Darren Isom | Source | Partner at The Bridgespan Group
Darren Isom
Darren Isom is a partner at The Bridgespan Group in the San Francisco office, where he advises mission-driven organizations and philanthropic foundations in support of equity and justice and supports the firm’s work with arts and cultural organizations. He co-leads the firm’s commitment to advance racial equity in philanthropy and is also the host of the podcast Dreaming in Color: Creating New Narratives in Leadership, which offers leaders of color space to share how they have leveraged their unique assets and abilities to embrace excellence, drive impact, and more fully define what success looks like.
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The Bridgespan Group (https://www.bridgespan.org)
Partner
started Aug 2019
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Race and Place-based Philanthropy: Learnings from Funders Focused on Equitable Impact
Against the backdrop of the pandemic and calls for racial justice, 12 placed-based funders share what they’ve learned by leaning into more equitable giving practices and working alongside the communities they serve.
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Endow Black-Led Nonprofits (SSIR)
Endowments are often lacking for social change nonprofits—even more so for Black-led organizations. By closing this gap, we could radically transform how we confront society’s most pressing issues. Open-access to this article made possible by The Bridgespan Group.
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What Everyone Can Learn From Leaders of Color (SSIR)
These leaders’ assets go beyond experiences of oppression or marginalization to include the connection, meaning, and joy they can draw on from their respective cultures and communities.
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“This season [of Dreaming in Color] deepens the conversations we began last year with a broader set of voices joining the chorus, exploring the compelling themes teed up in the first season but from many more vantage points,” Isom said. “It was a privilege to speak with these brilliant leaders, each of whom embodies what it means to engage in this work from a place of joy and with an unwavering commitment to and love for the communities they serve.”
