Solidarity Lessons from a Year of Crisis and Change is part of BMP’s Movement Infrastructure Series, which offers ideas, approaches, and practices to strengthen individual organizations and broader social movement ecosystems.

In April 2025, Building Movement Project released Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days, an early snapshot of how nonprofit organizations and coalitions were responding to the Trump Administration’s executive actions. Over the past year, our analysis has deepened through ongoing engagement with community partners and coalitions across the country.

This updated brief builds on our initial findings to offer a deeper look at how the nonprofit sector is navigating a prolonged period of constraint and contestation. While not exhaustive, it:

• Provides a snapshot of how federal actions continue to shape nonprofit organizations and broader movements

• Highlights evolving movement infrastructure needs and challenges

• Documents how organizations are responding through adaptation and innovation

• Synthesizes strategic considerations for nonprofit and philanthropic stakeholders, with a focus on sustainability, solidarity, and collective power in the face of ongoing threats