Table 3.

Facilitators to Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Capacity Development

Concept	Representative Quotes
Demonstrated value of CBPR among CBO Leaders	It’s moved from not being on our radar at all to being a way, a tool to make sure that we are on mission. To make sure that we are actually fulfilling that mission, our programs are serving the greatest needs.
	Now we want to know if our programs are effective. You get into the business of doing programs and you don’t have time to evaluate them past your program evaluations for your funders. Now you know that you can, that there are resources on the research side to research more broadly.
	We have staff and the directors’ committed to work in this project.
	When my staff say, “is it even worth it?” I say it’s our future.
ARCC resources	[ARCC] staff is very accessible and quickly responds to correspondence or calls. Workshops are well organized and I have learned from them. Most helpful has been the ability to connect to outside resources through my involvement in ARCC.
	We have benefited from networking, trainings and the energy of creating a new SC and vision. The information clearinghouse gives aid to finding opportunities to expand my horizon.
	ARCC provides a lot of opportunities for personal and organizational growth.
Hands-on experience	Working experience with CBPR [contributes to CBPR capacity]
	My capacity has been built by doing.

ARCC, Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities; CBO, community-based organization; SC, steering committee.