Exploring
Racial Equity
Impact

in the U.S. and Beyond
Taking action
with care

As movement builders, supporters, and mobilizers, we help our partners navigate change-making in some of society’s most challenging issue spaces. We believe that positive change around race, from systemic racism to personal bias, is possible, and it’s a driving force of the work we do.

We’ve put together three racial equity checkpoints that represent the questions we ask ourselves when we work on race in the U.S. and societies with similar dynamics, learning from movement leaders, impacted communities, and subject-matter experts along the way.

RACIAL EQUITY CHECKPOINTS

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YOUR ISSUE What’s the systemic story? 01
YOUR ACTION Where are the opportunities to act? 02
YOUR CONTENT How can you create empowering content? 03
A FEW NOTES
Are these frameworks “just” for race in the States? At Purpose, we needed to catch up on the role of race in our work, starting in the U.S. That’s what we’re uplifting here. That said, we know many countries, identities, and intersections face injustice, and invite you to see how frameworks like these can help inspire equitable outcomes for even more of the communities we all care about.
What do we mean by “framework”? Frameworks are written and visual tools used to clarify and guide our thinking and decision-making.
Can a framework be misused? By its nature, a framework simplifies. This can run the risk of oversimplification, especially when navigating identity and lived experience. Use any framework with care, and never in place of first-hand community input. It’s also important to note that these frameworks have been developed from a U.S. perspective, and may not be directly applicable to other geographic or cultural contexts without some adaptation.
Where are these frameworks from? Frameworks like these are used by the Purpose team to build better racial equity outcomes through our work, particularly in the U.S. We hope they’ll be useful to you and your teams, too.
A FEW NOTES
Are these frameworks “just” for race in the States? At Purpose, we needed to catch up on the role of race in our work, starting in the U.S. That’s what we’re uplifting here. That said, we know many countries, identities, and intersections face injustice, and invite you to see how frameworks like these can help inspire equitable outcomes for even more of the communities we all care about.
What do we mean by “framework”? Frameworks are written and visual tools used to clarify and guide our thinking and decision-making.
Can a framework be misused? By its nature, a framework simplifies. This can run the risk of oversimplification, especially when navigating identity and lived experience. Use any framework with care, and never in place of first-hand community input. It’s also important to note that these frameworks have been developed from a U.S. perspective, and may not be directly applicable to other geographic or cultural contexts without some adaptation.
Where are these frameworks from? Frameworks like these are used by the Purpose team to build better racial equity outcomes through our work, particularly in the U.S. We hope they’ll be useful to you and your teams, too.