Community-building

A Tale of Two Cities

Seeking Equitable Transit-Oriented Development in Atlanta MSC Visits the ATL Last June, Movement Strategy Center (MSC) staffers visited Atlanta, Ga. Like most visitors to the city, we explored the local art scene, tried a variety of restaurants, and embarked on a walking tour. Unlike most tourists,…

A Light at the End of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel

Love Wins NYC Raises Funds, Friends, and a Glass at Annual Event Regalo: An Offering or Gift The temperature in Jackson Heights, Queens, was below freezing on the second Saturday in December, but inside The Queensboro restaurant, you’d never know it. Members of MSC’s Communications Team…

Meet the Artists Building a Future of Solidarity and Care

Art.coop’s New Fellowship Supports Six Arts and Culture Groups Remember the Future At a time when the future seems more uncertain than ever, many of us will be looking toward artists and the arts to help us imagine a world of liberation, interdependence, and resilience. We…

Letting Love Win in New York City

Love Wins NYC Combats Food Insecurity With Compassion For All Welcome to New York “Everyone gets a hug.” Daniel Puerto, founder of Love Wins NYC , a queer-centric, volunteer-led organization helping combat food insecurity throughout the city, greets volunteers and community members alike with open arms,…

It’s a Beautiful Day in The Neighb

Movement Strategy Center Visits a Beacon of Community Revitalization April weather is anything but predictable in Saginaw, Mich. It was sunshine one moment and rain showers the next; cool in the morning with temperatures and humidity sneaking up over the course of the day. That unpredictability…

Building Context & Culture into Wellness at Work

How Movement Strategy Center’s Wellness Program is Transforming Nonprofit Work Culture Like the activists and communities we support, those of us working at nonprofits are prone to burnout — funding is tight, to-do lists are long, the issues at hand are complex, and most of us…

Don’t Call it a Comeback: Reintroducing Brown Boi Project

Tiana Moon of Brown Boi Project on Liberatory Masculinity, their Retreat and the Future At the heart of social transformation, where the push for equity meets the personal journey of identity, Brown Boi Project (BBP) carves out a space for radical reimagination. Since its inception in…

MSC’s MIIC Team Gathers in Oakland

Movement Strategy Center’s Movement Infrastructure and Innovation Team Strategized, Bonded, and Built Culture During Their Recent Retreat Movement Strategy Center’s (MSC) Movement Infrastructure and Innovation Team (MIIC) held a successful retreat at MSC’s offices in downtown Oakland. Spanning three days, the busy schedule fostered reflection, creative…

MSC Attends the Alliance for Felix Cove’s Strategic Planning Retreat

A Movement Strategy Center Project Advisor Shares her Retreat Experience Meet Alejandra García Lezama, a member of MSC’s Movement Infrastructure Innovation Center (MIIC) and project advisor to Alliance for Felix Cove (A4FC). She recently attended A4FC’s annual retreat. A4FC, a fiscally sponsored project, is working to…

MSC’s Advancement Team Gathers in New York

Movement Strategy Center’s Advancement Team Further Developed Team Relationships and Organization-Aligned Strategic Goals During Their Recent Retreat Movement Strategy Center’s (MSC) Advancement team arrived on a beautiful spring day in Manhattan eager to build upon their connections with each other and their work; and for one…