A blog highlighting San Francisco Foundation’s CEO Fred Blackwell’s interview with BMP’s Executive Director Janis Rosheuvel on May 22, 2025 Published by Romana Lee-Akiyama, Senior Director, Institutional Advancement, BMP “We’re […]| Building Movement
The Race To Lead Survey is back for 2025–and this year marks a major milestone. The Building Movement Project (BMP) launched the first Race to Lead survey in 2016 to […]| Building Movement
This offering from the Building Movement Project is based on the Security to Wellbeing Framework, created by service providers for service providers. Its goal is to create a space for providers to reflect, assess, and step into social change work.| Building Movement
Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days is part of BMP’s Movement Infrastructure Series, which offers ideas, approaches, and practices to strengthen individual organizations and broader social movement ecosystems. Many of the recommendations in this brief emerged from conversations and inquiries that arose in BMP’s work with nonprofit organizations, working groups, and networks before and during the first 100 days. Through a series of interviews, a survey of the sector, and weekly field ...| Building Movement
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
This blog covers the recent impacts Direct Service Organizations (DSOs) have felt through the onslaught of presidential Executive Orders and legislation that threatens their financial stability, the communities they serve, and even their right to exist altogether. BMP reached out to DSOs around the country and learned: funding is still a concern, the demand for their services is increasing while their staff capacity is stretched thin, yet they are building power and adapting.| Building Movement
The Trump Administration has issued a number of executive orders and memoranda on a range of issues such as immigration, DEI, the federal workforce, and funding for non-governmental organizations. For many communities and nonprofits, the current landscape is confusing and alarming. In this FAQ, we focus on how nonprofits could be affected by the current landscape.| Building Movement
Attempts to silence progressive social movements in the United States are not new. In this blog, Janis Rosheuvel, BMP’s Executive Director, shares insight on how understanding the opposition's strategy, identifying the areas in our work that must be fortified, and having the resources to address them can support movements and nonprofits now while building an ecosystem that allows us to gain strength for the future.| 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
Building Movement Project has been monitoring executive orders being issued by the Trump Administration with an emphasis on understanding the impact on nonprofit organizations. The Building Movement Project is monitoring executive orders issued by the Trump Administration to assess their impact on nonprofit organizations and the communities they serve.| Building Movement
Building Movement Project developed this set of case studies as a response to numerous requests from groups looking for real-life examples of the often-challenging process of incorporating social change models […]| Building Movement
In our lives and as part of organizations, workplaces, and movements, many of us play different roles in pursuit of equity, shared liberation, inclusion, and justice. And yet, we often […]| Building Movement
