OUR APPROACH

DLS focuses on participatory research, assessment, power mapping, coalition building, coordination, conflict management, and coaching. It also offers strategy development, organizing, training, consulting, and fundraising to support new coalitions. Additionally, DLS is involved in community education.

  • Participatory Research

    Participatory research centers community voices, uncovers systemic inequities, and drives solutions.  From uplifting the stories of Southern workers to highlighting environmental justice issues, our research and reports spotlight diverse perspectives, fostering collective action and sustainable change. 


  • Fundraising

    Fundraising empowers Southern communities, supports grassroots initiatives, amplifies voices, and drives equitable change across the region.

  • Campaign Building

    We support BIPOC communities across the South by combining research analysis, power mapping, and organizing to build campaigns that are rooted in local voices and amplify their collective power. Through strategic collaboration and informed action, we create paths to sustainable change and community-driven impact.