Native Americans in Philanthropy CEO Sarah Eagle Heart, Oglala Lakota, has dedicated her career working to inspire action, healing and justice. Eagle Heart was recently recognized by Independent Sector and American Express as the recipient of The 2017 NGen Leadership Award, which honors nonprofit and philanthropic community leaders under the age of 40, demonstrating transformative impact in addressing society’s toughest challenges.
Following her receipt of the award, NAP released a call for action, acknowledging that “no one organization or person can solve the issues our communities face alone. We must learn from and work with each other as allies to maximize our collective impact. We need your help.”
Support from members has helped NAP and partners accomplish much important work over the past year, including: hosting an amazing event in Los Angeles and curating powerful conversation among leaders dedicated to cross-movement building, convening a group of hundreds of Native men and women to advocate for Indigenous issues at the 2017 Women’s March, awarding a total of $50,000 in grants to 10 Native nonprofits and programs through the #GenIndigenous Response Fund, and initiating a relationship between the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Wallace Global Fund that led to a pledge of $1 million towards renewable energy efforts.
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NAP invites you to join in their commitment to engaging, learning, and sharing resources and best practices by downloading the application here and submitting it to jfairbanks@nativephilanthropy.org to process your membership.
Among upcoming happenings at Native Americans in Philanthropy, the organization will lead its #GenIndigenous Northern California Funder Tour from October 5-7, in Del Norte County in the far northwest corner of California, home to redwood forests, pristine coastline and four federally recognized tribes.
Through Generation Indigenous (#GenIndigenous), an initiative first started by the Obama administration in 2014, NAP works on improving the lives of Native youth by removing the barriers that stand between them and their opportunity to succeed. In October, NAP will work with one of The California Endowment’s (TCE) 14 Building Healthy communities sites—a community with limited access to resources, grappling with educational inequities across race and socio-economics. Amidst challenges, there is a story of hope and power building as youth and families come together to build meaningful relationships and create systems change. Together NAP and allies elevate key issues and address the pressing needs of Native youth with culturally comprehensive approaches. Join NAP and TCE this October for its Generation Indigenous (#GenIndigenous) Funder Tour in Northern California. Travel and lodging information will be posted soon. More information and cost can be found in the registration link.
This article is sourced from various Native Americans in Philanthropy press releases.