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Bringing an Intersectional Lens to Organizations

Episode #101

There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives. 

Audre Lorde

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What should social change leaders know about intersectionality? In this episode, we talk with Brandon Parkes, CEO / Founder of Parkes Philanthropy.  Parkes Philanthropy is a social impact firm dedicated to equipping nonprofits, corporations and individuals with the ideas, resources and support they need to positively impact the world. Brandon discusses intersectionality and how social change leaders can build an organizational culture of inclusion. In this episode we: 

  • Hear about Brandon’s extensive background in the nonprofit and corporate sectors 
  • Learn about intersectionality and examples of various ways our compound and multi-dimensional identities resonate with the world
  • Hear how the framework of intersectionality is used to understand systematic injustice and social inequality 
  • Discover how Brandon and Parkes Philanthropy helps organizations look at their work, their policies and programs through an intersectional lens
  • Learn Brandon’s tips and ideas for how leaders can build an internal culture of inclusion  
  • Get ideas from Brandon about the process of having difficult conversations 
  • Hear Brandon’s advice for social impact leaders

More About Brandon Parkes

Brandon Parkes is the CEO/Founder of Parkes Philanthropy. A social impact firm dedicated to equipping nonprofits, corporations and individuals with the ideas, resources and support they need to positively impact the world. With a mixed background working in corporate social responsibility, diversity and inclusion and nonprofit management, he gained extensive experience supporting effective philanthropic strategy that increases social impact, external/internal engagement and nonprofit capacity building. He was humbled to be named one of CauseArtists’s “20 Inspiring African Americans Impacting the World Through Social Impact & Social Innovation,” named one of Startup Boost’s NYC 33 under 33, and has been featured in several publications such as Nonprofit Technology News, Blacks in Technology, Blavity and WhyWeGive. It’s Brandon’s passion to empower any constituent looking to make a positive social impact.

Link to Parkes Philanthropy HERE