Building strategies that build political and economic power.
Putting power in the hands it was meant for.
Addressing our current crisis of democracy will take visionary politics. We must build a level of economic power that gives movement organizations real agency and negotiation capabilities. The Movement Politics Accelerator is designed to create that power by strategizing new ways to fund movement work, and promoting business development and real estate initiatives that drive independent revenue generation to states. Because changing power takes bold intervention. That’s what we do.
Challenging the electoral
industrial complex.
For too long, the system of American democracy has been threatened by money. It is now a market built to prioritize maximum profit from elections — rather than growing democratic practice. We work to generate independent revenue needed to impact market share and influence decision-making, ultimately elevating state-based power back to its rightful place.
Capitalizing on success
to optimize organizing.
Data and research are vitally important. But just as critical is the transfer of knowledge and hands-on understanding of what works and what doesn’t. We work with leaders and organizations to cultivate a bold vision, optimized by practical plans for staffing, operations and financial management for greater impact.
MPA Fellowships
Meet the next power players. Introducing this year's MPA fellows: Christine Curella, Nick Chedli Carter, and Myrna Orozco. Their expertise and dedication will be instrumental in advancing our mission to develop “organizer-entrepreneurs” and financial activists within our broader team of bridgers and changemakers.
Christine Curella
Christine is working to quantify and promote the opportunity to organize and contest for power around the affordability crisis and the extractive nature of the U.S. economy, building with stakeholders across the Accelerator’s ecosystem to ground its approach in real organizing contexts.
Deep Investment in
Leadership Development
The Accelerator provides technical assistance and strategic support to organizations exploring various methods of long-term sustainability and independent resource generation. We have found direct investments in leadership development to produce stronger outcomes than traditional organizational grantmaking; as a result, our programming focuses on deeper engagement and follow-up support for partner organizations and fellows.
