MSC Pushes the Envelope with New Fiscal Sponsor Fundraising Program
December 17, 2024
Movement Strategy Center’s Fundraising Task Force Blazes a New Path for Fiscal Sponsorship FundraisingIt’s not a secret: Raising money is hard. Nonprofits around the world dedicate countless hours and funds to writing grant proposals and chasing individual donors in hopes they see the slightest increase in their annual appeals. Fundraising requires professional…
Community Chronicles: Stories of Solidarity, Fall 2024
December 9, 2024
Movement Strategy Center Highlights Milestones, Stories, and Achievements from the Ecosystem Community Chronicles is a seasonal shout-out to our ecosystem partners and their incredible achievements. Read on for some of the ways our ever-growing list of over 150 community-led and centered partners — including Fiscally Sponsored Projects (FSPs), the 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…
Community Chronicles: Stories of Solidarity, Summer 2024
September 17, 2024
Movement Strategy Center Highlights Milestones, Stories, and Achievements from the Ecosystem Community Chronicles is a seasonal shout-out to our ecosystem partners and their incredible achievements. Read on for some of the ways our ever-growing list of over 150 community-led and centered partners — including Fiscally Sponsored Projects (FSPs), the Movement…
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…
Community Chronicles: Stories of Solidarity, Spring 2024
March 21, 2024
Movement Strategy Center Highlights Milestones, Stories, and Achievements from the Ecosystem Community Chronicles is a seasonal shout-out to our ecosystem partners and their incredible achievements. Read on for some of the ways our ever-growing list of over 150 community-led and centered partners — including Fiscally Sponsored Projects (FSPs), the Movement…
MSC Launches a Donor Advised Fund Program
March 12, 2024
New Program Gives Donors a Chance to be a Part of Their Own Impact Investing StoryIn late 2023, MSC launched the Movement Strategy Center Donor Advised Fund (DAF) program, allowing individuals, families, companies, private foundations, trusts, and other entities to invest their assets toward building community wealth and power for leaders on the frontlines of…