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ADVANCING GOOD JOBS AND FINANCIAL CAPABILITY
Applications Now Being Accepted! NCAI announces planning and implementation opportunity for tribal nations located in our region.
We recently interviewed Dr. Ian Record from the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), whose tribal workforce toolkit—a project supported by funding from our Work Opportunity portfolio—will be used for a new initiative. The initiative comes with a funding...Continue Reading →
CEO Kevin Walker 2018 Year-End Message: How Did You Find Us?
By Kevin Walker, President and CEO, Northwest Area Foundation Our mission compels us to keep learning, looking, and discovering ways to serve our priority communities. In May, the board and staff of the Northwest Area Foundation journeyed to the Spokane Indian...Continue Reading →
Overcoming High Barriers to Financial Inclusion: Interview with Otis Zanders Shows How Ujamaa Place and a Twin Cities Community of Practice Collaborate on Economic Empowerment for African Americans
Otis Zanders is the president and CEO of Ujamaa Place, a St. Paul, MN–based organization that serves African American men ages 18 to 30. These young men, referred to as “Ujamaa Men,” are re-emerging from the criminal justice system, one grounded in racial inequality...Continue Reading →
Insights on Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Journey 3: Complexity Is a Synonym for Richness and Growth in Our DEI Journey
NWAF Program Officer John Fetzer shares his thoughts on how DEI extends beyond philanthropy and affects everyone on a personal level, including himself. I’m a citizen of the White Earth Ojibwe nation. I grew up in Bemidji, MN, a town of about 15,000 people in the...Continue Reading →
