NAP Member Education Sessions With NWF Executive Director

Sep 5, 2024

Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) Board Member and Native Ways Federation’s Executive Director Carly Bad Heart Bull participated in NAP’s LIVE broadcast, “Member Education Sessions: Funding Opportunities for Native Nonprofits.”

On August 22, 2024 at 1:00 pm ET, she was joined in conversation with three other participants: Native Voices Rising’s Shash Yázhí Moreno Charley, Change Labs’s Heather Fleming, and NAP’s very own Bobby “Trae” Trousdale.

These Indigenous changemakers partook in a LIVE holistic conversation regarding the resources, strategies, and opportunities that the philanthropic sector has made available to Tribal people. Native nonprofits, like those found on NWF’s Native Nonprofit List, play a critical role within their communities. And, while they amplify the voices of their Indigenous communities, they also face many challenges.

With research showing that less than four percent of large philanthropic funding going to Indian Country, every little bit counts. Learn more by watching the entire conversation here.

“We’re trying to get a sense of where we’re at as Native Nonprofits trying to exist within these systems but, also, how can we change them?“ 

Carly Bad Heart Bull, JD (Flandreau Santee)

Executive Director, Native Ways Federation

NWF would like to thank the other conversation participants for their added insight and knowledge, and express gratitude to NAP for inviting everyone to be a part of this much needed discussion.

About Native Ways Federation:

NWF was founded in 2008 by a group of national Native-led nonprofits to activate and expand informed giving in Indian Country. We are committed to accomplishing this through donor education and advocacy, which includes our Native Nonprofit Day campaign. Our current members include the Association on American Indian Affairs, American Indian College Fund, American Indian Science and Engineering Society, First Nations Development Institute, National Indian Child Welfare Association, and Native American Rights Fund. We strengthen the circle of giving by uniting the Native nonprofit sector, advocating for Native nonprofits, and influencing philanthropy.