GUIDING SERVICE PROVIDERS TOWARD SOCIAL CHANGE WORK: A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE OPPORTUNITY

November 30, 2023 | Héctor Malvido, Senior Manager of Partnerships, Building Movement Project

Building Movement Project (BMP) is organizing a cohort slated to begin in Q1 ‘24 to further refine and pilot the Security to Wellbeing Framework with participating direct service organizations that want to introduce or increase work that lifts the voice of the people they serve, fosters alignment on social change priorities, and deepens relationships with community stakeholders. 

Through this cohort, BMP hopes to create a space of learning and community with other direct service organizations that is able to both offer a rich and meaningful experience for participating organizations and also use their experiences in the series to improve and inform the development of the Security to Wellbeing Framework. To do that, groups will engage in activities that embrace social change practices through modules in a community of practice setting. 

This series of modules is designed to take participating organizations through the many elements of the framework with the purpose of centering participant’s voices, fostering discussion among staff/peers, exploring potential opportunities and challenges, and ultimately developing an understanding of where organizations can integrate and implement key lessons into their own work and communities. 

Over the course of 3 months, groups will engage in activities through a series of modules that embrace social change practices. 

OVERALL SERIES GOALS: At the end of the series, participating organizations will be able to:

• Understand what Social Change work is and its relationship to service organizations
• Explore ideas that will generate internal alignment within their organization or group around social issues and opportunities to address them
• Take stock of their current work and new strategies that center community voices
• Identify opportunities for building relationships with organizations and stakeholders in their ecosystem to advance and deepen their social change work
• Create plans of action to integrate social change strategies into their bodies of work

SCHEDULE:

• WEBINAR (DECEMBER 7th, 2023)
  • Learn more about the framework, meet and listen to nonprofit leaders, and the urgent moment we must meet as a sector
• SESSIONS (MARCH 2024 – MAY 2024)
  • One 2-hour Session every 3 weeks, 4 sessions total
  • Take part in a community of practice, learning alongside peers ways to incorporate social change work into your organization
• TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & FEEDBACK (MAY 2024 – JULY 2024)
  • After the cohort is completed, participating organizations can opt-in to receive technical assistance support from BMP to think through and implement the different strategies that form a part of the cohort. 
  • Share valuable insights with BMP on the series and the framework to strengthen and further refine it for future use

SESSIONS: 

Cohort participants will navigate a series of modules designed to explore the many elements of the framework with the purpose of centering participant’s voices, fostering discussion among staff/peers, exploring potential opportunities and challenges, and ultimately developing an understanding of where organizations can integrate and implement key lessons into their own work and communities.

APPLY FOR THE COHORT

WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Direct service organizations that want to introduce or increase work that lifts the voice of the people they serve, fosters alignment on social change priorities, and deepens relationships with community stakeholders are encouraged to apply

We are asking organizations to designate a team of at least 2 staff members to represent their organizations in the cohort to share learnings, support each other, and prepare to work together on the implementation of the framework’s strategies.  

• If at all possible, at least 1 representative would be a Frontline Staff member that works directly with the organization’s clients and constituency
  • By Frontline Staff, we mean any staff member who is directly involved in delivering services and engaging with clients/program participants.

Access Frequently Asked Questions for the Security to Wellbeing Framework Community of Practice here.

If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact Héctor Malvido, Sr. Manager of Partnerships at the Building Movement Project. (hmalvido@buildingmovement.org)

APPLICATION

You can submit your application for consideration by clicking here. Applications will close on January 19th, 2024. 

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