INTERNATIONAL FUNDERS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Post Office Box 29184, San Francisco, CA 941290184 www.internationalfunders.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Our Mission is to foster Indigenous solutions and partnerships among Indigenous Peoples and funders around the globe. International Funders for Indigenous Peoples seeks to transform the relationship between the funding world and Indigenous Peoples to one of mutual understanding and benefit.

Our Mission is to foster Indigenous solutions and partnerships among Indigenous Peoples and funders around the globe.

PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS UPDATESDURING THE REPORTING PERIOD IFIP CONTINUED TO ENHANCE THE THREE NEW PROGRAMS, LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM AREA, PREPARED TO CELEBRATE IFIPS 20TH ANNIVERSARY. IFIPS PLANS WERE IMPACTED BY THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC RESULTING IN CANCELLING OR POSTPONING ACTIVITIES. YET, IFIP WAS ABLE TO ADJUST AND RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERS AND INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS ALLIES.PROGRAM STRATEGYIN JANUARY 2017, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF IFIP ADOPTED A NEW STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE PERIOD OF 2017-2021. THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK RESPONDED TO IFIPS STAKEHOLDERS INPUT AND SET THE STAGE TO STRENGTHEN IFIP AND ITS PROGRAMS AT A TIME WHEN COLLABORATION AND COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND ISSUES IS IMPERATIVE.IN FEBRUARY 2020, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF IFIP APPROVED EVALUATING THE PROGRESS OF THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK. IFIP ENGAGED EVALUATION CONSULTANTS TO UNDERTAKE A MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK. BASED ON THE EVELUATION RESULTS, THE STEADY PROGRESS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EVALUATION, ON JUNE 2020 THE IFIP BOARD EXTENDED THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK BY THREE YEARS TO THE END OF 2024.PROGRAM STRATEGIC GOALINTERNATIONAL FUNDERS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (IFIP) SEEKS TO TRANSFORM THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FUNDING WORLD AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO ONE OF MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND BENEFIT.IFIPS STRATEGIC GOAL IS TO EXPAND THE SPHERE OF FUNDERS AND COLLABORATIVE ACTION AMONG FUNDERS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.OUR NEW STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK GUIDES OUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN PHILANTHROPY- AS WELL AS - PROMOTE A SYSTEMS CHANGE AND STRENGTHEN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS. KEY AMONG THESE IS THE NEED TO CHANGE PARAGIMS, TRANSFORM PHILANTHROPY FOR GREATER PARTNERSHIPS AND EQUITY BY INCREASING THE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ORGANIZATIONS TO REALIZE THEIR LIFE PLANS, ASPIRATIONS, AND RIGHTS.PROGRAM AREASIFIPS PROGRAMS ADVANCE THE WORK OF OUR MEMBERS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES BY FACILITATING COLLABORATION AMONG OUR MEMBERS, CONVENING FUNDERS, AND INFORMING PHILANTHROPY OF IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS ON THE INDIGENOUS MOVEMENT. COMMUNICATIONS IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF HOW WE UNDERTAKE ASPECTS OF THIS WORK. AS AN EXAMPLE IS THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLIANCE MAGAZINE TO PUBLISH A SPECIAL FEATURE ON INDIGENOUS PHILANTHROPY ON THE MARCH 2020 ISSUE OF ALLIANCE MAGAZINE.IFIP CONFERENCE AND CONVENINGS - IFIP CONFERENCES CONVENE KEY INDIGENOUS LEADERS, IFIP MEMBERS AND VISIONARY GRANTMAKERS FOR DEEP DISCUSSION ON THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES IN THE FIELD. THESE PIVOTAL EVENTS SUPPORT FUNDERS AND INFLUENCE THEIR PERSPECTIVES, FUNDING PRACTICES, AND HOW THEY WORK.IFIPS LEARNING INSTITUTE A FIRST OF ITS KIND INSTITUTE TO SUPPORT GRANTMAKERS TO STRENGTHEN, DEVELOP, AND ADOPT FUNDING STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES THAT VALUE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, RESPECT THEIR RIGHTS, AND INCORPORATE THEIR VALUES IN THE WHAT AND HOW OF ENGAGING WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. THE INSTITUTE AIMS TO TRANSFORM THE FUNDING SECTOR TO ONE OF RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND TO GROW FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS THAT ADOPT VALUE-BASED PARTNERSHIPS THAT MORE EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS STRUGGLES FACED BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.INDIGENOUS TERRITORIES FUNDERS WORKING GROUP - FACILITATES A COLLABORATIVE SPACE FOR IFIP MEMBERS ON ISSUES THAT RELATE TO STEWARDSHIP OF LAND AND SEASCAPES, SELF-DETERMINED MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND PROTECTION OF BIOCULTURAL DIVERSITY. THE WORKING GROUP BUILDS ON IFIPS AND ITS PARTNERS PAST LEARNINGS, FINDINGS, AND INSIGHTS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE FUNDING PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY-LED INITIATIVES.INDIGENOUS WOMEN FUNDERS WORKING GROUP FOSTERS LEARNING AMONG PEERS AND COLLABORATIVE ACTION THAT CONTRIBUTES TO EXPANDING AND TRANSFORMING HOW FUNDERS PARTNER WITH INDIGENOUS WOMEN. IT WILL BUILD ON IFIPS AND ITS PARTNERS PAST LEARNINGS, FINDINGS AND INSIGHTS ON INDIGENOUS WOMENS FUNDING. FINALLY, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FUNDERS TO CONTINUE THE DIALOGUE, LEARNING, COLLABORATION TO ADVANCE INDIGENOUS WOMENS RIGHTS FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND COSMOVISION.INDIGENOUS LED FUNDS WORKING GROUP THE WORKING GROUP WAS LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER 2019 RESPONDING TO THE INTEREST AND REQUEST OF INDIGENOUS LED FUNDS. INDIGENOUS LED FUNDS ARE GUIDED BY INDIGENOUS WORLDVIEWS AND LED-BY AND FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. INDIGENOUS LED FUNDS STRENGTHEN SELF-DETERMINATION AND SUPPORT A PROCESS THAT EMPOWERS THE COMMUNITIES, AT THE LOCAL TO THE GLOBAL LEVEL, TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE PARADIGMS AND SHIFT POWER RELATIONS ADDRESSING THE ASYMMETRY OF POWERS AND RESOURCES TO RECOGNITION AND RECIPROCITY. THE WORKING GROUP SHALL COLLABORATE AND STRATEGIZE TO INCREASE FUNDING INITIATIVES, ASSESS THE CURRENT FUNDING LANDSCAPE, AND LEVERAGE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION. THE WORKING GROUP WILL ENGAGE IN PEER-LEARNING, NETWORKING, PROMOTE AWARENESS OF KEY ISSUES, IDENTIFY COMMON INDICATORS OF TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT, FACILITATE COORDINATION, AND INFLUENCE THE FUNDING SECTOR.ORGANIZATIONAL STRENTHENINGIFIPS CONTINUES TO INVEST ON STRENGTHENING ITS PROGRAMS, GONVERNANCE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND OPERATIONS TO MEET IFIPS NEW DIRECTION AND SUPPORT IFIPS GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO EXPAND AND INFLUENCE A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE BEYOND IFIP MEMBERS.CONTRACTED SERVICES: IFIP OPERATES WITH A SMALL STAFF TEAM. TO ACCOMPLISH PROGRAM GOALS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRENTHENING IFIP WORKS WITH CONSULTANTS TO REALIZE ITS ANNUAL GOALS.

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