Join Project Team member Kim Klein on her upcoming webinar from the Nonprofits Talking Taxes series. Nonprofits are a huge part of CaliforniaÕs economy in addition to being the main social safety net, the main source of education, art and culture, and environmental protection and preservation. Tax cuts have really affected our ability to do […]
Join Project Team member Kim Klein on this free webinar as she discusses the role of Nonprofits and the Common Good, as part of the Talking about Taxes series. Nonprofits need to see themselves as a "common good lobby" to advocate for the ideas that people are more important than profit, that some things are […]
How will nonprofit leadership and organizations look in the future? As the leadership of nonprofit organizations changes during the next decade, there will be a tremendous opportunity to stop and think about what this sector should look like in the future. And as is the case in individual leadership transitions, we have an opportunity to […]
In addition to our funding and advocacy work, the National Network of Abortion Funds also hosts an annual conference for abortion fund activists from around the country--and the world--their National Organizing Summit. This four-day Summit arms fund activists with new skills and tools for building stronger funds to help even more women each year. On […]
All are welcome at this eco-justice convening, held in partnership with Greater Woodward CDC, North End Woodward Community Coalition, the Climate Justice Alignment Coalition, the East Michigan Environmental Action Council and Building Movement Project-Detroit. Goals for the meeting are: 1) To share basic information about ecological disruption, the economic causes and impacts on basic needs […]
Many nonprofit workers could succeed as leaders of their organizations, but they often need to improve their people skills or learn how to raise money. How can you judge if you are ready to become chief executive? How should employers screen candidates for the top job? Join The Chronicle of Philanthropy on Tuesday, November 6, […]
As long-term leaders in the nonprofit sector think about life after they leave their current jobs, two things become clear: They are not planning to move into traditional retirement, and they want to continue to contribute to the common good. Based on the report The New Lifecycle of Work: Long-Term Nonprofit Leaders Prepare for their […]
In our newest report, At the Crossroads: The Future of the LGBT Movement, the Building Movement Project explores how local, state and national policy advocates and organizers see the future of the LGBT movement. Based on interviews and an in-depth survey, the report finds that while leaders from LGBT organizing, policy and advocacy organizations recognize […]
For those who are attending the NGen PreCon at the Independent Sector Conference in NYC, NGen Advisory Chair MacArthur Antigua (Public Allies) and Building Movement Project's Caroline McAndrews are hosting this call to inspire you to make your PreCon experience more than just a series of workshops and plenaries. On this call, you can expect […]
Service providers have more reach into low-income communities than any other institutions except the government. Yet many service organizations barely tap the enormous potential of their clients and staff to be a force for positive change in communities. From small volunteer programs to large agencies, all service organizations can build the voice and power of […]