Sequestration and the Need for Movement Building
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld In my first few weeks at the Building Movement Project, I’ve been doing a lot of travel to get up to speed on the work that […]
Tag: Movement Building
Nonprofit Vote on Election Day
There’s less than 24 hours until Election Day kicks off tomorrow morning. Since Building Movement Project believes that nonprofit organizations should serve as robust sites of democratic practice, we’re encouraging […]
UPDATE: Offices Open & Sandy Relief
As many of you are aware, the East Coast was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy this past weekend and we are still in the midst of recovering. The BMP staff […]
From Our Partners: RCLA’s Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service
Our friends at NYU Wagner’s Research Center for Leadership in Action is now accepting applications for its Emerging Leaders in Public Service Fellowship. The 2012 fellowship begins in November 2011 […]
Spotlight On: Nonprofits Talking Taxes
How many times have you heard someone at your nonprofit say, “We just have to do more with less”? The recent financial downturn, cuts to government services and rising costs […]
Featured Movement Builder: Center for Popular Democracy
Building Movement Project recently launched our Movement Building Portal– a series of resources for folks who end up on our site looking for information on social movement and how to build […]
BMP Detroit Partners Featured in Huffington Post!
The North End Woodward Community Coalition, a longstanding BMP partner in Detroit, recently made headlines by announcing that it will file a Title VI Civil Rights complaint against the Detroit […]
The Real Deal with Detroit Transit
Our Partners at Progress Michigan recently released this video where they interviewed every day commuters in Detroit about their experiences with the severe bus cuts that recently ravaged the city’s […]
BMP Spotted at NYC’s first Participatory Budgeting Vote
Beginning in October of 2011 and culminating in a final vote a few weeks ago, New York City just completed its first round of participatory budgeting. Four city council members, […]
Really Talking About Taxes
Yesterday I participated in a workshop on Active Listening. This is a way of listening that actually involves LISTENING instead of just waiting for your turn to talk. One person […]