Building Movement Project (BMP) invites you to join us on June 23, 2021 for the release of “Move The Money: Practices and Values for Funding Social Movements,” a set of resources geared towards grantmaking institutions eager to expand and deepen their support of social change movements. During our webinar on June 23rd, we will share […]
Yesterday, MacKenzie Scott announced a generous commitment of $2,739,000,000 in gifts to 286 organizations, and the Building Movement Project (BMP) was one of those groups. We are humbled by the recognition of our work, and gratified to be among so many long-standing partners who also benefited from Ms. Scott’s commitment to invest in organizations and […]
ABOUT THE SESSION: Speakers Cynthia Lubin Langtiw (Speaker) Dr. , The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Anna Castro (Speaker) Manager, SolidarityIs, Building Movement Project Description Building off the powerful and landmark work and advocacy of The Nap Ministry, this session will explore the rest as a central component and tool in advocacy, liberation and movement-building. This session will explore […]
At a time of increased anti-Asian hate and ongoing violence targeting Black, indigenous and Latinx communities, solidarity is a practice that can anchor us. Over the past year, BMP and SolidarityIs have been collaborating with members of the National Asian American Leaders Table on COVID-19 Racism to produce a series of solidarity stories featuring Asian […]
Create Good is about inspiring nonprofit communicators with the latest tools and techniques. We invite communicators from around the country who are doing the most meaningful and eye-catching work to come share what they’ve learned so the whole sector rises up. BMP’s Anna Castro will be delivering the following keynote address: Joy and Grief at […]
Join us in conversation with Deepa Iyer from the Building Movement Project as we explore our roles in advancing social change. We will learn about and apply a framework to better understand how we can show up for social change and how to strengthen the ecosystems that support us. Deepa is a writer, strategist, and […]
Written by Anna Castro (Manager, SolidarityIs) The first month of 2021 came with a series of shocks and surprises. Among the surreal events of January, we witnessed what some in the media called a “David vs. Goliath story”: the people of reddit and Robinhood versus the hedge fund managers who patrol Wall Street. Essentially, people […]
Written by Deepa Iyer (Director of Strategic Initiatives) Four years ago this month, I was facilitating strategy conversations about the Muslim ban, an executive order issued by the Trump Administration that led to family members separated from each other, massive protests at airports, and a slew of lawsuits. I wasn’t alone. Across movements and communities, […]
The Building Movement Project is part of a group of race equity practitioners and consultants convened by Equity in the Center at the end of 2019. Despite the challenging and unprecedented events of 2020, this community continued meeting together, learning from each other and defining our shared values as a growing field of practitioners committed […]
If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that we need to be connected to each other, and to be committed to creating social change. During this unprecedented year, we at the Building Movement Project have been doing just that. We have been strengthening social change organizations, leaders, and movements through research, reports, trainings, and […]
