A conversation between leaders, communities, organizations, and funders about the values and pitfalls of capacity building

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This week’s Leadership newsletter highlights a conversation between leaders, communities, organizations, and funders about the values and pitfalls of capacity building. First, Marcus Littles asks: should we cancel capacity building? Does this term serve communities, or does it perpetuate white-dominant norms of effectiveness? We then feature last month’s article by Melissa DeShields, with whom Littles is in conversation, that discusses a capacity builder’s crisis of conscience. We turn to Sarah EchoHawk’s Indigenous perspective on the issue, where EchoHawk argues that capacity building can function more like colonialism when it forces Native nonprofits to adhere to foundation definitions of success. Finally, we’re looking for a senior editor to helm our Leadership desk: apply today!
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Should We Cancel Capacity Building? ([link removed])
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Is the phrase “capacity building” salvageable? Many BIPOC-led nonprofit organizations are calling for the term to be retired. Read more… ([link removed])

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