Honoring the Legacy of Sandbranch: Yesterday and Today
In its 142-year history, the town of Sandbranch, Texas, has seen many births and deaths. Today, this unincorporated village outside Dallas is attempting a long overdue rebirth — but residents here, devoted to their community but…
The MSC Storytelling Series: Jacqui Patterson
In this installment we get to know researcher, advocate, and activist Jacqueline “Jacqui” Patterson founder and executive director of the Chisholm Legacy Project — former director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program;…
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…
Essential Shifts in Funding Practices
Movement Strategy Center on How Philanthropy Must Evolve 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,…
Reconsidering Regranting
Movement Strategy Center Re-imagines Equitable Regranting through Philanthropic Innovation In 2006, Warren Buffett announced he would donate 85 percent of his Berkshire Hathaway stock to charity. At the time, Buffett was the richest…