In Shutdown, Need to Remember Who Is Affected Most
Written by Caitlin Endyke As we enter the second week of the government shutdown, we’ve heard stories of its effect across the country – from the shuttering of national parks; to NASA’s […]
Category: Service and Social Change
Shutdown Ends, but Suffering Designed to Continue
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld The 16-day government shutdown came to an end early this morning. Apparently the warnings that the U.S. would run out of the money needed to pay […]
Making it Real with 5% Shifts
A few weeks ago, Building Movement Project released our newest report, “Advancing Community Level Impact”. The report was the fourth in our series on how service providers can make small “5% […]
Shifting Strategies to Advance Community Level Impact
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld When service agencies embrace broader social change and community-level work, it requires a shift in organizational strategy. By strategy, I mean both the motivating vision for […]
Happy Poverty Day!
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld You didn’t know Poverty Day was a thing? I kid, it’s not really something worth celebrating, but this is the one time a year when we […]
Big Money for Nonprofit Navigators
Written by Caitlin Endyke Despite our recent disappointment with Michigan governor Rick Snyder (you might have seen our discussions of the governor’s passage of the Emergency Manager Law against popular […]
Nonprofits Proven Effective in Getting Out the Vote
Written by Caitlin Endyke Here at Building Movement Project, we believe that nonprofit organizations should serve as robust sites of democratic practice. Which is why we’ve promoted the work of our […]
Building Movement Begins Work in New Mexico!
Written by Alicia Maldonado Greetings from New Mexico! My name is Alicia Lueras Maldonado and I am happy to be working with the Building Movement Project to coordinate their work […]
Presenting at the Alliance Conference
Written by Frances Kunreuther Each year the people who provide you with technical assistance, organizational development, leadership training, transition management, and a host of other supports for nonprofits meet together […]
Asking the Right Questions
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld There are many questions that nonprofit leaders ask of themselves, the communities they serve and the society at large. Often these questions are very big picture […]