First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is pleased to announce the release of a new report that can help counter the misinformation and unchecked bias that leads to the exclusion of Native people from the philanthropic sector and thus negatively affects the funding of projects and services in Native communities. The report is the result of a collaboration...
National Academy of Public Administration Announces 2019 Class of Academy Fellows 51 Leaders in Public Administration to Join the Academy Post Date: September 16, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that 51 leaders in the field of public administration have been selected for the 2019 Class of Academy Fellows...
The Society of Freshwater Science is looking for the next generation of leaders. And, we think you know someone who’d be great in a leadership role. Perhaps even yourself! Start today by sending an email or calling up someone you think would be a great fit. In 2021, SFS will have these four positions open: President: The president serves a 3-year term that starts as...
In the annals of traditional Republican orthodoxy, climate change was viewed as a progressive issue, but that’s changing rapidly as a growing number of conservatives are newly energized on climate solutions. So Americans for Carbon Dividends and the Climate Leadership Council set out to quantify this trend and embolden more conservative engagement by studying whether...
Cohort 2022 to Perpetuate Native Knowledge and Continue Strengthening Native Communities LONGMONT, Colo. (February 24, 2022) – The Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship is entering its third year with the announcement of the 2022 Cohort of fellows consisting of 10 outstanding Indigenous leaders selected for their cultural knowledge and insights. Conceived and...
Red Cloud’s Farm-to-School program is growing leaps and bounds, with the goal of increasing students’ knowledge of Indigenous methods of food production as a path to a deeper understanding of Lakȟóta culture. Yet it is Red Cloud students themselves who inspire our work to provide access to and knowledge of traditional Lakȟóta foods. Below, meet two high school...
Religious freedom in Ukraine is a key issue that affects American support for Ukraine at the executive and legislative levels. As part of Nova Ukraine’s advocacy efforts, we co-sponsored and co-organized (together with Razom for Ukraine) a short visit of a delegation from the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (UCCRO) to Washington, D.C. and...
Congratulations, Raymond Foxworth! Raymond Foxworth, Ph.D. Dear Friends, Supporters, and Allies, First Nations is honored to announce that Raymond Foxworth, Ph.D., First Nations’ Vice President of Grantmaking, Development, and Communications, will embark on a new chapter in his career, bringing further benefit to Indian Country and its resilience and vitality...
A framework for understanding when it’s appropriate to prosecute a candidate for public office Introduction Introduction The 2024 presidential election will be unique for many reasons, not least because one of the likely major-party nominees is Donald Trump, a former president who is facing 88 felony criminal charges in four separate cases — two state and two federal...
TIME named Nadia’s Initiative Founder and President, Nadia Murad as one of its 2024 Women of the Year. The list recognizes extraordinary leaders fighting for a more equal world. In her interview with the magazine, (Nadia Murad’s Mission to Protect Survivors | TIME) Nadia spoke of her desire for justice and, “an end to the systematic use of violence...