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MSC Staffers Christine Juang, Daniel Parada, and Lauren Wheat with other conference attendees.

MSC Showcases Fiscal Sponsorship Strategy at National Conference

MSC Staffers Present at the National Network of Fiscal Sponsors Conference In early November, leaders from across the fiscal sponsorship sector gathered in Phoenix, Ariz., for the 2025 National Network of Fiscal Sponsors (NNFS) National Gathering . Members of the Movement Strategy Center (MSC) team participate…

MSC Joins CEEJH in Baltimore for Environmental Justice Conference

Key Takeaways from Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Symposium Karmella Green is a Project Advisor on MSC’s Movement Infrastructure and Innovation Center (MIIC) Team, working closely with a number of Fiscally Sponsored Projects (FSPs), including the Center for Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health (CEEJH). CEEJH confronts…

Community Chronicles: Stories of Solidarity, Summer 2025

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…

Community Chronicles: Stories of Solidarity, Spring 2025

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…

MSC Staffers Gather in Three States and Celebrate Pride

From Austin to NYC, Teams Strategize and Meet with Partners As the promise of warmer weather and longer days approached, staff throughout Movement Strategy Center’s (MSC) mostly remote workforce felt an itch to gather in person with teammates and partners to form new bonds and strengthen…

Building Beloved Community, Live and in Person

A Nine-Month Cohort Culminates with a California Retreat Beloved Communities Network (BCN), a Movement Strategy Network member, builds upon decades of transformative practice inspired by the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and Grace Lee Boggs while remaining focused on transitioning…

Community Chronicles: Stories of Solidarity, Winter 2025

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…

Daniel Parada, Director of Fiscal Sponsorship, and Christine Juang, Projects & Partnerships Steward.

Meeting the Next Generation of Activists

A Visit to a High School Justice Club Inspires Teens and MSC Staffers Alike Earlier this year, we received an email from the Wilcox High School Justice Club. Dedicated to social justice, movement building, and transformative change, the club connected with us in order to learn…

A Light at the End of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel

Love Wins NYC Raises Funds, Friends, and a Glass at Annual Event Regalo: An Offering or Gift The temperature in Jackson Heights, Queens, was below freezing on the second Saturday in December, but inside The Queensboro restaurant, you’d never know it. Members of MSC’s Communications Team…

MSC Pushes the Envelope with New Fiscal Sponsor Fundraising Program

Movement Strategy Center’s Fundraising Task Force Blazes a New Path for Fiscal Sponsorship Fundraising It’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…

Community Chronicles: Stories of Solidarity, Fall 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…

Building Context & Culture into Wellness at Work

How Movement Strategy Center’s Wellness Program is Transforming Nonprofit Work Culture Like 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…

Community Chronicles: Stories of Solidarity, Summer 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…

MSC’s MIIC Team Gathers in Oakland

Movement Strategy Center’s Movement Infrastructure and Innovation Team Strategized, Bonded, and Built Culture During Their Recent Retreat Movement 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…

MSC Attends the Alliance for Felix Cove’s Strategic Planning Retreat

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…

MSC’s Advancement Team Gathers in New York

Movement Strategy Center’s Advancement Team Further Developed Team Relationships and Organization-Aligned Strategic Goals During Their Recent Retreat Movement 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…

Community Chronicles: Stories of Solidarity, Spring 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…

Ten More Years of Healing

Healing Clinic Collective Shares Their Vision for the Next Decade of Healing The communal spirit soared high at Humanist Hall on October 14, 2023, celebrating the decade-long journey of the Healing Clinic Collective (HCC). Dozens of folks came out to partake in the music, love, and…