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Cohort Call for Executive Directors and Senior StaffOn Wednesday, May 18th, the Building Movement Project hosted the second of our ongoing series of “cohort calls” that concentrate on the different roles/activities of service providers involved in social change work. The purpose of the calls is to build connections and share information among staffers across the country working in service delivery groups that are also looking to address larger issues affecting their clients. This call focused on the experience of Executive Directors/Senior Staff and was led by Jim Mangia, President & CEO of St. John’s Well Child and Family Center in Los Angeles, CA.
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Community & Systems Change focuses on connecting communities and building community leadership to achieve racial and economic justice, so families are strong and children thrive. Located in Minnesota, we help change community conditions and address disparities, engaging community members to join together, develop leadership skills, and increase civic involvement.
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Catalysts for Change: New Fact Sheet from BMP!
In 2009, with the support of The California Endowment, the Building Movement Project launched an initiative to explore whether California-based health and human service providers engage in activities beyond direct services to address the causes of the problems facing their constituents. This summary of a larger report discusses findings from a survey of more than 450 California nonprofit service providers about the ways in which they are (or are not) integrating community involvement/social change into their work
News from the Detroit Food Justice Taskforce
The Building Movement Project recently partnered with the Detroit Food Justice Task Force to help them bring “healthy, affordable foods to all of the city’s people”. Check out this update from the Task Force, where they talk about the successes of their “Cook, Eat, Talk” program, which seeks to facilitate discussion and provide resources for access to healthy, local food for all Detroiters.
Building Movement Battle Creek
A few years ago, Building Movement Project traveled to Battle Creek, Michigan, where they helped nonprofit organizations in the community begin their transformation from standard service providers to agencies of social change. Recently, the coalition put out a video that documents their group’s success. Watch as one man speaks to the benefits of community involvement, as he tells the story of how he went from client to board member in one organization.
Stories from the Field: Building Solidarity Across Silos
Two months ago we launched our Stories from the Field series with a case study about developing board readiness for advocacy. This month’s submission, Whatever it Takes: Building Solidarity Across Silos, takes us to Illinois where a newly formed state-wide coalition, Illinois Partners for Human Service, took a savvy approach to building voice, power, and relationships among service providers and associations.
Trish Tchume, Director of Civic Engagement Moves On
BMP Director of Civic Engagement, Trish Tchume will be leaving to become the first National Director of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network which has over 30 chapters and over 30,000 members around the country. While we will miss Trish’s warm presence and invaluable insights, we look forward to partnering with her and YNPN as we continue to document the types of leadership – including sector-wide supports – that are needed to build the movement for social change. BMP will be hiring for a new position later this fall, so stay tuned!
Budget 101 and other great resources from the Coalition on Human Needs
While congress may have reached a debt deal, many questions still remain about the federal budget and the impact that it will have on the social services that many of us either provide or rely on. The Coalition for Human Needs has a host of resources to help service providers understand the federal budget and facilitate staff and community conversations around budget impact and advocacy.
New Voices Civic Engagement Fellowships
the Alliance for Children and Families and United Neighborhood Centers of America have launched the New Voices Civic Engagement Fellowship to support civic engagement leadership at the local and regional level. The fellowship is designed to further support and embolden people who are leading community change efforts. Fellowships are open to any individual (staff, volunteers, community partners, etc) who can be sponsored by an Alliance or UNCA member organization.
Stories from the Field: Developing Board Readiness for Advocacy
Service and Social Change: Stories from the Field offers you the opportunity to come to us with stories of how your service organization is working to make change in your community. Our first featured “story from the field” comes to us via our partners at the Colorado Civic Participation Project. Developing Board Readiness for Advocacy tells the story of how the staff of Habitat for Humanity of Colorado worked to build support for advocacy work amongst their board – a common struggle for service providers in this position.