From bold ideas to sustainable solutions and lasting change.
III Labs works across technology, education, economic empowerment, organizational strategy, policy, arts, and community development. Through programs, partnerships, consulting engagements, and grassroots initiatives, we transform complex challenges into practical solutions that strengthen organizations and communities.
Selective 2025 Impact
In 2025, III Labs expanded into a growing platform for education, collaboration, and community-centered innovation. Through workshops, public programs, advocacy initiatives, and strategic partnerships, we helped people and institutions respond to intersecting challenges in an increasingly digital world.
Explore our 2025 Annual Impact Report to learn more about our work, partnerships, and collective impact.
Our Growing Impact
A snapshot of programs, partnerships, and community initiatives led or supported through III Labs.
Trusted by Institutions.
Rooted in Grassroots.
III Labs bridges institutional strategy with grassroots and lived knowledge. By working across both spaces, we help organizations identify blind spots, build trust, and develop programs, policies, and tools that are practical, responsive, and grounded in the realities of the people they are intended to serve.
Selected Awards and Recognition
Our leadership and work have been recognized for contributions to tech accessibility, public service, community leadership, education, and social impact.
City Hall Plaza Engagement Award- 2026
Selected by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture to produce a public festival celebrating unity in our differences while exploring the intersections of technology, civics, and culture through the arts.
Annual Leadership Award — 2026
Presented to Burhan by Trans Community of New England in recognition of leadership and contributions advancing gender justice.
Digital Wellness Recognition By Boston City Council— 2026
Presented by Boston City Council for our work advancing digital well-being, responsible technology, and intersectional human rights.
City of Boston Fellowship- 2025
Selected for community-centered leadership and work advancing equity and systemic change.
Cambridge Univeristy Press Publication- 2025
Authored a book chapter featuring III Labs. Coming out tentatively in Spring 2027.
National DEI Champion — 2025
Presnted to Burhan by Stonewall Sports for contributions to equity, inclusion, and organizational change.
Selected Speaking and Institutional Appearances
Burhan and III Labs have brought intersectional approaches to technology, governance, education, and social impact into universities, governments, conferences, workplaces, and grassroots spaces.
Workshop, Massachusetts Teachers Association Summer Conference, 2026
Addressing Intersecting Social and Digital Challenges in the Classroom
Founding Member and Speaker, Queer Forced Displacement Network x Rainbow Railroad, 2026
Launching the world’s first network dedicated to queer forced displacement
Workshop, Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies 2026 Annual Conference, 2026
Algorithmic Bias and Informed Technology Use: Lessons from Grassroots Movements
Keynote, Out4UnderGrad Engineering Conference, 2025
AI, Intersectionality Problem, and our Collective Empwoerment
Workshop, 64th Annual Council for Economic Education’s Conference, 2025
Trauma Informed Financial Education, Creating Safe Spaces for Learning
Host & Moderator, City of Boston LGBTQIA2S+ Immigrant Panel
Building Belonging, Access, and Empowerment Across Systems and Policies
Testimonials
Burhan supported research and evaluation frameworks aimed at bridging institutional silos. They also contributed to the drafting of a proposal for a Cooperating Care Initiative, a direct care worker cooperative project, which was subsequently selected for funding as one of six cities through the Mayor’s Migration Council. Their work provided helpful capacity-building support to our team regarding program accessibility.
Courtney White, MSW, Interim Executive Director, Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement
Burhan and III Labs led a strong capacity-building session at the MCSS Annual Conference in the Social Studies in the Digital Age track. Their presentation gave teachers across Massachusetts practical tools for understanding AI and classroom technology, grounded in equity and real-world, grassroots insight. Educators reported feeling better able to navigate the complexities of AI use while staying focused on building more equitable, inclusive learning environments. I would highly recommend them for future professional development sessions.
Todd Wallingford, President, Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies (MCSS)
Councilor Santana proudly re-affirms our deepest respect and appreciation for your enduring and transformative leadership as the founder of iiiLabs, and for your fierce dedication as a community activist working at the vital intersection of advocacy, education, and intersectionality. Your ongoing efforts extend far beyond basic technical guidance, continuously driving the systemic change necessary to equip individuals to navigate digital systems with clarity, confidence, and true agency, while cultivating a safer, more equitable, and profoundly inclusive environment…
Councilor Santana and the Boston City Council