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“Engage What You Own:” Your Investment Portfolios and Indigenous Peoples Rights
Steven Heim is a Managing Director at Boston Common Asset Management, an investment firm that…
Drops in the soil, not in the bucket
This article begins with the question of how philanthropy can possibly address the magnitude of…
Comparative Regional Report. Development of the rights to FPIC, territory, health and education recognized in ILO Convention 169
This regional comparative report discussed the implementation of four rights included in ILO Convention 169…
Pacific Indigenous Women’s Network (PIWN) Bears Fruit
Indigenous women throughout the world play a critical role in the transmission of traditional knowledge,…
Philanthropic Funding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
Thank you to IFIP for being interested in elevating information on the philanthropic space in…
He wai ola ko Moananuiākea: Sharing good water in Moananuiākea
Unlike Western perspectives that view the oceans as a separator of islands and continents, the…
Rising for our Mother
Photojournalist and filmmaker, Rucha Chitnis, produced this inspiring video called Rising for Our Mother, which…
Oceans of Opportunity
Samqwane’jk project to build on partnership and innovation By Joey Fitzpatrick When Glooscap slept, Nova…
Recognizing the Ocean Stewardship of Indigenous Peoples
Oceans underpin human livelihoods by supporting 80 per cent of the world’s biodiversity, supplying almost…
Nia Tero and Indigenous Guardianship in Pasifika
Indigenous peoples uphold many of the planet’s healthiest ecosystems, rich in biodiversity and essential to…
The Ocean is Our Protector. Now We Must Protect It
Some early mornings during this tumultuous pandemic when there was no calm or accessible refuge…
Women’s Rights and Environmental Justice
When it comes to supporting Indigenous women’s rights, we often face assumptions about how the…
Healing Justice: A New Pathway for Health and Wellbeing within Climate Justice
“Healing justice is a framework that recognizes the impact of trauma and violence on individuals…
Indigenous Women Walking Together Towards Change
The history of the struggle for our individual and collective rights goes far back, inscribing…
Arctic Indigenous Fund Invests in Movement Making Across the Circumpolar North
I volunteered to share about our group because it brings me joy. My intention is…
Indigenous Led Funds Unite: Observations on Pawanka Fund’s Indigenous Led Fund Meeting in Sampi Territories
On behalf of the peoples of the South Pacific and Indigenous peoples in Canada, Pacific…
Land is Life Launches Indigenous-Led Security Fund in Sub-Saharan Africa to Address Growing Threats
Indigenous people in Africa are under increased threat, according to a 2019 Minority Rights Group…
Indigenous Sacred Natural Sites: Under Pressure
“Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual relationship with their…
Southeast Asia Forum on the Challenges and Opportunities with Indigenous Knowledge, Systems & Practices and Rights-based Sustainable Development
Recognition, respect, protection and fulfillment of Indigenous Peoples rights, specifically to their Indigenous Knowledge Systems…
Protecting the Ancestral Territory of the Cofán: Unrestricted Funds and Trust
“We continue to be frustrated by the lack of understanding about the tremendous importance of…
The Indigenous Peoples Funding and Resource Guide
The Indigenous Peoples Funding and Resource Guide provides resources for groups seeking funding for Indigenous…
Learning is a Collaborative Journey: IFIP’s Learning Institute Convenes Funders to Amplify Indigenous Philanthropy
“The future of philanthropy is one centered on funding solutions that are led by communities…
Why Funders Need Capacity Building
Throughout my career in sustainable development and now philanthropy, I’ve always wrestled with the concept…
Skill-sharing on Grantmaking – A Journey in Engaged Indigenous Philanthropy
In 2018, during an informal meeting between Leila Salazar-López, Amazon Watch’s (AW) Executive Director; Lourdes…
Lessons in Listening: Guidance from Indigenous Leaders
The recent release of the grave UN assessment detailing the impact of humans on the…
Indigenous Funds are Changing the Conversation in Global Philanthropy
Since the implementation of our strategic framework, IFIP’s global community is growing. This includes Indigenous-led…
The power of participatory video and digital dictionaries in preserving Indigenous languages
“We need to have our language back as a matter of pride, because if we…
?así horįsha dëne: Indigenous Languages the Key to Solving the Climate Crisis
At Indigenous Climate Action (ICA) we believe that Indigenous peoples are the keepers of valuable…
Indigenous Language, Climate Change & Forced Displacement
During the First Peoples Convening on Climate-Forced Displacement, which brought together over sixty First and…
IFIP Funder Briefs to Resource Indigenous Defenders
This year IFIP launched three briefs for funders on Indigenous defenders in Russia, Latin America…
Indigenous Fund Lead the Way to Decolonize Philanthropy
Institutional philanthropy, in a nutshell, is a Western construct. Often it can seem transactional, likened…
Indigenous Women Leading in the Implementation of the SDGs
One of the most salient evolutions from the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to…
Brazil’s Political Crisis Places Indigenous Rights at the Crossroads
The election of the extreme right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro to Brazil’s presidency represents a profound…
Reimagining Renewable Energy: Indigenous Peoples Driving Solutions
We need to understand the realities on the ground in relation to renewable energy. It’s…
Decolonizing Climate Finance: Listening to Indigenous Communities Protecting Earth’s Lungs
“As Indigenous Peoples and members of local communities from the Amazon, Mesoamerica, Indonesia and Brazil,…
Indigenous Territories a New Way Forward with Funders
“We are not small islands. We are a vast oceanscape,” said Maureen Penjueli at the…
IFIP Learning Institute’s Commitment to the Four R’s of Indigenous Philanthropy
In recent years, the funding sector has been more prominently embracing equity, justice and a…
Advancing and Supporting Indigenous Women’s Rights
Indigenous women have made a vast imprint on global processes as change agents. This includes…
Putting Relationships First: How Social Enterprise and Impacting Investment Leverage the Relationship & Reciprocity in IFIP’s 4 Rs
Relationships and Reciprocity – two of 4 Rs (alongside respect, and responsibility) are foundational values…
Combining Traditional Knowledge with University-Based Research to Address Social and Economic Issues
“The Mitacs collaborative web-based mapping tool project is partially funded by Mitsubishi Foundation for the…
A Lush Fresh Handmade Approach to Grantmaking
Lush Handmade Cosmetics is a cosmetics retailer most commonly known for their ethically and sustainably…
Beaver Lake Cree Bring the Power of the Sun to Tar Sands Ground Zero
When you live in the middle of the biggest sacrifice zone on Earth, how do…
Going to the Fundamentals: How the Sculpture Gardens of Native Science and Learning can Shape the Way We View Solutions to Climate Change
Indigenous philanthropy agrees that solutions to climate change should be underpinned by Indigenous knowledge, which…
Grupo Ecologic de Sierra Gorda (GESG) Paving a Way Forward in Climate Change Mitigation
Since December of 2016, the Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas has been supporting the…
IFIP Convening: Philanthropy with Indigenous Peoples around Territorial Stewardship
IFIP held a funder dialogue on December 6th, 2017 with participants from philanthropy as well…
A Dialogue with Myrna Cunningham on FILAC
On November 14th El Fondo para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina…
The Latin America Indigenous Funders Conference Report
The Latin America Indigenous Funders Conference Report provides learnings from grantmakers and Indigenous Peoples who…
Strategy for Inclusion of Indigenous Women
UN Strategy for Inclusion and Visibility of Indigenous Women
Funding Indigenous Peoples Strategies for Support
IFIP has been working together with GrantCraft, a service of The Foundation Center, to produce…
2014 IFIP World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy Report
2014 IFIP World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy Report provides learnings from grantmakers and Indigenous Peoples…
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,…
The Grantmaker’s Guide : Strengthening International Indigenous Philanthropy.
The Grantmaker’sGuide : Strengthening International Indigenous Philanthropy. A pioneering report that supports grantmakers in their…
