Racial Justice

Navigating Tensions Within Capitalist Systems

Movement Strategy Center on Forging Authentic Relationships Between Funders and Movement Leaders Movement Strategy Center (MSC) is values-aligned with the activist organizations we offer infrastructure to and thought partnership with; and dismantling white supremacy in philanthropy and intermediary services is fundamental to our goal and mission.…

Women’s History Made Today

Movement Strategy Center Chats with Corrine Van Hook-Turner, Director at Climate Innovation (Soon to be People’s Climate Innovation Center) About Consensus Building It is said that “you can’t be what you can’t see.” The conversation around representation is often concentrated on the silver screen or the…

Honoring Our Connections and Putting Love at the Center

Practicing Our Future Now — Beloved Communities Network and Movement Strategy Network Present: Living the Practices of Transformative Movement Building, Part 2 What do we need to consciously practice to be the people who reflect our shared vision? How do we honor our connections, build community…

What Do We Want and How Deeply Do We Want It?

Practicing Our Future Now — Beloved Communities Network and Movement Strategy Center Present: Living the Practices of Transformative Movement Building, Part 1 What do we want and how deeply do we want it? What choices can we make that bring ourselves and our whole communities forward…

It Seemed Like an Open and Shut Case

Movement Strategy Center on the Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict A minor with an illicitly-sourced military-grade semi automatic firearm crossed state lines to join a group of pro-police vigilantes who gathered in Kenosha to allegedly protect homes and businesses from those protesting yet another instance of extreme police…

Essential Shifts in Funding Practices

Movement Strategy Center on How Philanthropy Must Evolve Funding Practices Today Last summer, we witnessed many institutions and nonprofits denounce systemic racism amid the world’s sharp focus on George Floyd’s murder and the larger Black liberation movement, yet few organizations have moved toward tangible action. A…

Acting Boldly, Creatively, and Collectively on Climate Change

This Crisis is Real, Intersectional, and It’s Already Happening This summer, the normally pleasant Pacific Northwest has seen three-digit temperatures while unprecedented heat advisories were in place for 80 million Americans across 20 states. As you’re reading this, 97 large wildfires are scorching over 2,000,000 acres…

Reconsidering Regranting

Movement Strategy Center Reimagines Equitable Regranting Through Philanthropic Innovation Regranting Today In 2006, Warren Buffett announced he would donate 85 percent of his Berkshire Hathaway stock to charity. At the time, Buffett was the richest person in the United States, and his portfolio of stock in…

It’s Time For a Vision That is More Humane

Movement Strategy Center Stands with Cuba, Haiti, and All Victims of Imperialism On July 11th, for the first time in 62 years, thousands of Cubans took to the streets in Havana and other cities, calling for freedom, vaccines, and food. Since then, two dominating views have…

Condemning Violence and Colonialism and Standing With Palestinians

Movement Strategy Center’s Thoughts on Israel and Palestine This week, Muslims around the world are celebrating the end of Ramadan and the holiday of Eid-ul-Fitr. In Palestine, however, days meant for families and communities coming together in joy and prayer have been marked by brutal violence…