Detroiters Reclaiming Voice and Power
Written by Linda Campbell On July 18 of 2013, Kevin Orr, the appointed Emergency Manager for Detroit, announced that he was filing for bankruptcy on behalf of the city. Subsequent […]
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Webinar Recap: At the Crossroads: The Future of the LGBT Movement
Written by Caitlin Endyke Last Tuesday BMP hosted a webinar based on the findings of our recent report, At the Crossroads: The Future of the LGBT Movement. Following the court […]
Evolving Beyond the Gay Marriage Agenda
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld Although I am a gay man and an activist, for most of my career I have opted out of LGBT activism and organizing and instead devoted […]
The Long and Short of It
from Kim Klein and the Commons Written by Kim Klein This post originally appeared on Kim Klein and the Commons. Last week, the Nonprofit Quarterly featured a piece announcing a large grant that […]
Court Rulings Must Lead to Broader Alliance Building
Written by Frances Kunreuther Our new report, At the Crossroads: The Future of the LGBT Movement, was conceived over a year ago. Little did we think then it would be released the […]
For Full Inclusion and Equality, Must Look Beyond Marriage
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld Like many other LGBT people, I’m eagerly awaiting the Supreme Court’s rulings on same-sex marriage. If the Court supports the right to marry, it will be very validating […]
Learning How to ACT UP
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld I first saw the documentary United in Anger: A History of ACT UP a year ago. As I watched the film, I was engrossed in the story of […]
Keeping an Eye Out for Detours, While Staying on Track
Written by Caitlin Endyke We’ve written before about how much we try to integrate reading and learning into our work here at the Building Movement Project, as we try to stay abreast […]
“Neoliberalism & Marketization” Revisited
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld By Sean Thomas-Breitfeld, Co-Director Last month, the Building Movement staff and project team discussed two articles on the connections between neoliberalism, marketization and the current realities of the nonprofit sector. Both articles […]
What do “Neoliberalism & Marketization” Have to do With the Nonprofit Sector?
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld Posted by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld, Co-Director Here at Building Movement, we often talk about the importance of devoting time for learning as the first step in the Transformation […]