Join the Power of 10 Campaign:
Give Native. Give Now.
Everyone has a role to play as we navigate challenges due to recent and ongoing federal actions impacting tribes and Native-led nonprofits. The Power of 10 campaign activates the collective power of foundations, donors, allies, and Native-led nonprofits to ensure Native communities have the resources and support they need to survive and thrive.
Support Native-led Solutions
The consequences of cuts to federal funding and staffing for programs that impact tribes and Native-led nonprofits, which the U.S. is obliged to provide due to treaties, would be significant. Sustained access to resources and opportunities—from health care to early childhood through higher education; to Native languages and cultural activities; and more—are proven solutions to life-and-death crises in our communities.
The sudden changes in federal policy are compounded by philanthropy’s long-term underfunding of Native-led solutions. Despite the critical role Native-led organizations play in addressing our communities’ most pressing needs, less than 0.3 percent of total foundation giving goes Native-led organizations, while Native people comprise nearly 3 percent of the U.S. population.
Native peoples know best the federal government’s history of broken promises, and we will not wait for them make or break more for our communities or for Americans, at large.
Our ability to survive great challenges requires us to be good relatives and lean into the power of our relationships.
The Power of 10 campaign highlights the roles everyone—Native peoples, nonprofits, foundations, donors, and allies—can play and the impact we can make when we act together with a shared voice and vision.
Take Action Today
Together, we have the power to secure a thriving future for all generations. Join us by using your skills, strengths, and resources to build relationships, make donations, advocate for policy, share stories, and learn.
Click the actions below to learn more and find your role today. Sign up for updates as we share more tools for the calls to action, including template letters, scripts, and graphics.
resources and tools to act now
Native Ways Federation remains focused on our mission—to activate and expand informed giving to Native-led nonprofits across Indian Country. We know Native nations and nonprofits have the solutions to address the issues our communities are facing. We will continue to monitor, respond, and engage with our partners to ensure that Native-led nonprofits have the resources they need to provide critical services, accurate information, and defend the sovereignty of Tribal Nations as we all navigate a rapidly changing environment.
Native Nonprofit List
Native-led organizations have the solutions to the issues that Native communities are facing. They know Native communities and their strengths and how best to help Native people. We are thrilled to host this resource highlighting Native-led organizations who are working across issue areas throughout Indian Country. Find an organization to support today!
On Our Terms Report
In 2024, we published On Our Terms: Supporting a Thriving Native Nonprofit Sector to share the experiences, visions, and solutions of Native leaders in nonprofits and philanthropy. By advocating for the needs prioritized by Native communities, and by increasing long-term flexible funding to Native-led entities, philanthropy can help Native nations and people to fully achieve their dreams and thrive on their own terms. Read the report today!
Learn more about the power of 10
Every relationship you nurture is a drop that can ripple and grow exponentially, and when we act together with a shared voice and vision we can change the tide of giving to Native-led nonprofits. Dive deeper into the campaign purpose and goals shared by Native Ways Federation. And learn more about the unique challenges Native tribes and communities face with articles by our relatives in the Native nonprofit and philanthropic sectors.
Public Announcement: Power of 10 Campaign
The teachings and values of our ancestors guide this collective impact campaign. Learn more about how everyone has a role to Give Native. Give Now.
Philanthropy Must Act Now to Support Native-led Nonprofits
We stand with Native-led nonprofits, tribes and our communities in face of recent challenges presented by federal action. Read our call for philanthropy to act now to support Native-led nonprofits.
Tribal Nations Disproportionately Affected by Federal Funding Freeze
The Native American Rights Fund highlights the United States’ government-to-government obligation to Tribal Nations.
Rural America Loses If We Lose Tribal Colleges
The American Indian College Fund shares the impact of Tribal Colleges and Universities on remote, rural communities.
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DISCLAIMER: While we encourage non-Native foundations and non-Native-controlled nonprofits to join us in uplifting Native-led nonprofits, we request that they refrain from fundraising for non-Native organizations using Native Ways Federation materials. We ask that our materials be used to ethically promote funding equity for Native-controlled nonprofits. We do not condone non-Native nonprofits utilizing our posts and graphics to fundraise for their organizations.
We define “Native-led” and “Native-controlled” nonprofits as organizations with at least 51 percent of the board of directors and leadership team identifying as American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian. We also advocate for Native-led organizations whose programs predominantly serve tribes, Native communities, and peoples in tribal and/or off-reservation communities.