Build With is a design, facilitation, and training practice led by Cuán McCann. We help communities and teams working for social change nurture and deepen your collaboration skills and know-how. In other words, we’re here to help you work together better — not in a cutesy, buzzwordy way. In a highly practical, doesn’t-always-feel-great-but-is-absolutely-vital-to-transforming-ourselves-and-the-world-we-live-in way.
If you’re looking to put your actions where your values are when it comes to communal work and cooperative practices, you’ve come to the right place.
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“Cuán was a joy to work with. He really helped us move outside our comfort zone, and he helped us understand that moving outside of our comfort zones is very important to the success of the project and to addressing white supremacy in our work.”
- Build With Training Participant, 2020 -
“Cuán’s approach really meets people where they are, almost like they’re applying the tools they teach to their trainings, too.”
- Build With Training Participant, 2018 -
“This course was life changing in so many ways... professionally certainly, but also personally. My sincere thanks to the instructor for sharing their talent, expertise and experience in community engagement with me!”
- Build With Training Participant, 2019 -
“I feel like having gone through Cuán’s class I’m forever different. I’ve taken other professional trainings, and I learned some core, and important, technical skills, but I feel like with this training, you just change as a person.”
- Build With Training Participant, 2018 -
“Cu McCann is a rock star! Their passion and knowledge on community engagement is stellar and I highly encourage anyone dipping their toe into community engagement to train with them. It will make your job duties much easier; therefore keeping you youthful, less stressed and it will substantially increase your job performance!”
- Build With Training Participant, 2018 -
“I was transformed by the work you do. Participating in several of the workshops you facilitated has had a huge impact on me. I am a better facilitator/teacher because of you. I learned new effective strategies for addressing issues, having tough conversations in a meaningful and respectful way, and how to make each participate feel heard, included, and valued.”
- Build With Training Participant, 2017 -