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his publication contextualizes the concept of relational humanization within the field of social impact and acknowledges the Indigenous political and Black Feminist theoretical legacies from which we draw heavily. This is critical because we cannot bring the work of humanizing social impact to fruition without recognizing and centering minoritized, gendered, and racialized voices, as well as other underrepresented and overlooked identities. For far too long, actors within the field of social impact have invasively injected themselves into social challenges without proper trust and relationship building, assumed solutions to local concerns without seeing the full humanity of local communities, and deemed themselves authorities and decision-makers leading to unhealthy or violent outcomes, ultimately dehumanizing those they seek to serve. Additionally, toxic perfectionism culture
