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Free Information Session

Monday, February 15

12 noon – 1 pm

MIWRC (MN Indian Women’s Resource Center)

Community Room

2300  15^th Ave. S.

Minneapolis, MN  55404

Private and federal grant dollars are declining.

Individual giving, $229.28 billion in 2008, makes up 75 percent of the

total estimated giving in the US.

Native Americans in Philanthropy believes that to build organizational capacity and sustainability, and achieve balance between the traditional and contemporary world views, strategic fundraising and philanthropy tools must be utilized.  The Art of Giving, a Native fundraising and philanthropy curriculum is built upon our greatest asset – our culture; and serves as a fundraising guide that is strengthened by our stories, our tools, and our deep understanding of giving and sustaining communities.

Native Americans in Philanthropy, in partnership with Headwaters Foundation for Justice, is piloting this low-cost Fundraising Training for a select group of Native led organizations.

To R.S.V.P. for the free information session here: 

At the information session you will receive an application form and more information on the program.

The time commitment:

Two 3-day sessions:  March 26 – 28 and April 9 – 11

The cost: 

$100, ($50 rebate for those that complete the course and provide pre and post evaluation)

The Art of Giving is:

1.      A philanthropic, fundraising curriculum that honors culture, promotes purpose, encourages inter-generational and inter-tribal participation and embraces the universal elements that connect all of life.

2.      Rich in cultural traditions, embraces contemporary training, and emphasizes Native teachings, stories, values, and practices.

3.      A framework that seeks to create long-term vision for capacity building in Native Communities.

4.      An individual and an organizational tool for building capacity in the areas of fundraising and philanthropy.

5.      Not a grant writing guide but a map for development planning.

6.      An opportunity to learn, to teach, to inspire, to create, to renew.

7.      A decolonized model of giving, receiving, & sharing in Native communities.

For more information email: Jpersall@nativephilanthropy.org

Thank you to the Otto Bremer Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropic Advisors

for supporting this important work.