Meet Deepa. She's played many roles in supporting social movements, weaver, frontline responder, storyteller + guide. Her political and community homes include Asian American, South Asian, Muslim, and Arab ecosystems where she spent fifteen years in policy advocacy and coalition building in the wake of the September 11 attacks and the ensuing backlash. She now leads projects on solidarity and social movements at the Building Movement Project, a national nonprofit organization catalyzing social change through research, relationships, and resources. Don’t miss this conversation that’ll provide the building blocks for building sustainable movements??Learn Lessons learned from building social movements A guide for reflection and connectionHow to build up solidarity practices as individuals + organizationsToday's GuestDeepa Iyer, Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives, Building Movement ProjectEpisode HighlightsDeepa’s story and journey to where she is today (3:30)Lessons learned from building movements (5:15)The role of nonprofits in building movements (8:40)The importance of reflection (11:20)Overview of the framework within Deepa’s book “Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection” (14:15)Deepa’s reflections on her own journey using this framework (17:40)Defining solidarity (22:05)Deepa’s advice for young professionals that want to be change-makers (26:30)Resources and tools from Building Movement Project (30:00) A powerful moment of philanthropy in Deepa’s life (32:05)Deepa’s One Good Thing: How are we tending to the urgency of now? (34:30)How to connect with Deepa (36:00)For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/435.About our Sponsor GivingDNAGivingDNA helps nonprofits see the full potential of their supporter base by giving more visibility and depth into the behaviors and data points that help you prioritize action. We love it because it helps nonprofits quickly and easily identify qualified donors, via their preferred channel, at the right time. Sound like GivingDNA might be a fit for your organization? Learn more today at givingdna.com.Support the showSupport the We Are For Good PodcastWe believe education is for everyone. We strive to make our teaching as forward-thinking, accessible, affordable and inclusive as possible. Your generous support will help power the #ImpactUprising, free resources and community for change-agents globally. Join the We Are For Good CommunityYou can think of it as the after-party to each podcast episode ?Say hi?LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter