Across canada and the usa

Working Alongside Organizations

Indigenous Philanthropy Advisors has worked with organizations across North America committed to strengthening philanthropy, advancing Indigenous leadership, and building partnerships.

Every organization begins from a different place—strengthening relationships with Indigenous communities, designing philanthropic initiatives, navigating change, or exploring new approaches to governance and leadership.

While every engagement is unique, our work is grounded in one commitment: helping organizations move from intention to action through trust, respect, and reciprocity.

Organizations We've Worked With

We're grateful for the opportunity to work with organizations across a range of sectors that are committed to advancing Indigenous leadership, strengthening philanthropy, and building meaningful partnerships.

How We Partner

Every organization has its own context, priorities, and opportunities. Whether working with a foundation, Indigenous-led organization, charity, or business, we tailor our approach to the people, relationships, and questions at hand.

Foundations

Strengthening grantmaking, relationships, and philanthropic practice.

We work alongside foundations and other philanthropic organizations as they strengthen their philanthropic practice, build respectful relationships with Indigenous communities, and develop approaches grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing.

Our work may include

Philanthropic strategy · Grantmaking approaches · Indigenous engagement · Governance and advisory support · Facilitation and learning

Indigenous-led organizations

Supporting strategy, governance, and organizational growth.

We support Indigenous-led organizations and initiatives as they strengthen governance, refine strategy, build partnerships, and navigate relationships with philanthropy in ways that reflect their own priorities, values, and vision.

Our work may include

Strategic planning · Governance · Organizational development · Partnership development · Facilitation and convening

Charities and community organizations

Building stronger partnerships with Indigenous communities.

We work alongside charities, non-profit organizations, and community initiatives as they strengthen relationships with Indigenous communities and build organizations that are more responsive, respectful, and grounded in Indigenous perspectives.

Our work may include

Organizational strategy · Indigenous engagement · Partnership development · Facilitation · Research and learning

Businesses and corporate partners

Meaningful approaches to Indigenous engagement and community investment.

We support businesses and corporate partners as they build respectful relationships with Indigenous communities and strengthen their approaches to Indigenous engagement, community investment, and partnership.

Our work may include

Indigenous engagement strategies · Community investment · Partnership development · Advisory support · Facilitation and learning