June 28, 2022
What Everyone Can Learn from Leaders of Color
Hector Ramon Salazar vividly remembers the moment that brought him to his leadership role at Reading Partners, the national literacy nonprofit. It was the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and he was standing at the intersection of 35th and Foothill in East Oakland, where, despite encroaching gentrification, the faces are still Black and brown and resources are still needed. It is also the community Salazar calls home—that day, he was out getting a propane tank for the family’s grill. Salazar is first-generation Venezuelan American, identifies as Latino, and is profoundly proud of his “South American Caribbean heritage and bloodline,” which also shapes how he approaches leadership and social change.
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Darren Isom is a partner in Bridgespan’s San Francisco office. 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. -
Cora Daniels is a senior editorial director in Bridgespan's New York office. She works with Bridgespan teams to develop feature articles, blog posts, op-ed pieces, and various forms of multimedia storytelling as part of the firm’s commitment to make its research and insights accessible and available to benefit work across the social sector.
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Britt Savage is a principal in Bridgespan’s Boston office. Since joining the organization in 2016, Britt has advised nonprofit organizations and philanthropic funders across a range of issues.
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