“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