarship on
every aspect of Southern culture and encouraging
public understanding of the South through publications,
media productions, lectures, performances, and
exhibitions. |
