A Dialogue with Myrna Cunningham on FILAC
On November 14th El Fondo para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina y El Caribe (FILAC) and International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP) hosted a dialogue with…
Beaver Lake Cree Bring the Power of the Sun to Tar Sands Ground Zero
By Ana Simeon, Campaigns Director, RAVEN. Originally published on the Raven website. To read the original blog, please see here When you live in the middle of the biggest sacrifice zone on…
Going to the Fundamentals: How the Sculpture Gardens of Native Science and Learning can Shape the Way We View Solutions to Climate Change
By Ashley Hernandez, program associate for International Funders for Indigenous Peoples and Rose von Thater-Imai, co-founder and director of The Native American Academy Indigenous philanthropy agrees that solutions to climate…
Grupo Ecologic de Sierra Gorda (GESG) Paving a Way Forward in Climate Change Mitigation
By Tracy Austin, Executive Director of Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation Since December of 2016, the Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas has been supporting the Grupo Ecologic de Sierra Gorda (GESG),…
A Call to Action: Insights into the Status of Funding for Indigenous Women’s Groups
IFIP, FIMI, and AWID came together in 2014 realizing there is a gap in conversation, backed up by research around funding for women’s organizing within indigenous communities. The result is…
Funding Indigenous Peoples: Strategies for Support
IFIP has been working together with GrantCraft, a service of The Foundation Center, to produce a new guide on Indigenous philanthropy, “Funding Indigenous Peoples: Strategies for Support”.
Looking to the Timeless and Timely: Experiencing Indigenous World Views Through Media
by Ashley Hernandez, based on an interview with Sofia Arroyo, Executive Director of Sacred Fire Foundation and edited by Sacred Fire Foundation Mounting global issues, such as climate change and…
Reclaiming the Narrative: Indigenous Media as a Tool of Empowerment
by Ashley Hernandez, based on an interview with Nidia Bustillos There are many ways in which philanthropy approaches women’s empowerment. For Nidia Bustillos, a member from News Agency for Indigenous…
Never Alone: Storytelling for the Next Generation
by Amy Fredeen, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Cook Inlet Tribal Council For more than 30 years, CITC has provided opportunities for individuals, families, and communities within…