Acknowledgements & Interviewees

Acknowledgements

First and foremost, NCRP would like to thank the funders, grantees and leaders who shared their stories during interviews and in focus groups. We would also like to thank the hosts of our focus groups for sharing their space and their convening power: Black Belt Community Foundation, Southern Partners Fund, Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky and Coastal Community Foundation.

Special thanks to our advisory committee members (see list below) who shared their time and perspective; Gita Gulati-Partee of OpenSource Leadership Strategies who provided valuable guidance throughout the research process; and Chris Kromm and Allie Yee at the Institute for Southern Studies who provided additional research and data for this project.

We are also grateful to The Educational Foundation of America, The Kresge Foundation and the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation for their funding and support of this project.

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Advisory Committee

CLIFF ALBRIGHT
Southern Working Group,
Democracy Alliance

KIARA BOONE
Equal Justice Initiative

JOE BURRIS
Marguerite Casey Foundation

WILL CORDERY
Wellspring Advisors

CHANTELLE FISHER-BORNE
Funders for LGBTQ Issues

LAVASTIAN GLENN
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation

REGAN GRUBER MOFFITT
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

STEPHANIE GUILLOUD
Project South

DERRICK JOHNSON
One Voice

SHAMAR BIBBINS
The Kresge Foundation

EDDY MORALES
Morales Public Relations

MARÍA RODRIGUEZ
Florida Immigrant Coalition

JERA STRIBLING
Alabama Giving

ALEYAMMA MATHEW
Ms. Foundation for Women

Coal Country + Lowcountry Interview and Focus Group Participants

Bonita Adams
Route 7 Artisan Fellowship

Susan B. Bankson
Wells Fargo Foundation

Shane Barton
University of Kentucky Appalachian Center

Gwen Chambers
Bluffton Self Help

Timothy Cooley
Floyd County Emergency and Rescue Squad

Kathy Cox
The Walmart Foundation

Andrew Crosson
Central Appalachian Network

Sandi Curd
Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation

Dee Davis
Center for Rural Strategies

Dwana Doctor
Hampton County First Steps

Robert Donnan
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky

John Dortch
Circle of Hope Ministries

Farhad Ebrahimi
The Chorus Foundation

Robert Gipe
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College

Darrin Goss
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina

Chris Hartman
Fairness Campaign

Peter Hille
Mountain Association for Community Economic Development

Mae Humiston
Community Farm Alliance

Brent Hutchinson
Hindman Settlement School

Duchett Polite Hylton
Jasper County First Steps

Seth Long
HOMES, Inc.

Sarah Mahonski
PASOs

Michelle Mapp
South Carolina Community Loan Fund

Bernie Mazyck
South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development

Scott McReynolds
Housing Development Alliance

Molly Talbot-Metz
Mary Black Foundation

Margaret Nichols
Carr Creek Alumni Association

Stephanie Randolph
blue moon fund

Mirian Rivera
PASOs

Gerry Roll
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky

Les Roll
Mountain Association for Community Economic Development

Geales Sands
Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation

Camella Scott
Metanoia Community Development Corporation

Steve Skardon
Palmetto Project

Ada Smith
Appalshop

Lora Smith
Philanthropic Capital Fund for Southeast Kentucky

Jennie Stephens
Center for Heirs Property Preservation

Betty Washington
Beaufort County First Steps

Thomas Watson
Rural Support Partners

June Widman
Eastern Kentucky Childcare Coalition

Rodney Wolfenbarger
Brushy Fork Institute

Yajaira West
PNC Foundation

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