engagement. capacity. skills. leadership.
Movement Matters has been a great partner in IMPACT Silver Spring's efforts to move towards being a nonhierarchical, democratic non-profit. Their thoughtful design and facilitation skills have helped our board more deeply understand the vision of the organization and turn that understanding into concrete policies and practices that align with our liberatory values.
Jayne Park,
Executive Director, IMPACT Silver Spring.
Executive Director, IMPACT Silver Spring.
Board Development and Training
Social change organizations are at the heart of keeping struggles for economic, racial, and social justice alive in our rapidly changing cities and communities. Yet their ability to shape political agendas and impact issues is hindered by inconsistent and/or ineffective board engagement in organizational planning, strategy development, fundraising, and financial oversight. With more strategic and engaged boards, we firmly believe these organizations can develop effective organizing strategies and the management and funding stability needed to carry them out successfully.
Movement Matters' Board Development Trainings were an exceptional experience that taught me how to leverage my knowledge and skills in service of advancing equity. Movement Matters made the trainings accessible for folks like me who have never served on a board and often do not see themselves reflected in an organization's board leadership. As a new board member at Teaching for Change, I feel better equipped to help guide my organization's strategic goals.
Fouzia Bencheikh,
Board Training Participant, Teaching for Change.
Board Training Participant, Teaching for Change.
Movement Matters supports the recruitment, training, placing, and mentoring of board members with varied networks, resources, capacities, and connections to local social change and organizing scenes. Our goal is to strengthen social change organizations, and ultimately social change organizing in the DMV, by having board members who can contribute to:
We continue guiding and training social change organization boards and their directors in varied projects in DC, the DMV and nationally, including Movement Matters' own DC Board Development and Placement for Organizing Initiative.
- improved strategic visioning and planning;
- increased support to the Executive Director in managing successful, impactful organizing programs;
- an increase in individual donations/grassroots fundraising; and
- more cross-organizational collaboration.
We continue guiding and training social change organization boards and their directors in varied projects in DC, the DMV and nationally, including Movement Matters' own DC Board Development and Placement for Organizing Initiative.
Movement Matters' board trainings are an invaluable resource for folks who seek social justice for DC residents. They are a critical space for advocates and organizers to train together, grow together, and learn together.
Vivian Chang, Board Training Participant.
Movement Matters is based in Washington, DC.
We work regionally with various communities and with national partners.
We work regionally with various communities and with national partners.
