Sharing lessons learned in practice is crucial to creating an environment that will encourage discussion and advance the field. In this spirit, the Foundation offers a selection of reports, case studies, tools and essays from our staff as well as outside experts.

• From Our President
• Evaluation and Open Dialogue
• Other Resources

From Our President

Movement Building
Over the past eighteen months, the Marguerite Casey Foundation has spent a good deal of time engaged in conversation with people in low-income communities. We convened a series of Listening Circles across the country and invited not only local “experts” but also parents and youth. When we asked their advice on how they would spend $30 million dollars a year to benefit low-income families, they thought hard and spoke from the heart.

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Evaluation and Open Dialogue

Building a Foundation to Support a Movement

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Other Resources

Building Movement Project is designed to explore and challenge (1) the current assumptions and expectations of how US-based social change nonprofit organizations should operate, and (2) their impact on building larger movements for change. Click here for more information about Movement Building.

The Community Organizing Toolkit is a set of resources that support face-to-face training for residents and community leaders. The computer-based component (the "Organizing Game") is used to introduce concepts, prompt discussion, and allow residents to practice skills in a safe, non-threatening environment. The initial focus of the Toolkit is Doorknocking, an organizing technique that's particularly effective in moving issues within a local community.

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