Research

This report, provided by Building Movement Project, offers findings from the subset of 2019 survey respondents who work in the Memphis area. It builds upon the findings of the main report and explores how issues of race and race equity impact the nonprofit sector in a city known for its civil rights and racial justice activism. Momentum Nonprofit Partners collaborated with Building Movement Project to recruit participants for this study.

In partnership with University of Memphis Department of Public Administration, Momentum Nonprofit Partners has released the State of Nonprofit Infrastructure report. The goal of this research was to identify key infrastructure organizations in the Memphis area, determine areas of overlap or redundancy, and locate service deserts where communities and nonprofits are lacking capacity building resources.

In January 2023, Momentum Nonprofit Partners and the University of Memphis Institute for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership distributed an online survey to nonprofit executives in Memphis and the Mid-South. This survey gathered information about the overall health and capacity of the nonprofit sector, and examined what changes, if any, had occurred since the 2020 iteration. The report is authored by Dr. Erin Nelson of University of Memphis.