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Change starts with people, grows through organizations, and creates stronger movements. Building Movement Project helps nonprofit leaders navigate each stage through trusted research, practical tools, and opportunities to learn alongside peers.

Support leaders at every stage

Leadership

Leadership is more than a position; it's a practice. We help nonprofit leaders develop the knowledge, relationships, and confidence to lead their organizations through change and into the future.

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Build stronger organizations

Organizational Change

Strong organizations are built intentionally. We help nonprofits create healthier workplace cultures through research, assessments, and practical tools that enable people to lead, grow, and stay

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Building relationships. Practicing solidarity

Movement Building

We help organizations strengthen the relationships, networks, and shared practices that create lasting change together.

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Movement Building History and Connections

Learn about the history and theory of social movement building and connect with other people
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Movement Building in Nonprofits

Nonprofit organizations are more powerful when they work together to tackle problems. When nonprofit organizations
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Beyond the Glass Cliff: What Does It Take to Sustain Women of Color Leadership?

Women of color lead some of the nation’s most innovative, community-rooted nonprofit organizations. Yet too
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Beyond The Glass Cliff

Philanthropy Funds the Work. But Not the Conditions That Sustain Women of Color Leadership. New
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Solidarity Lessons from a Year of Crisis and Change

Solidarity Lessons from a Year of Crisis and Change is part of BMP’s Movement Infrastructure
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Equity in Motion: Why Sustaining the Work Matters Now

Mercedes Brown, BMP Director of Race Equity Assessment  There is no shortage of evidence that
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New: Solidarity Syllabus Blog Series

The SolidarityIs team at the Building Movement Project is excited to kick off an ongoing
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BMP’S 2025 End of Year Report

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re proud to share our Impact Report—a snapshot of
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The Leadership Philanthropy Needs Right Now

A blog highlighting San Francisco Foundation’s CEO Fred Blackwell’s interview with BMP’s Executive Director Janis
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Security to Wellbeing Framework – Practice Guide

This offering from the Building Movement Project is based on the Security to Wellbeing Framework,
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New Resource | Security to Wellbeing Framework Practice Guide

This offering from the Building Movement Project is based on the Security to Wellbeing Framework,
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New Brief | Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days

Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days is part of BMP’s Movement Infrastructure Series, which
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