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In 1989, Carter worked in wholesale distributor sales at Ladyslipper, Inc., ta distributor of women's music, with offices in Durham, North Carolina. Carter also served as a board member.

The National Lesbian Conference was held April 24-28, 1991, in Atlanta, Georgia, though meetings to plan and organize the conference were held across the United States beginning in 1988. Carter helped organize the first national planning meeting held March 3-6, 1989, in Durham, North Carolina, and continued to participate in the planning process as part of the Mobilization Committee of the Interim Task Committee.

The Association of Women's Music and Culture (AWMAC) was an international professional organization that aimed to further the development of women's music and culture by providing services for musicians and those who created opportunities for music to reach audiences. In 1991, the AWMAC Conference was held in Durham, North Carolina, coinciding with the 15th anniversary of Ladyslipper, Inc. Carter served as Conference Coordinator and was responsible for forming a host committee to handle local logistics.

North Carolina Senate Vote '90 (NCSV '90) was a political action committee that undertook a statewide, county-by-county lesbian, gay, and bisexual voter registration campaign in an effort to unseat Republican Senator Jesse Helms and elect Harvey Gantt, who had served as the first black mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, from 1983 to 1987. Carter served as Campaign Manager, working on behalf of NCSV '90 for most of 1990. Carter formed a similar organization, North Carolina Mobilization '96, when Gantt challenged Helms for his Senate seat again in 1996.

Real Women Productions existed from about 1986 to 1990. Loosely organized, it began when Mandy Carter, Lucy Harris, Cheri Sistek, and Cris South began working to bring women's entertainment and culture to Durham, North Carolina, and the surrounding areas. The group produced different types of shows, including music, comedy, and dance. Many shows were presented in conjunction with other organizations, such as Triangle Area Lesbian Feminists, the War Resisters League, and North Carolina Senate Vote '90, and often served as a fundraising mechanism with proceeds benefitting non-profit organizations in the area.