BACKGROUND The Racial Equity Coalition (REC) formed to address persistent educational disparities. The coalition was composed of 14 Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) organizations that provide culturally integrative youth services. OBJECTIVES REC, with support from United Way of King County, engaged in participatory research to identify commonalities and shared struggles to inform collective action. Participatory research aligns with REC's commitment to equitable participatory processes. This article focuses on REC's experiences with funders. The objective was to understand what creates positive and challenging experiences with funders, and to identify recommendations for funders to become more culturally responsive. METHODS A research committee was formed including representatives of nine REC organizations and United Way of King County staff. The committee conducted interviews with each of the 14 REC organizations and conducted thematic analysis of interview transcripts. Through participatory analysis, the committee drafted narratives that were further refined through a series of research retreats attended by all REC organizations. RESULTS Recommendations were to incentivize collaboration, listen to communities to create culturally responsive definitions of success and measurement strategies, arrive at mutually agreed upon approaches with organizations, honor the connections BIPOC organizations have with their communities, and provide unrestricted funding to allow BIPOC organizations greater agency. CONCLUSIONS A major challenge for BIPOC organizations is navigating White dominant culture that too often shows up in funding requirements. Having to fit dominant culture standards stifles BIPOC organizations' abilities to meet community needs and the responsiveness of their approaches. REC identified recommendations for funders to be more culturally responsive and community centered.

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从交易型转向关系型：资助者如何与黑人、原住民和有色人种社区合作。

背景 种族平等联盟 (REC) 的成立是为了解决持续存在的教育不平等问题。该联盟由 14 个黑人、原住民和有色人种 (BIPOC) 组织组成，提供文化融合的青年服务。目标 REC 在金县联合之路的支持下，开展参与式研究，以确定共同点和共同的斗争，为集体行动提供信息。参与式研究符合 REC 对公平参与过程的承诺。本文重点介绍 REC 与资助者的经验。目的是了解是什么给资助者带来了积极和具有挑战性的体验，并为资助者提出建议，以提高文化响应能力。方法 成立了一个研究委员会，成员包括 9 个 REC 组织的代表和金县联合之路工作人员。委员会对 14 个 REC 组织进行了采访，并对采访记录进行了专题分析。通过参与式分析，委员会起草了叙述，并通过所有 REC 组织参加的一系列研究务虚会进一步完善。结果 建议激励合作，倾听社区的意见，制定文化上响应的成功定义和衡量策略，与组织达成共同商定的方法，尊重 BIPOC 组织与其社区的联系，并提供不受限制的资金，使 BIPOC 组织拥有更大的代理权。结论 BIPOC 组织面临的一个主要挑战是驾驭白人主导文化，这种文化经常出现在资金需求中。必须符合主流文化标准会抑制 BIPOC 组织满足社区需求的能力及其方法的响应能力。REC 为资助者提出了更具文化响应性和以社区为中心的建议。