Moving Money Where it Matters
June 6, 2023
Movement Strategy Center on Shifting Philanthropic Power Dynamics Towards Interdependence and Resilience “Within Reach,” art by Mark Wagner via Instagram.Every degree of warming intensifies the risk of species extinction, highlighting the urgency of addressing climate change. As we watch the weather report on any given day, the unfolding realities of…
Navigating Tensions Within Capitalist Systems
April 11, 2022
Movement Strategy Center on Forging Authentic Relationships Between Funders and Movement LeadersMovement 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. But at the end…
Essential Shifts in Funding Practices
September 7, 2021
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 recent report from PolicyLink and…
Reconsidering Regranting
August 4, 2021
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 the holding company he founded was worth $44…