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C05 Track: Cultural Competency and Community Capacity

Cultural Competency and Community Capacity

Beyond the Technical: Excellence in Capacity Building for the Communities We Serve

Thursday, July 14, 4:30pm - 5:30pm (Keynote Address)

Presenter: Peggy Saika, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy

Peggy Saika, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, will offer a provocative perspective that could radically change relationships between capacity builders, organizations and the communities they serve. Peggy has been serving communities in the nonprofit sector for more than 30 years in a variety of roles, including co-founder of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, board member of the Ms. Foundation for Women, and currently serves on the Board the California Wellness Foundation.

Building Immigrant Community Capacity: Strategies for Developing Leadership

Friday, July 15, 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Presenters: Ann Philbin and Luz Rodriguez, Center to Support Immigrant Organizing (CSIO); Heba Nimr and Monica Regan, Northern California Citizenship Project (NCCP)

NCCP and CSIO both work to strengthen immigrant community capacity to advance social justice in their communities. At the heart of this work are programs and strategies for building immigrant constituents’ leadership in organizations, organizing efforts and decision-making processes which shape the conditions in which they live. This session will draw upon the experiences of NCCP and CSIO in these areas and will offer participants the opportunity to learn: 1) specific approaches and practices for strengthening immigrant community leadership and, 2) the centrality of these efforts to any capacity building in immigrant communities.

Building Strong Communities Through Multi-Cultural Leadership

Friday, July 15, 9:00am - 10:30am

Presenters: Vicki Asakura, Judy de Barros and Jesus Rodriguez, Nonprofit Assistance Center

This interactive workshop will present 3 successful models for building community capacity and multi-cultural leadership in diverse communities. Participants will learn how these models were developed and implemented, challenges and successes encountered, techniques and approaches, and will identify key aspects of leadership development and how it affects community change. Discussion will include sharing of participants’ experiences and how fostering multi-ethnic leadership builds strong organizations and communities.

Capacity-Building Strategies for Greater Community Impact

Friday, July 15, 9:00am - 10:30am

Presenter: Kennard Wing, Kennard T. Wing & Company

Based on a blend of practical experience and evaluation research, this session will give descriptions and real-life examples of capacity-building strategies likely to achieve measurable community impact. Strategies at both the agency and metropolitan level are included. Participants will have the opportunity to share and discuss effective strategies, as well.

Dialogue on Cultural Competency Relating to Race/Class/Power

Friday, July 15, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Presenters: Makani Themba-Nixon, The Praxis Project; Cynthia Parker, Interaction Institute for Social Change; Omowale Satterwhite, National Community Development Institute

Presenters will offer a concise summary of: A) the values they bring to their work; B) how they came to their perspective and intention on the importance of embracing cultural identity in nonprofit capacity building; and, C) the core elements of their approach to ensuring cultural competency and responsible means of addressing race/class/power issues in their work strengthening nonprofits.

Got Cultural Competence? Beyond the Dreadful Diversity Training

Friday, July 15, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Presenter: Anushka Fernandopulle, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services

In this workshop, presenters will share an innovative approach to working on cultural competency issues in an organization with a focus on organizational effectiveness. If you are interested in going beyond those often unsuccessful and stressful one-day diversity trainings, frequently requested just to check a box for compliance reasons, come hear about a process that will challenge you to think differently. This method, developed in a pilot project working with HIV prevention organizations around the state of California, takes a capacity-building approach to cultural competence that supports ongoing attention and development in this area even after the consultant leaves. The approach puts the emphasis on helping the organization have the community impact it is seeking through its mission and program by improving in its cultural competence.