Advancing founders, leaders, nonprofit organizations, and ecosystems for a more equitable society and improved quality of life.


Comprehensive Solutions

The Equity | Impact Center is a research-based intermediary dedicated to transforming leaders, founders, organizations, and ecosystems to build a more equitable society and improve quality of life. We specialize in delivering equitable and effective sustainable solutions through people-centered, intentionally designed frameworks that are consistently responsive to the evolving needs of communities and individuals.

We address systemic inequities across social, cultural, and economic sectors with comprehensive, intentionally designed solutions stewarding change initiatives by empowering solutions developed by diverse people with lived experience, critical skills, appropriate knowledge, expertise, and innovative perspectives. While the Equity | Impact Center intends to advance the work of businesses, governments, institutions, and nonprofit organizations to drive equitable systems change throughout the U.S., we are currently focused on the Pittsburgh region.


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The Values That Guide Our Work

Amplify we strengthen the voices and empower the ideas of program participants 

Authenticity we amplify the combined value of lived experience, knowledge, and expertise  

Access we ensure resources and networks are available to underserved and marginalized people


We define equity as the creation of conditions and experiences of situational fairness, transparency, and accountability achieved when we apply differential resources to address unequal needs because people are situated differently.

We define inclusion as a system of activities and processes designed to create a culture and climate that is fair, equitable, and actively welcoming in which people are genuinely valued.

We define a just relationship as one where the included parties are committed to the work and values that define the relationship and equally responsible for their contributions, as well as the benefits and risks of the collaboration.


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