Boards: A Historic Relic?
Written by Kim Klein This entry by Kim Klein was first published on July 19th as part of her monthly advice column “Dear Kim” for the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT). BMP’s Co-Director, […]
Tag: Community Involvement
Three Secrets of Effective Leadership I Learned from Linda Campbell
Written by Aaron Handelsman Four summers ago I was a frustrated community development officer for a large bank, venting in my living room to a friend. As a third-generation Detroiter, […]
Detroit People’s Platform Calls on Public Health Officer to Take Action Against Water Shutoffs
Written by People’s Platform Water shutoffs in Detroit have been garnering media attention (this oped and this article). The People’s Platform, which Building Movement Project has been helping to coordinate this past year, […]
Detroit People’s Platform, A Year Later
Written by Aaron Handelsman What does it mean when even after a last-minute venue change over 100 overworked community activists across seven city council districts turn out to an event […]
The Next Generation of Leaders We Really Need in Detroit
Written by Linda Campbell In addition to being on the BMP Project Team, Linda Campbell is a CSI fellow and has been a convener of the People’s Platform in Detroit. This […]
Announcing New Partnership with the Alliance for Nonprofit Management
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld The Building Movement Project and the Alliance for Nonprofit Management are excited to announce that we are joining forces to create the “Nonprofits Integrating Community Engagement” project. NICE […]
Detroit: Not as “Abandoned” as it Seems
Written by Caitlin Endyke There are two opposing narratives about the estimated 78,000 buildings that stand vacant and abandoned in Detroit. On one hand, the “ruins” stand as captivating relics […]
Scaling and Ecology
Written by Frances Kunreuther Every couple of years, new phrases suddenly permeate the air. In the nonprofit sector right now there is “scale”, “collective impact”, “network”, “movement”, “evidence-based”, “transformation” and […]
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 […]
Obamacare: The Potential in Service to Social Change
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld This past week, the Building Movement Project Team had the privilege to hear from several leaders in Los Angeles about how the implementation of Obamacare is being leveraged […]