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Concepts and Background

Beyond Diversity: Cultural Competency in Nonprofit Capacity Building
Presented by Brigette Rouson and Maria Gitin (2004)
(Cultural Competency; Capacity Building)

From the Alliance annual conference DC'04, session slides illustrate current conditions and disparities based on identity (race/ethnicity, gender, age, income level, disability), then cites three definitions of cultural competency, and finally notes key issues in capacity-building practice.

Cultural Competency Assessment Tools
Published by the Vancouver Ethnocultural Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Children and Families
(Structural Racism; Tools)

The Vancouver Ethnocultural Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Children and Families, in Canada's British Columbia, has created a set of definitions and tools intended to assist community-based agencies of all sizes in the Vancouver area in becoming more culturally competent. The tool includes definitions and principles of cultural competence, approaches to developing program policies and procedures, and many other resources that may be relevant to a wide range of nonprofit organizations.

Cultural Competency: Concepts and Definitions
By the Alliance for Nonprofit Management (2005)
(Concepts & Definitions)

This information sheet compares three definitions relevant to capacity building in the nonprofit sector, including the definition generated by the Alliance People of Color Affinity Group.

Evaluation Tools for Racial Equity
Website produced by The Center for Assessment and Policy Development and MP Associates, Inc.

The Center for Assessment and Policy Development and MP Associates, Inc. recently launched a new website: www.evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org. This site is for people and groups interesting in evaluating their progress toward anti-racism and inclusion goals. Community groups, collaborations, coalitions, social justice groups and individuals will find it useful to track progress and document results of working to reduce the effects of historical and current racism and other forms of privilege and oppression. The website addresses every step of the evaluation process, offering Tools and Resources designed to help answer many common questions, including how to organize and carry out an evaluation, questions to ask and outcomes to measure, plus guidelines for thinking about and using results. It also offers printable tipsheets for common evaluation tasks, and stories adapted from the experiences of various groups that give insights about common experiences and dilemmas.

Race Matters Toolkit
Published by The Annie E. Casey Foundation (2006)

The Race Matter Toolkit offers a range of resources to support organizational decision makers, community advocates, and nonprofit support providers in being systematic to achieve racial equity. Persistent barriers to opportunity and results can be made visible, understandable, and subject to change. Tools include a conversation starter - how to talk about "race," plus guides organizational assessment and community-building strategies.

Why Cultural Competency (and More!) Matters in Capacity Building
Presented by Paula Dressel, The Annie E. Casey Foundation (2004)
(Cultural Competency; Structural Racism)

This Alliance annual conference presentation, part of the DC'04 "Beyond Diversity" session, pinpoints facts of enduring structural racism and reasons for explicit work to eliminate it. The rationale includes greater accountability and results from an intentional approach to racial/ethnic equity. Dressel and her colleague Doretha Carter contrast an individual versus systems approach and outline the contents of a "Race Matters" toolkit.