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Community Forest
McIntosh SEED partnered with The Conservation Fund to acquire 1,148 acres of land in Long County, creating the state’s first Community Forest.
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Voter Engagement
McIntosh SEED partnered with the local chapter of the NAACP, Leaders of Faith-Based Organizations, the Ministerial Alliance, and community leaders to implement voter engagement strategies.
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Sustainable Forest
McIntosh SEED, based in Darien, has received a grant from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities to implement the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention (SFLR) program.
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Pathway 2 Philanthropy
To bridge the gap between income volatility and philanthropy, Southern Partners Fund, with funding from the W.K.Kellogg Foundation, embarked upon a pilot project to increase the philanthropic giving, by donors of color, through the use of crowdfunding and other social media platforms.

McIntosh S.E.E.D.

For over 20 years, McIntosh S.E.E.D. continues to operate on the values established at its first community gathering.  Decision making starts at the community level with a reliance on principles of inclusion and equality.  The organization continues to work across the artificially constructed lines of race and class, continually supporting empowerment and confidence building among oppressed populations.

John Littles

Executive Director, McIntosh S.E.E.D.

Mcintosh S.E.E.D. Impact

McIntosh S.E.E.D. is a community model, serving and supporting its region that reflect the experience of people in the communities of the South. Promoting self-determination is highly valued in the organization’s decision-making process. We involve those affected by the issues at hand in community based problem-solving.

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Other Programmatic Work

Economic Development

Rural Community Investment Partnership: Collaborating with the local government to improve community housing, parks, and sidewalks. Workforce Development: Creating cross-sector partnerships, SEED bridges the gap between “nontraditional workforce” and mainstream businesses to develop skills of community members and create a local, sustainable working environment.

Developing Local Food System

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Heir Property Outreach

“Heir Property” is real property that has passed down to descendants, or heirs, without the benefit of a will or probate. Over successive generations, the ownership of such property may become increasingly divided due to the large number of heirs who are entitled to an interest in the land. Often these ownership interests in the property remain undocumented in public records. As a result, Heir Property could be owned by dozens of people who are unknown to each other while only one may actually live on the property itself. This ownership situation is referred to as Tenancy in Common. It creates a unique problem for land retention, because each tenant in common is free to sell or gift his or her interest in the land to whomever the tenant in common may choose, without notifying other co-owners and without the consent of the other co-owners. On the other hand, the occupier of Heir Property lacks clear title to the land and cannot, without the consent of all other co-owners, sell the land, use the land as collateral to obtain loans, use the timber or agricultural resources of the land, or obtain governmental assistance or grants that require proof of land ownership.

Value Chain Construction

What is a value chain?
A network of businesses, nonprofit organizations, and collaborating players who work together to satisfy market demand for specific products or services. Because value chains are built in response to market demand and involve clear and constant communication, they can be more responsive and innovative than traditional supply chains. We use the term Value Chain to show the relationship to a traditional business Supply Chain. The key difference: value chain structure and functioning is more like a complex, cyclical network than a liner chain. Characteristics of a value chain
• Demand-Driven
• Systems Approach
• Cooperation& Collaboration
• Consistent Communication
• Common Set Of Values

Youth Leadership Development

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Cultural Tourism

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