This article was originally published by NPQ Online on July 23, 2025, https://nonprofitquarterly.org/restoring-our-capacities-how-an-asset-lens-can-serve-movements-today/. Used with permission. “What do we want? Asset-based community development! When do we want it? Now!” That is a chant that I am pretty sure has never been uttered at a rally anywhere. Nonetheless, many movement activists, knowingly or otherwise, depend on asset-based The post Restoring our capacities: How an asset lens ...| Shareable
A key reason that so many social and ecological pathologies persist, despite strenuous efforts to solve them, is the narrow frame for solving them. Our political culture sees capitalist markets and growth as the only serious vehicles for progressive change. When private property, corporate profitmaking, and the commodification of nature are seen as sacrosanct, the The post The liberating power of the Commonsverse appeared first on Shareable.| Shareable
A few months ago, I reconnected with a friend whom I had worked with on an initiative on ‘the sharing economy’. At the time, we were both ‘Young Global Leaders’ (YGLs) with the World Economic Forum. It was 2013, and we had volunteered our time to bring attention to how new technologies could be used The post Systems are breaking—And that’s our opportunity appeared first on Shareable.| Shareable
Our team at the Building Movement Project has grown in the past few months, and we wanted to introduce you to our newest staff members! Read on to get to […]| Building Movement
Hosted by Building Movement Project, Emergent Fund, and Women Donors Network Quick Access: Presentation Slides, Recording, Transcript, Sounding the Alarm: Nonprofits on the Frontlines of a Polarized Political Climate Report […]| Building Movement
The March for Australia rallies held across the country worry me deeply. We need to find responses that that open space for dialogue, connection, and understanding: approaches that show, in both w…| Sustaining Community
I’m still coming down from the excitement of Rising Tide’s 10-day protestival and people’s blockade of the world’s largest coal. It was such an amazing action. Continue reading →| Sustaining Community
Yesterday I was one of 50 people arrested during an action calling for no new coal. This is why. Continue reading →| Sustaining Community
In 2018 Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace (PSJP) started to facilitate a learning space for a cohort of philanthropy and development practitioners who wanted to increase the effectiveness and impact of their work. They identified themes such as dignity, community resilience, measuring change, sustainability, community philanthropy, leadership, power, among others, that they wanted to unpack. | Global Dialogue
According to the Brooklyn Public Library, these titles can help you understand how we got here| Electric Literature
“How do you want your book to make people feel? Start with the feeling and then work your way backwards.” When you’re all about creativity, social justice and empowering individuals to transform pain into positive action, how do you design a book launch that reflects that? Kerry Tottingham rejected the…Continue reading| The Extraordinary Business Book Club
What does a good working life look like in the 21st century? Dr Hilary Cottam, OBE has spent the last five years exploring this question through collaborative workshops she calls ‘imaginining…| The Extraordinary Business Book Club
Since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into law, many Americans have observed the federal holiday to commemorate the life and legacy of the civil rights leader, Baptist minister and theologian. MLK Day volunteers typically perform community [...]| TED-Ed Blog
Book Except: Explore Adam Kahane's insights on transforming systems through small, intentional shifts from his book Everyday Habits for Transforming Systems.| ideas.bkconnection.com
Discover the crucial role of independent publishing in fostering diverse voices, promoting critical thought, and inspiring social progress in today's polarized media environment.| ideas.bkconnection.com
Discover how a 1933 warning from my cousin about Nazi Germany's rise parallels today's political climate and the importance of legislative vigilance.| ideas.bkconnection.com
Tracey McKee – November 04, 2024 Almost five years ago, George Floyd’s death ignited outrage across our nation. A bystander’s video recording his death at the hands of local police not only reached millions of people from one end of our country to the other, it reached across the world. From corporate offices to school classrooms […]| Brownicity
We all live in and are surrounded by natural cycles. The cycle of the day, the spinning of the earth around the sun each year, the cycle of the plants and trees that sprout, grow, die and decay in our gardens, parks and wild places. In this post we experiment with mapping LearnJam’s Learning Design Principles (LDPs) to nature’s cycles, and specifically Jon Young’s (and others’) 8 Shields Model in the hope that the LearnJam principles can be more useful for anyone working for social an...| LearnJam
