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 the inaugural MPA Fellows: Mohamed Omar and Eric Brakken. Their expertise and dedication will be instrumental in advancing our mission to develop “organizer-entrepreneurs” and financial activists within our broader team of changemakers.
Mohamed Omar
Mohamed, a founder of the Zawadi Center in Bloomington MN, is working with MPA to produce a case study of this innovative restaurant, event space, and coworking hub for the Somali (and broader!) community in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro. Mohamed is exploring opportunities to expand this business model into other states.
Emerging Fund Manager Work
In April 2024, we helped organize an emerging fund manager dinner in Los Angeles to showcase the work of emerging fund managers to prospective investors. As their social enterprises grow, these fund managers will be ideal partners for follow-on funding for future collaborative efforts.
