if, A Foundation for Radical Possibility, names Director of Communications
Good Insight is please to share that if, A Foundation for Radical Possibility (if) recently hired Madison Sherman as Director of Communications. Sherman began her new role in January 2024, following an extensive search led by Good Insight.
“Madison has the proven skills and passion to help our organization advance policies and drive systems change for racial justice,” said Temi F. Bennett, if’s co-CEO. “Her experience as a storyteller and digital strategist are invaluable as we endeavor to build new partnerships and awareness at a growing scale.”
“At if, we are building and nurturing a team of smart, passionate, and compassionate professionals committed to our fight for racial justice,” said Hanh Le, if’s co-CEO. “Madison is a powerful addition to our team, and we look forward to all that will be possible through her leadership on communications.”
if’s work centers Black people and people of the global majority. Sherman will lead the organization’s communications efforts to shift narratives about anti-Black racism and its ill impacts on society and create new narratives that center the voices and experiences of people living at the sharpest intersection of systems of oppression such as race, class, and gender identity.
“I am eager to join the foundation and support if’s work to facilitate truth-telling and amplify the voices of Black people and people of the global majority,” said Sherman.
About Madison Sherman
Madison Sherman is a communications strategist and storyteller who specializes in designing social and political digital content that uplifts injustices in BIPOC communities. Her work has been featured in Teen Vogue, The Root, TIME Magazine, and Essence.
In her previous position as a Campaign Director at Color Of Change, Sherman led and managed a team of campaigners who built impactful racial justice campaigns across five broad criminal justice issue areas, using both proven and experimental online and offline tactics.
Sherman has a bachelor’s degree in political science and government from George Washington University, with minors in music performance and criminal justice.
About if
if, A Foundation for Radical Possibility, envisions Black people and people of the global majority living powerfully, abundantly, and beautifully in healthy, self-determined communities free of social, economic, and ideological violence.
if achieves this vision by centering the leadership and expertise of Black people and people of the global majority in the Washington, D.C. region who live at the sharpest intersection of systems of oppression, in particular race, class, and gender identity. Learn more at www.iffdn.org.