Building Movement Project Content Topic Results

Studies show the percentage of people of color in the executive director/CEO role has remained under 20% for the last 15 years even as the country becomes more diverse. This publication from the Building Movement Project examines key findings on widespread systemic barriers to leadership positions for people of color in the nonprofit sector and offers strategies to address these barriers.

This report is the second in a series that examines different aspects of a transformational moment for the nonprofit sector. It focuses on the nonprofit leader’s decision to leave a long-term executive position, highlighting the leadership in leaving as an often neglected aspect of a nonprofit leader’s role that is a key in understanding and successfully completing the exit process.

This report details the specific findings of the Building Movement Project's conversations with diverse younger nonprofit leaders, focusing on what it takes to do their jobs and makes recommendations for concrete change that will support their visions, and help to build a stronger progressive infrastructure for all stakeholders.

In this report, the Building Movement Project set out to identify and document multigenerational leadership models that do not concentrate authority and responsibility in one top person, with a focus on increasing organizational impact.

The What Works study looks at the key factors that build leadership and commitment across generations. Rather than focus on well-documented differences, the study examines what helps potential leaders do their best work, what constitutes a good workplace, and how to improve on our ability to retain, support, and promote staff across generations.

Leadership Development and Leadership Change is a report on how a group of social justice organizations, in the Bay Area and nationally, are linking leadership development to executive leadership transitions, paying particular attention to race, class, gender, and age.