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2025 Annual Report

Highlights from 2025 and our work to advance progressive policy in the South

Policy Entrepreneurs Program FAQs

What to know about the program and the application process

Introducing SEAP Reads

What it is, how to join, and what we are reading, watching, and listening to this quarter.

What to Know About Data in the South in 2026

Five things to know about the current state of Southern data ecosystems, why it matters, and how we can strengthen it this year.

Five Things to Know About Preemption in the South

A look at abusive preemption and how it is used to slow Southern progress in housing affordability and economic stability

Why We Built Place and Progress

We set out to make national datasets more accessible and meaningful for our partners across the South. The result is Place and Progress, a dashboard built to help communities better understand how funding, need, and resilience come together to shape local opportunity.

Southern Voices: Reflections on Five Years of Community-Centered Data Projects

Everyone belongs in policymaking conversations and have released a report highlighting what we’ve learned through years of community-centered data projects.

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