CCI Resource Page

To submit original content or share resources you have found, review concepts and definitions and e-mail: culturalcompetency@allianceonline.org

To view resource description, click category headers.

Concepts and Background 

(click here for resource descriptions)

• Beyond Diversity: Cultural Competency in Nonprofit Capacity Building
  Presented by Brigette Rouson and Maria Gitin (2004)
• Cultural Competency Assessment Tools
  Published by the Vancouver Ethnocultural Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Children and Families
• Cultural Competency: Concepts and Definitions
  By the Alliance for Nonprofit Management (2005)
• Evaluation Tools for Racial Equity
  Website produced by The Center for Assessment and Policy Development and MP Associates, Inc.
• Race Matters Toolkit
  Published by The Annie E. Casey Foundation (2006)
• Why Cultural Competency (and More!) Matters in Capacity Building
  Presented by Paula Dressel, The Annie E. Casey Foundation (2004)

Technical Assistance

(click here for resource descriptions)

• Beyond Numbers and Compliance: Valuing Cultural Diversity in National Nonprofit Capacity-Building Organizations
  By Catalina Vallejos Bartlett (2003)
• Building Capacity for Policy Change: The Racial Justice Lens
  By Makani Themba-Nixon, The Praxis Project (2004)
• Nonprofit Management Association Diversity Project
  By Jan Masaoka (1996)
• Race Matters Toolkit
  Published by The Annie E. Casey Foundation (2006)
• The Utilization of Nonprofit Consultants of Color in the Greater Milwaukee Area
  Published by the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Center for Economic Opportunity (2004)
• Through the Lens of Culture: Building Capacity for Social Change and Sustainable Communities
  Published by National Community Development Institute (2003)

Collaboration

(click here for resource descriptions)

• Principles for Intergroup Projects: A First Look
  Published by the Association for the Study and Development of Community for the Community Foundations/Intergroup Relations Program (2001)
• Through the Lens of Culture: Building Capacity for Social Change and Sustainable Communities
  Published by National Community Development Institute (2003)

Issue Areas

(click here for resource descriptions)

• Approaches to Tribal Grant Writing and Project Planning
  Published in CharityChannel's e-newsletter, by Alisha Drabek and Carrie Rothburd (2005)
• Beyond Diversity: Cultural Competency in Nonprofit Capacity Building
  Presented by Brigette Rouson and Maria Gitin (2004)
• Beyond Numbers and Compliance: Valuing Cultural Diversity in National Nonprofit Capacity-Building Organizations
  By Catalina Vallejos Bartlett (2003)
• Bridging the Leadership Gap: Solutions for Community Development Corporations
  Published by Milano MiX Human Capital Series (2002)
• Building Capacity for Policy Change: The Racial Justice Lens
  By Makani Themba-Nixon, The Praxis Project (2004)
• Cultural Competency Assessment Tools
  Published by the Vancouver Ethnocultural Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Children and Families
• Diversifying Boards
  Published in the 2002 Alliance Regional Meeting Report; by the Alliance for Nonprofit Management (2002)

• Inclusiveness at Work: How to Build Inclusive Nonprofit Organizations
  Published by The Denver Foundation, written by Katherine Pease (2005)

• Nonprofit Effectiveness: Inclusiveness Matters
  Published by Third Sector New England’s Diversity Initiative (2003)
• Management Association Diversity Project
  By Jan Masaoka (1996)
• Race Matters Toolkit
  Published by The Annie E. Casey Foundation (2006)
• Ready? Set. Grow! A Starter's Guide for Becoming Culturally Competent
  Published by Chicago Jobs Council's Cultural Competency & Employment Initiative (2004)

• Solving the Dilemma: A Leader's Guide to Managing Diversity
  Published in Center for Creative Leadership's Leadership in Action (2005)

• Structural Racism and Community Building
  Published by The Aspen Institute Roundtable on Community Change (2004)
• Taking the Initiative on Jobs and Race
  Published by The Annie E. Casey Foundation (2001)
• The Meaning and Impact of Board and Staff Diversity in the Philanthropic Field
  Published by the Joint Affinity Groups (2002)
• The Utilization of Nonprofit Consultants of Color in the Greater Milwaukee Area
  Published by the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management at University of
  Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Center for Economic Opportunity (2004)
• Why Cultural Competency (and More!) Matters in Capacity Building
  Presented by Paula Dressel, The Annie E. Casey Foundation (2004)

Additional Resources

(click here for resource descriptions)

• Changing the Rules of the Game: Youth Development & Structural Racism
  Published by the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (2004)
• Community Philanthropy and Racial Equity: What Progress Looks Like
  Published by Effective Communities Project for the Ford Foundation (2005
• Cultivating Interdependence: A Guide for Race Relations and Racial
  Justice Organizations
  Published by Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies (2004)
• Cultural Competence Gets Results
  Published in TACS Newsletter, by Technical Assistance For Community Services (2003)
• Cultural Competency Awareness Questions
  By Monika Moss, MKM Management Consulting (2004)

• Good Intentions Are Not Enough!: Latino Health Disparities & Barriers to Health Care Access
  Published by the Latino Commission on AIDS, written by Community Impact Consulting (2001)

• Highlights from PILA's Movement-Building Electoral Work
  Published by the Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action (2005)

• Keys to Cultural Competency: A Literature Review for Evaluators of
  Recent Immigrant and Refugee Service Programs in Colorado
  Published by The Colorado Trust (2002)

• Las Olvidadas: Latinas and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
  Published by the Hispanic Federation, Inc., written by Community Impact Consulting (2005)

• Leadership for Policy Change: Strengthening Communities of Color Through Leadership Development
  Published by PolicyLink (2003)
• Lessons Learned: Reflections on Six Years of Anti-Racism Work
  Published by Western States Center (2005)

• PILA's Leadership Development Training Series, March 2003-2004:  Celebrating Collective Impact and Sharing Lessons Learned
  Published by the Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action (2005)

• Race, Class, Power in Philanthropy: Promising Practices
  Published by Marga, Inc. for the Annie E. Casey Foundation (2005)
• Refugee & Immigrant Collaborations: Best Practices Research Summary
  Published by Nonprofit Assistance Center (Seattle) (2003)
• Shortchanged: Foundation Giving and Communities of Color
  Published by Applied Research Center (2004)
• Technical Assistance and Progressive Organizations for Social Change in Communities of Color
  Published by the Funding Exchange, Saguaro Fund Grantmaking Board (1998)
• Tobacco Policy: Capacity Building that Honors Culture
  By Patricia St. Onge (Haudenosaune) (2005)

Did you find these resources helpful?  Please support the Alliance as we continue to make available up-to-date and relevant resources for nonprofits.  Click here to make a donation of any size.  We appreciate your support!