Movement Infrastructure Series
Addressing Movement Infrastructure
BMP's Movement Infrastructure Series explores the foundational needs of organizations and movements to build long-term power and address the root causes of inequity. Since 2023, BMP has produced a series of reports that amplify the needs of nonprofits and coalitions, and underscore the importance of resourcing them both in the short and long run. The reports can be used by nonprofit staff, philanthropic professionals, grant seekers and facilitators.
Explore the reports in the series below:
Sounding the Alarm: Nonprofits on the Frontlines of a Polarized Political Climate
BMP released this special report based on a survey of 5353 nonprofit leaders as well as focus groups and one-on-one interviews to raise awareness about the negative consequences being experienced by nonprofits that are working on issues at play in this election - diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); immigrant rights; abortion access; LGBTQIA+ rights; and expressions of support on current issues such as Palestinian rights.
This report features insights from over 50 Black leaders explores how leaders and their organizations understood the brief moment of “racial reckoning” in 2020, how their organizations have fared in the years since, and what they see on the horizon.
This report is a collaboration with Muslims for Just Futures (MJF), a grassroots organization that builds power in Muslim communities through collective care, organizing, advocacy, and movement-building. This report highlights the emerging needs of organizations working closely with Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, South Asian, and Black communities in the United States as the genocide in Gaza passes the 100 day mark in January 2024.
Balancing Act: Asian American Organizations Respond to Community Crises and Build Collective Power
Created in collaboration with Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus, this report provides recommendations, ideas, and resources for organizations responding to community crises while building long-term movement infrastructure.
Funding Movement Infrastructure Brief
This report provides recommendations for philanthropic institutions to support social movements through an ecosystem-wide approach that emphasizes long-term organizational sustainability and identifies several barriers that arise for funders seeking to invest in social movements.
Meeting the Need: Building the Capacity of Community-Based Organizations
Based on a survey of over 800 nonprofit leaders, this report explores challenges that organizations face in achieving their mission in four overarching domains that are key to maintaining and building nonprofits: 1) Operations, Communications, and Development, 2) Staff Wellness and Development, 3) Strategy and Evaluation, and 4) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This report also examines the similarities and differences in challenges faced by BIPOC vs white-led organizations and emphasizes insights from smaller, community-based organizations.
Sounding the Alarm: Nonprofits on the Frontlines of a Polarized Political Climate
Nonprofits are facing a range of unique threats and challenges in today’s political climate. As the 2024 elections near, BMP is releasing a special report, Sounding the Alarm, to raise […]
Reckoning with Sustainability: Black Leaders Reflect on 2020, the Funding Cliff, and Organizing Infrastructure
This installment of the Movement Infrastructure series, “Reckoning with Sustainability: Black Leaders Reflect on 2020, the Funding Cliff, and Organizing Infrastructure,” compiles insights and wisdom from over 50 Black movement […]
100 DAYS OF BUILDING POWER AND SOLIDARITY: OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS FOR PALESTINIAN, MUSLIM, AND ARAB GROUPS IN THE U.S.
Since late 2022, the Building Movement Project has released a series of reports on the infrastructure needs of various communities and movements in order to provide ideas and recommendations to […]
Balancing Act: Asian American Organizations Respond to Community Crises and Build Collective Power
The latest in BMP’s movement infrastructure series, Balancing Act: Asian American Organizations Respond to Community Crises and Build Collective Power, is a collaboration with Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian […]
Funding Movement Infrastructure Brief
This report is the second in Building Movement Project’s (BMP) Movement Infrastructure Series. Funding Movement Infrastructure (January 2023) draws upon our ongoing work to encourage philanthropic institutions to support social […]