Native Ways Federation

Our mission is to activate and expand informed giving to Native-led nonprofits in Indian Country through donor education and advocacy. We envision a thriving Native-led nonprofit sector, championing a diverse community rooted in Indigenous values and ways of being.

NWF’s focus on donor education and advocacy, combined with helping donors understand the ethical environment around giving in Indian Country, fills a gap that has historically resulted in bringing more harm than good to Native people and communities as well as to the nonprofits who serve them. While well intentioned, all too often, uninformed donors invest in organizations that do not act in the best interest of Native people, or shy away from investing at all due to broad public misconceptions and misinformation about Native people and communities.

Below are a few key ways you can join us in changing the tide of giving in support of Native-led nonprofits. Your donations help us grow this critical work!

• Support a Native-led nonprofit on our Giving Days: Native Nonprofit Day in May and #GiveNative on Giving Tuesday
• Read our Report On Our Terms: Supporting a Thriving Native Nonprofit Sector
• Find a Native-led nonprofit to Support on the Native Nonprofit List