Over the past three years, in the midst of the pandemic and the 2020 uprisings, Building Movement Project curated a project called Move The Money, a pointed call to action for philanthropy to support social change movements and movement leaders. Move the Money included development and training on a series of short videos and guides featuring interviews with movement leaders and philanthropic representatives as well as two funder labs that brought program officers together for a series of learning conversations. Through these activities, we have had an opportunity to better understand the barriers that exist in supporting social movements.

In this brief, several barriers are identified that arise for funders seeking to invest in social movements, and provide openings to addressing them. These challenges and approaches were culled from trainings and funder labs that we conducted in 2021 and 2022.

Author/Publisher: Building Movement Project