You’re not feeling Imposter Syndrome, You are an Imposter”: Identity and Belonging in Nonprofit Work

In her thought-provoking essay, Esther explores how the nonprofit sector, often heralded for its social justice values, can still be a hostile environment for people of color. Lee shares personal experiences of exclusion and racism in a feminist nonprofit, drawing parallels between imposter syndrome and systemic inequities in the sector.

Rather than internalizing feelings of not belonging, she reclaims the notion of being an "imposter," asserting that this discomfort stems from rejecting the sector’s ingrained issues of white saviorism, colonialism, and performative equity. She calls for a transformation of nonprofit culture to one that truly embodies justice and inclusion.

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