Letting Love Win in New York City
November 21, 2024
Love Wins NYC Combats Food Insecurity With Compassion For AllWelcome 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, instantly making those he meets feel welcomed and valued.…
It’s a Beautiful Day in The Neighb
November 12, 2024
Movement Strategy Center Visits a Beacon of Community RevitalizationApril 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 echos a visit to The Neighb, a local community center and Movement…
Building Context & Culture into Wellness at Work
September 25, 2024
How Movement Strategy Center's Wellness Program is Transforming Nonprofit Work CultureLike 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 are forced to wear many hats at our jobs. But consider this: 20-odd staff members at a…
Don’t Call it a Comeback: Reintroducing Brown Boi Project
June 6, 2024
Tiana Moon of Brown Boi Project on Liberatory Masculinity, their Retreat and the FutureAt 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 2010 by B. Cole, BBP has been steering conversations and actions towards a new…
MSC’s MIIC Team Gathers in Oakland
May 30, 2024
Movement Strategy Center’s Movement Infrastructure and Innovation Team Strategized, Bonded, and Built Culture During Their Recent RetreatMovement 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 thinking,…
MSC Attends the Alliance for Felix Cove’s Strategic Planning Retreat
May 29, 2024
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 protect and restore the ancestral homelands…
MSC’s Advancement Team Gathers in New York
May 29, 2024
Movement Strategy Center’s Advancement Team Further Developed Team Relationships and Organization-Aligned Strategic Goals During Their Recent RetreatMovement 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 team member, ready to begin their…
The MSC Storytelling Series: Julie Quiroz
May 3, 2024
Our Storytelling Series Features the Folks Most Associated With MSC's History: Meet Julie QuirozIn this installment we get to know strategist and storyteller Julie Quiroz — formerly of Movement Strategy Center (MSC) and founder of New Moon Collaborations, a Movement Strategy Network (MSN) partner.“Are we here for change or are we here for transformation?” It’s…
Reimagining History and Healing
April 8, 2024
MSC Celebrates Anasa Trouman’s Vision for Memphis as a Beacon of HopeAs Women’s History Month draws to a close and we approach the anniversary of the pivotal end of the sanitation workers’ strike on April 16, we seek to honor new chapters written in the legacy of this historical event by MSC’s board member Anasa Troutman and her work at Historic…
Addressing and Accepting Conflict for Stronger Movements
February 6, 2024
MSC on Essential Mindset Shifts for Stronger MovementsWhat do you think of when you hear the word conflict? Maybe it’s that tense moment in a scary movie — spooky music and squeaking doors. Maybe it’s on the news — clashing heads of state and political unrest. Or, maybe it’s the shocking twist in that prestige drama you’re watching. Conflict is everywhere —…