Move The Money: How Philanthropy Can Support Movement Leadership
Building Movement Project (BMP) presents Move The Money: Practices and Values for Funding Social Movements, a set of resources geared towards grantmaking institutions eager to expand and deepen their support of organizations, networks, and leaders involved with social change movements. Move The Money consists of four videos and accompanying discussion guides which contain reflection questions and […]
Move The Money: What Do Movement Leaders Need From Philanthropy?
Building Movement Project (BMP) presents Move The Money: Practices and Values for Funding Social Movements, a set of resources geared towards grantmaking institutions eager to expand and deepen their support of organizations, networks, and leaders involved with social change movements. Move The Money consists of four videos and accompanying discussion guides which contain reflection questions and […]
Move The Money: What is the Role of Philanthropy in Supporting Social Change Movements?
Building Movement Project (BMP) presents Move The Money: Practices and Values for Funding Social Movements, a set of resources geared towards grantmaking institutions eager to expand and deepen their support of organizations, networks, and leaders involved with social change movements. Move The Money consists of four videos and accompanying discussion guides which contain reflection questions […]
Move The Money: Why Are Social Change Movements Important?
Building Movement Project (BMP) presents Move The Money: Practices and Values for Funding Social Movements, a set of resources geared towards grantmaking institutions eager to expand and deepen their support of organizations, networks, and leaders involved with social change movements. Move The Money consists of four videos and accompanying discussion guides which contain reflection questions […]
Move The Money: Introduction and User Guide
Building Movement Project (BMP) presents Move The Money: Practices and Values for Funding Social Movements, a set of resources geared towards grantmaking institutions eager to expand and deepen their support of organizations, networks, and leaders involved with social change movements. Move The Money consists of four videos and accompanying discussion guides which contain reflection questions […]
For Further Study
Longer texts to provide a more in-depth study of social movements and movement building History of Social MovementsWhen The Old Left Was Young (Robert Cohen)The Movements of the New Left (Van Gosse)Poor People’s Movements (Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward)I’ve Got the Light Of Freedom (Charles Payne) Social Movement Theory/ PracticeSocial Movements (Doug McAdam)Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements (Doug McAdam)Social Movements, […]
Common Good Message Box
This agenda and worksheet can be used to create a “common good” message for a community issue or concern. This tool can be a useful first step towards crafting new messages about the problems we confront in our work for social change. Use it to develop values-based messages, and reframe the issues that matter to […]
The Leadership in Leaving: Reflecting on Your Organizational and Personal Readiness
Interviews and surveys with long-term nonprofit leaders reveal the considerable tensions at play when making and carrying out the decision to leave an organization. At the center, the leader experiences both personal and organizational pressures. For example, a leader may feel that she is ready to give up the burden of caring and feeding the […]
Introduction: Roles & Tasks for Each Generation
Tools in this Section: Introduction: Differences in how generations approach leadership are based not only on each cohort’s experiences but also on their stage of life. How they view themselves and the world changes as they age and approach different development tasks, with each change affecting work, family life, and the general sense of what is needed for well-being. Each generation’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 case of faith-based organization ISAIAH to illustrate how groups can intentionally link their work to a larger movement for social change. Social Movements and Philanthropy: […]
The Center for Popular Democracy
The Center for Popular Democracy promotes equity, opportunity and a dynamic democracy in partnership with base-building organizations local and state networks, and progressive unions across the country.
The Movement Strategy Center
The Movement Strategy Center is helping build the movement for social and racial justice by increasing the capacity of individuals, organizations, alliances and sectors to be more strategic, collaborative and sustainable.