Research grounded in movement experience—and designed to help us build what comes next.
The Movement Strengthening Initiative brings together research, analysis, and learning from movement leaders and movement-rooted capacity builders working across movements and geographies.
Built for What Comes Next: Movement Infrastructure for a Liberatory Future
Drawing on survey research, focus groups, interviews, and nearly two decades of RoadMap practice, the 2026 MSI report examines the pressures movements are navigating, how organizations and capacity builders are adapting, promising practices emerging across the field, and opportunities for long-term investment and action.
A New Movement Era & the Fight Against Authoritarianism: The Role of Capacity Builders in Strengthening Movements
The companion brown paper launched the first phase of MSI, examining the role movement-rooted capacity building can—and must—play in confronting authoritarianism and strengthening movements. Its analysis became the foundation for the 2026 research.
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