Detroit Leaders Create Space for Rejuvenation, Reflection, and Practice
On the evening of October 29, a group of Detroit youth leaders – all under 40 – gathered in the living room of an immaculate home operated by Sister Mary […]
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Shutdown Ends, but Suffering Designed to Continue
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld The 16-day government shutdown came to an end early this morning. Apparently the warnings that the U.S. would run out of the money needed to pay […]
BMP at Independent Sector
Written by Caroline McAndrews This past week, staff at the Building Movement Project had the opportunity to present some of our recent work at the Independent Sector conference. As is […]
Shifting Strategies to Advance Community Level Impact
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld When service agencies embrace broader social change and community-level work, it requires a shift in organizational strategy. By strategy, I mean both the motivating vision for […]
Independent Sector’s NGen Program
Welcoming Newcomers into the Fold Written by Caroline McAndrews This past year, I’ve been a part of the advisory committee for Independent Sector’s NGen pre-conference. I’ve also been an attendee for […]
Obamacare: The Potential in Service to Social Change
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld This past week, the Building Movement Project Team had the privilege to hear from several leaders in Los Angeles about how the implementation of Obamacare is being leveraged […]
Introduction: Roles & Tasks for Each Generation
Tools in this Section: Reflections on My Roles and Supports New Lifecycle of Work Vision for Change Introduction: Differences in how generations approach leadership are based not only on each cohort’s […]
Key Readings
A few pieces that have been particularly helpful in our own study of movement building Building Organizations in a Movement Moment (Beth Zemsky and David Mann) Zemsky and Mann use the […]
Center for Community Change
The Center for Community Change strengthens, connects and mobilizes grassroots groups to enhance their leadership, voice and power. They seek to build the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people […]
The Civil Rights Movement
Historical Outline Important Groups: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Southern Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)