In a couple of weeks we'll publish a list of connectors from across the nonprofit sector. Not necessarily the most powerful people in the sector, but among the most influential and consequential.

Is it a personal quality? A professional trajectory? A political imperative? Challenges to be confronted? Any combination of the above? Or something other? The leaders of color we asked weighed in on both negative and positive impacts.

This August, our editorial calendar will again celebrate the local social impact sector's diversity, but we need your help.