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Embracing Cultural Competency: A Roadmap for Nonprofit Capacity Builders
Binding Information: Softcover Product Code: 069688 ISBN: 978-0-940069-68-8 Publisher: Fieldstone Alliance Pages: 272 Size: 9" X 10" X .625" Price: $29.95 Discount available: 15% www.EmbracingCulturalCompetency.org Start the Conversation No “how-to” manual exists on cultural competency. And, compared to other topics in nonprofit management, little exists on the skills and strategies needed to address racism and inequity. Building cultural competency is an ongoing journey that nonprofit leaders choose to take because they know the end result will be a more inclusive, connected, and effective organization. Patricia St. Onge and her contributing authors help readers grapple with the urgent issues that can transform capacity builders into change agents in the nonprofit sector. Embracing Cultural Competency starts the dialogue on how organizations can start building capacity. Nonprofit capacity builders will
Through a range of methods—literature review, personal interviews, peer dialogue, insights of contributing authors—readers get a mosaic of perspectives that surround cultural competency. Plus, the book presents the insights of authors who represent five major ethnic communities in the United States: Asian/PacificIslander, American Indian, African American, White, and Latino. Quotes: What others are saying about Embracing Cultural Competency... “This book guides readers to a better understanding that cultural competency is not a soft skill but a core issue, requiring work and time. The information has relevance where ever people of various backgrounds need to come together to accomplish common objectives.” —Yvette Larkin, Senior Program Officer, Associated Black Charities “Many different audiences can find lessons in this information. It reinforces the importance of examining and dismantling institutional inequities, rather than focusing solely on interpersonal development.” —Adrienne Mansanares, Program Officer, Inclusiveness Project at The Denver Foundation “I appreciate how the this text helps readers become aware of racial privilege and how it influences one’s work, often in subtle ways. Capacity builders who work across many types of nonprofits, foundations, and community groups will find this book accessible and helpful.” —Katherine Pease, Principal, Katherine Pease & Associates “Real world, first person examples in this book help personalize issues that might otherwise appear abstract to some people. This collection of voices does a great job of providing diverse perspectives and tools. This book is long overdue and goes a long way in addressing many challenges that keep organizations from becoming more successful.” —Elissa Perry, Principal, Think.Do.Repeat “An impressive breadth and depth of perspectives are offered in this book. Readers will find tools to help them gain greater cultural competency in working with communities – and become more inclusive in their organizational processes.” —Scot T. Spencer, Manager of Baltimore Relations, Annie E. Casey Foundation “Great personal stories and perspectives can be found here. This text will motivate readers to start their own internal conversation about issues related to cultural competency.” —Suzanne Bronheim, Senior Policy Associate, National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University Table Of Contents: Introduction:Conversation as a Tool for Transformation by Patricia St.Onge Why This Conversation Is So Challenging Use the Power of Language to Unleash Capacity Clarify the Conversation with Definitions What You Can Gain from This Book Write Your Own Definition The Process behind This Book How This Book Is Organized About the Organizations Involved in This Book Some Questions and Answers about Cultural Competency Part One: Practitioner Perspectives of Five Major Ethnic Communities Chapter 1. My Journey Is a Slow, Steady Awakening by Beth Applegate Coming to Terms with “Double Consciousness” Managing a Lingering Fear White Privilege in the United States—A Historical Framework Taking Responsibility for Privilege and Moving Beyond It Think Beyond “Diversity” Look for Signs of Critical Cultural Competency in Organizations Translate Theory into Powerful Practices Case Study: Three Dimensions of Critical Cultural Competency Acknowledgments Chapter 2. Each Generation Is Different by Vicki Asakura Asian and Pacific Islanders in America: A Demographic Overview The Historical Context--Waves of Immigration and Preujudice Community-Based Organizations Emerged Implications for Capacity Building Ike's Principle's Chapter 3. Meaning Making Is the Challenge of Cultural Competency by Monika K. Moss My Personal Journey The Impact of White Supremacy The Continuing Legacy of Slavery Learning from Clients Beyond the "Right Way"—Making Meaning Building Cultural Competency Beyond Individual Relationships--The Systemic Level Expanding the Vision Chapter 4. I Can Hear the Heartbeat of the Drum under the Surface of the Words We Speak by Patricia St.Onge The Historical Landscape of North America More About the Historical Framework My Process Implications for Capacity Building Why I am Telling you About Giveaway Chapter 5. Changing the Conditions that Made Me Feel Unwelcome by Alfredo Vergara-Lobo The Reality of Colorism, Racism, and Classism Key Differences to Remember Additional Factors in the Consulting Engagement The Primacy of Process: Creating San Fransisco's Youth Commission Part Two: Key Aspects of Cultural Competency by Patricia St. Onge Chapter 6. Cultural Competency as Discovering Context See Differences as Always Present Discovering Differences Locate Your Own Cultures Understanding My Own Cultures Develop Intimacy with the "Other" See the Dominant Culture as One of Many Discover the Influence of Geography Look for Conflicting Cultural Norms Look for Intersecting Identities See Race as the Major Fault Line in the U.S. Context Look for Historical Roots of Institutions Chapter 7. Cultural Competency as a Community Process Start with Nonharming Look for Signs of Sustainable Process Base Cultural Competency on Intention and Values Core Values for Capacity Building Notice Who Is in the Room—and Who Is Not Self-Assesment in Three Parts See Everyone As a Learner The Power of Sitting Honor Transparency and Trust Be Willing to Wear Many Hats Paying Attentions to Culture: A Leader's Experience Name the Elephants in the Room Create a Shared Vocabulary Fully Engage People in the Processes That Affect Them Practice Authentic Collaboration Consider Creating an Identity Match Investing Time in Identity Matching: Three Lessons See the Pitfalls of Being an "Insider" The Power Flower: Understanding Your Own Cultural Location and That of the Client or Grantee Make a Long-Term Commitment to Build Relationships Bring Capacity Building to Executive Transitions Leave Knowledge on the Ground, Supporting Sustainability Chapter 8. Cultural Competency as Changing Institutions Wake Up to Privilege The Privilege Continuum Recognize and Extende Privilege Understand the Types of Power Challenge Conventional Beliefs and Power Exercise Power Deliberately Dealing with Power Differentials Notice and Name the Various Forms of Oppression How Language Intersects with Power Examine Systems and Structures Looking for Structural Racism Match Individual Change with Institutional Change Building Capacity for Advocacy: Eight Key Principles Chapter 9. Continuing the Conversation About Cultural Competency Keep Asking Questions Review Some Answers Speak Your Vision of Justice Part Three: Resources Resource A: Key Terms for Cultural Competency by Brigette Rouson Capacity Building Cultural Competency Culture Diversity Inclusiveness Internalized Oppression Racial Equity Structural Racism White Privilege Resource B: Summary of Research Findings by Brigette Rouso How Does Cultural Competency Differ from Mainstream Practice, and Why Is It Important? How Can Cultural Competency Be Applied in Practice? What Are Long-Term Implications for the Capacity-Building Field? Resource C: Literature Review by Brigette Rouson Context for This Literature Review Key Points Effectiveness as a Matter of Cultural Competency Community Building—Race, Culture, History, and Power Finding the Ways Forward Cultural Grounding for Effective Nonprofit Support Nonprofit Leadership and Diversity Informing Practice, Making Change Cultural Competency in Money Matters Capacity-Building Strategies Lessons from Other Arenas Conclusion Resource D: Voices From the Field: Stories from Peer Dialogues by Brigette Rouson Matters of Time, Commitment, and Resources Strategies for Matching Cultural Identity Grounding the Capacity-Building Relationship Honoring Culture, Transforming Dynamics Place, Politics, and Past in Cultural Identity Insider-Outsider Dynamics Religion, Family, and Other Distinctions Cultural Competency in Grantmaker Practice Resource E: Strategies for Dealing with Internalized Oppression and Structural Racism by Patricia St.Onge and Wilson Riles Resource F: Self-Assesment in Three Parts by Patricia St. Onge Resource G: Bibliography Notes Index |
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