First Nations Development Institute

First Nations Development Institute

"Through a three-pronged strategy of education, advocacy, and capitalization, First Nations Development Institute is working to restore Native control and culturally-compatible stewardship of the assets they own - be they land, human potential, cultural heritage, or natural resources - and to establish new assets for ensuring the long-term vitality of Native communities."

In 1999 they launched the International Funders for Indigenous Peoples.


 * Michael E. Roberts - president (since 2006)

Supporters
First Nations' Individual Donors FY 2007 (7/1/2006 - 3/31/2007)
 * Chairman W. Ron Allen
 * Thereasa M. Anderson
 * Charles G. Arthur III
 * Karamat K. Awan
 * Julie Banzhaf-Stone
 * Richard Bondi
 * Katharine L. Bradbury
 * Cabell Brand
 * Richard Bready
 * Loyd Carlson
 * Marilyn G. Carlson
 * Edward Chanon
 * Arthur Chotin
 * Nancy Correll
 * Richard Duning
 * Doris G. Dannemann
 * Will Dewees
 * Steve Dietrich
 * Peter Draper
 * Neil Elliott
 * John D. Farrington
 * Paula S. Felder
 * Carol Friedland
 * Eleanor Friedman
 * John E. Fryrear
 * Sara K. Gould
 * George Hagemeister
 * Leah Hair
 * Bartlett Harvey
 * Nizhoni Henderson
 * Michael J. Hirschhorn
 * Jimena P. Martinez
 * Lynn M. Howie
 * Charles F. Ice
 * Paul E. Kenison
 * Fred Kirschenmann
 * Timothy T. Kniser
 * Rebecca K. Lee
 * David Leahy
 * Jennifer Lee
 * Jacqueline Mars
 * Gerrish H. Milliken
 * Joseph P. Morra
 * Sue M. Mote
 * Kevin E. Nephew
 * Jeannine C. Palms
 * Dale Petty
 * Laura B. Pennycuff
 * Peter Plastrik
 * Alan Rabinowitz
 * Kaethe Recheis
 * Ann Roberts
 * T. Gordon Roddick
 * Brigitte C. Schmidt
 * Beth K. Smith
 * Ann Sprayregen
 * Debra M. Suzuki
 * Greg E. Warren
 * Karen S. Smolk-Warren
 * James D. Wolfensohn

First Nations' Institutional Donors FY 2007 (7/1/2006 - 3/31/2007) Source In 2000 they also received $1.5 million from the Ford Foundation.
 * AMB Foundation
 * American Express Foundation
 * Annie E. Casey Foundation
 * Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation
 * Cabell and Shirley Brand Charitable Lead Trust
 * Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation, Inc.
 * CFED
 * Combined Federal Campaign
 * ExxonMobil Foundation
 * Friedman Family Foundation
 * Investor Protection Trust
 * JKT Gaming
 * Kalliopeia Foundation
 * Kendeda Fund
 * Leo Model Foundation
 * Microsoft Giving Campaign
 * NAFA Capital Markets
 * NASD Investor Education Foundation
 * NeighborWorks America
 * Philanthropic Collaborative
 * Roddick Foundation
 * Sullivan & Worcester LLP
 * Susan A. and Donald P. Babson Charitable Foundation
 * Tides Foundation
 * U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
 * Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
 * W. K. Kellogg Foundation
 * Wallace Global Fund
 * Winky Foundation
 * Wolfensohn Family Foundation
 * World Bank Group

Directors
Source
 * B. Thomas Vigil, Chairman of the Board of First Nations Development Institute
 * Mike Roberts, Tlingit
 * Gelvin Stevenson, Treasurer of First Nations Board of Directors
 * Siobhan Oppenheimer-Nicolau
 * Marguerite Smith
 * W. Ron Allen
 * Donald G. Sampson'

Contact

 * Web: http://www.firstnations.org