Pathway Toward a Shared Future

Guided by Abundance, Reciprocity, Accountability, and Curiosity toward a shared future.

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The Pathway

Embracing the wisdom of the seasons for wellbeing, spacious learning and shared leadership.

Winter

BEING PRESENT

PRIORITY AUDIENCE

The Circle on Philanthropy and members who request infrastructure supports.

PARTICIPATION

PRIORITY SPACES FOR ENGAGEMENT

The legal, fiduciary, regulatory environment.

HOSTING

THE PRIORITY FOCUS FOR HOSTING

Providing operational support to Indigenous organizations, movements and nations to engage in the philanthropic sector.

WISDOM CREATION

THE PRIORITY WISDOM SHARING

Celebrating Indigenous led practices and policies.

Spring

BEING PRESENT

PRIORITY AUDIENCE

To our partners – long standing and emerging.

PARTICIPATION

PRIORITY SPACES FOR ENGAGEMENT

Strategic storytelling for amplifying partnerships that benefit the many.

HOSTING

THE PRIORITY FOCUS FOR HOSTING

Convening to enrich the reciprocal nature of partnerships between our members and related collaborators.

WISDOM CREATION

THE PRIORITY WISDOM SHARING

Demonstrating pathways for reciprocal relationships toward transformation.

Summer

BEING PRESENT

PRIORITY AUDIENCE

To current and prospective members.

PARTICIPATION

PRIORITY SPACES FOR ENGAGEMENT

Indigenous led justice and sovereignty oriented spaces.

HOSTING

PRIORITY FOCUS FOR HOSTING

Enabling meaningful engagement that increase supports to Indigenous organizations, movements and nations.

WISDOM CREATION

PRIORITY WISDOM SHARING

Developing mechanisms for engagement and accountability.

Fall

BEING PRESENT

PRIORITY AUDIENCE

To the people, organizations and movements that come after our time.

PARTICIPATION

PRIORITY SPACES FOR ENGAGEMENT

Shared learning, research and knowledge mobilization spaces.

HOSTING

PRIORITY FOCUS FOR HOSTING

Amplifying peer learning, research and knowledge mobilization for change.

WISDOM CREATION

PRIORITY WISDOM SHARING

Making the shared wisdom for transformation and possibility visible to the whole.

The Pathway

Embracing the wisdom of the seasons for wellbeing, spacious learning and shared leadership.

Winter

BEING PRESENT

PRIORITY AUDIENCE

The Circle on Philanthropy and members who request infrastructure supports.

PARTICIPATION

PRIORITY SPACES FOR ENGAGEMENT

The legal, fiduciary, regulatory environment.

HOSTING

THE PRIORITY FOCUS FOR HOSTING

Providing operational support to Indigenous organizations, movements and nations to engage in the philanthropic sector.

WISDOM CREATION

THE PRIORITY WISDOM SHARING

Celebrating Indigenous led practices and policies.

Spring

BEING PRESENT

PRIORITY AUDIENCE

To our partners – long standing and emerging.

PARTICIPATION

PRIORITY SPACES FOR ENGAGEMENT

Strategic storytelling for amplifying partnerships that benefit the many.

HOSTING

THE PRIORITY FOCUS FOR HOSTING

Convening to enrich the reciprocal nature of partnerships between our members and related collaborators.

WISDOM CREATION

THE PRIORITY WISDOM SHARING

Demonstrating pathways for reciprocal relationships toward transformation.

Summer

BEING PRESENT

PRIORITY AUDIENCE

To current and prospective members.

PARTICIPATION

PRIORITY SPACES FOR ENGAGEMENT

Indigenous led justice and sovereignty oriented spaces.

HOSTING

PRIORITY FOCUS FOR HOSTING

Enabling meaningful engagement that increase supports to Indigenous organizations, movements and nations.

WISDOM CREATION

PRIORITY WISDOM SHARING

Developing mechanisms for engagement and accountability.

Fall

BEING PRESENT

PRIORITY AUDIENCE

To the people, organizations and movements that come after our time.

PARTICIPATION

PRIORITY SPACES FOR ENGAGEMENT

Shared learning, research and knowledge mobilization spaces.

HOSTING

PRIORITY FOCUS FOR HOSTING

Amplifying peer learning, research and knowledge mobilization for change.

WISDOM CREATION

PRIORITY WISDOM SHARING

Making the shared wisdom for transformation and possibility visible to the whole.

Principles to Ground Our Shared Labour

Our work happens best on a foundation of shared power and
relationship to place.

ABUNDANCE

Enables us to be bold, invite possibilities, see and orient to what is life giving.

RECIPROCITY

Deepens connections for shared work and enables storytelling for shared purpose.

ACCOUNTABILITY

Oriented toward Indigenous wisdoms, worldviews and laws allow us to move toward decolonized approaches in relationship with members, partners and one another to transform the sector.

CURIOSITY

Invites us to learn by doing, to ask generative questions and to trust the wisdom of our community to make us all wiser.