Leaders from Detroit and Los Angeles will discuss ways to address the nonprofit racial leadership gap. In 2017, the Building Movement Project released a report, Race to Lead: Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap, that challenged prevailing narratives for why there are so few leaders of color in the nonprofit sector. Rather than the conventional […]
These thought-provoking, energy-charged sessions will offer concrete actions leaders can take to bridge the divide and embrace the systems, culture and behavior changes that align with the values of diversity, inclusion and equity. Sessions will be held at Marquette University. Please note, AM and PM sessions will be held at different locations on the Marquette […]
At the Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management’s fall conference, join 200 Chicago-area nonprofit leaders to learn about inclusive leadership and why it matters. Hear from keynote speakers Frances Kunreuther and Sean Thomas-Breitfeld, co-authors of Race to Lead and Rusty Stahl, president of Fund the People, on vital topics regarding what diversity and inclusion mean for […]
In June 2017, the Building Movement Project released the first report in the Race to Lead series looking at why there are so few leaders of color in the nonprofit sector. The results of a survey of over 4,000 people working in nonprofits clearly indicate that bias and structural barriers – rather than qualifications or […]
Building Movement Project will present new research on the challenges women of color face in the nonprofit workplace. A panel will then discuss what the sector can do to challenge biases against women of color and provide support for their advancement. Dialogue will focus on strategies nonprofits and foundations an empoy to build the capacity of […]
During the “Integrating Social Change Principles into Service Provision” workshop at the 2018 Hunger Free Communities Summit, the Building Movement Project will offer a framework for exploring (or understanding) the range of ways that social service organizations integrate their social change principles into their everyday work. Appetite for Change will offer a “living case study” of how these principles may […]
Please join the Building Movement Project (BMP) for focus groups on race, gender, and leadership in the nonprofit sector (all are welcome in this session). These nationwide focus groups are part of the Race to Lead (racetolead.org) series of reports. These sessions will take place during the AECF Network Annual Gathering. During the focus group, […]
Please join the Building Movement Project (BMP) for focus groups on race, gender, and leadership in the nonprofit sector. These nationwide focus groups are part of the Race to Lead (racetolead.org) series of reports. During the focus group, BMP will share some of the key findings from the Race to Lead survey and explore participants' […]
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) is offering an exciting, interactive and collaborative Advocacy Day on the morning of Thursday, May 31st at Grace Farms in New Canaan, CT. As the culmination of their Advocacy Series, FCCF is offering a half-day seminar that will highlight the opportunity to learn how to elevate […]
Held in partnership with Highmark Inc. with funding provided by The Opportunity Fund and Pittsburgh Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle, Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise (PACE) invites you to join us on May 30, 2018, 1 p.m.- 3 p.m, as Building Movement Project (BMP) Co-Director Sean Thomas-Breitfeld will discuss Race to Lead: Confronting the Nonprofit Racial […]