The Land of the Common Good
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld Tourists fall in love with New Mexico because of the food, culture, and natural landscapes. But over the past three years of BMP working with a […]
Tag: Service and Social Change
Getting Out of Poverty Takes More Than Grit
Written by Jesse McGleughlin Jesse is a recent graduate of Brown University and a 2014 Fulbright recipient. Earlier this month, Aisha Sultan wrote an article for the Atlantic titled “The […]
The Difference Between Feedback and Power
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld Recently, the nonprofit sector has been buzzing about the idea of feedback loops. Nonprofits are adapting customer feedback models from the private sector in their desire to listen […]
BMP Hits The Road: Alliance for Nonprofit Management Conference
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld Earlier this month, Frances and I went to the Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s annual conference, held at Portland State University. We’re partnering with the Alliance on the Nonprofits Integrating […]
The Role of Nonprofits in Increasing Income Mobility
Written by Tina Law Last week, The New York Times released an interactive dataset comparing what income mobility looks like in different neighborhoods across the country. This dataset, which comes from years […]
New Mexico Student Protests and the Common Good
Written by Julie Radoslovich Creating a safe space at a school contributes to the common good in ways that reverberate throughout a community. South Valley Academy, a public charter school […]
Mapping an Emerging Network of Nonprofits in New Mexico
Written by Tina Law There is growing recognition among nonprofits and funders that networks can play a distinct role in advancing social change. As noted by Network Impact and Center for Evaluation Innovation in […]
Predatory Lenders Crush the Common Good
Written by Ona Porter This entry continues our series highlighting the work of our allies in New Mexico and the common good in action. Click here to read the first entry. Politics before […]
SouthWest Organizing Project: Lifting up the Common Good in New Mexico
Written by Alicia Lueras Maldonado Over the next few weeks, the Building Movement Project will highlight the work of our allies in New Mexico and how they are contributing to […]
A Snapshot of the State of Nonprofits in New Mexico
Written by Tina Law Today, we are releasing, “Working Towards the Common Good: A Preview of Findings from the 2014 New Mexico Nonprofit Survey.” This brief provides a preview of data […]