Social Impact Heroes: Why & How Esperanza Pallana of Food and Farm Communications Fund Is Helping To Change Our World

Trust yourself. My perception of injustices and awareness of systemic inequities has been minimized in certain social situations. As a young person entering professional spaces in the sciences and policy- it would have provided greater clarity to know my recognizing these issues would be called into question as a tactic of denial.

As part of my series about “individuals and organizations making an important social impact”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Esperanza Pallana.

Esperanza is a culture change leader that has worked with nonprofits for over 20 years with an emphasis in leadership, systemic change, and policy advocacy. She has led several successful campaigns that resulted in institutional change and innovative policy as well as capital and grantmaking programs advancing economic and racial equity. For the past ten years, she has worked to support social justice entrepreneurs and movement leaders in removing policy barriers, consolidating resources, and accessing grant and lending capital for…