Economic Mobility Working Group | Delta Philanthropy

Economic Mobility

WORKING GROUP

Increasing the foundation for economic vitality in the Delta by investing in people and businesses, training and education, and community systems that enable the region to thrive.

Develop or increase assets that provide for equitable, generational wealth-building
Build connections to systems and organizations that can provide affordable capital
Strengthen capacity of and leverage resources for entrepreneurial ecosystems
Support business retention, expansion, and industrial recruitment
Enhance workforce competitiveness through the development of career pipelines and strategic public-private partnerships

Membership

Chair: Derek Lewis II (Derek Lewis Foundation)

Members: Cory Anderson (Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation); Justin Burch (Delta Compass); Kent J. Broughton (Clinton School Center on Community Philanthropy); Keith Fulcher (Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi); Abby Hughes Holsclaw (Arkansas Impact Philanthropy)

TRANSFORMING
THE DELTA.

The Delta Philanthropy Forum is a membership network where philanthropy, community development financial institutions, and investors co-create and partner on investment strategies that drive transformational and equitable impact in the Delta Region, initially focused in Arkansas and Mississippi.

TRANSFORMING THE DELTA.

The Delta Philanthropy Forum is a membership network where philanthropy, community development financial institutions, and investors co-create and partner on investment strategies that drive transformational and equitable impact in the Delta Region, initially focused in Arkansas and Mississippi.

TRANSFORMING
THE DELTA.