According to Liz Natter, using consultants who were outside of the organization gave DRC access to their “talent, experience and stories of how other organizations solved problems similar to the ones we were facing.” Ms. Natter claims that consultants “helped get people excited [about OD work] and opened their eyes to the possibilities. Board committee members read materials about options for how to take on anti-racism work and considered different people that might be
able to do that work, but it was so different once we had them there. It energized people and got them excited about the workshop.”