55 or Older? Take Our Leadership Survey!

Building Movement Project, in conjunction with Civic Ventures and Clohesy Consulting, is conducting a survey of long-term nonprofit leaders 55 years and older about their plans for the future. We’re interested in hearing from both leaders still in their positions and those who have already left. The survey, which compliments a series of interviews, is designed to learn about the supports needed for long-term leaders as they plan and when they leave their positions.

Podcast: NAMAC Structuring Leadership Telesalon

In December, Caroline McAndrews and Frances Kunreuther led a discussion on our new report, Structuring Leadership: Alternative Models for Distributing Power and Decision-making in Nonprofit Organizations. The presentation was only open to NAMAC members at the time, but a recording of the event is now open to the public. Continue reading to listen along if you are interested in hearing about examples from our recent study of organizations practicing shared leadership, or how these methods could be applied in your own organization.

Structuring Leadership: Alternative Models for Distributing Power and Decision-making

This report sets out to identify and document models of distributed leadership with a focus on increasing organizational impact. Our interest was to find operating structures that address potential barriers to effectiveness, including the growing demands on executives running nonprofits, the current realities of a multigenerational workforce where older leaders will stay longer, and the expectations and work style of new generations coming into the workplace with a strong team orientation. This paper outlines the foundations, practices, and results of distributed leadership and suggests directions for further research.

New Report from YNPN

Director of Leadership, Caroline McAndrews, recently provided feedback for this great new report on emerging nonprofit leaders from YNPN . Be sure to check it out!

Calling all Baby Boomers!  Tell us about your leadership and your future plans

The Building Movement Project has been informing practitioners, researchers and funders about generational shifts in leadership for the past several years. We are now planning to conduct interviews with nonprofit leaders 55 years and older about their present (or previous) leadership in the sector and their plans for the future. The results of the interviews will be used to inform the field by sharing the overall findings and insights gained from the interviews. If you (or someone you know) might be interested in sharing your personal experience, read more to fill out a short survey.

Millennials in the Workplace: BMP Guest Blog at Social Citizens

In the lead up to the Millennial Donor Summit, hosted by the Case Foundation on Junee 22nd, Director of Leadership & Communications, Caroline McAndrews was asked to guest blog over at Social Citizens. Read her post about the evolution of the multigenerational workplace.

Building Movement Project in Detroit

While the Building Movement Project is a nationally-focused organization, we’ve always had a very special relationship with Detroit. Linda Campbell - long time Detroit resident and member of the Building Movement Project Team since its founding 10 years ago – has deep connections throughout this city and has always encouraged us to look to Detroit as a place where some of the best ideas for community-led social change are developed and implemented.

Background and Media Coverage of Detroit

According to most of the articles and reports published about Detroit since the census, the city is a wasteland that people are flocking from, but if you visit Detroit or read articles written by local organizers and residents of the city, Detroit is alive with hope and ripe for change.

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