Series - Editorial Fellowship: Transforming Funding Models

It’s 2023. Are you still using a ‘lip service’ land acknowledgement? There’s a better way — and a new Indigenous-led fundraising school is here to help.

Author Gabe Oatley
“I think that truly, people would rather not hear an acknowledgement, than hear one that just totally misses the mark,” says Morgan Kalk, instructor of a workshop on Indigenous protocols.

Why It Matters

Indigenous people are donors, volunteers, partners and beneficiaries in the charitable sector. Non-Indigenous teams need to be well-equipped to respectfully engage with Indigenous people in all of these roles. It’s both basic respect, and it’s mission-critical for modern charitable organizations’ funding models.

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