IMPACT REPORTS
2023 IMPACT REPORT
During the first five years of any organization, the work is about showing proof of concept. For NDN Collective, that meant creating new movement infrastructure for Indigenous Peoples as well as actualizing our theory of change. One of the reasons weāve been able to reach so many communities is because our theory of change is interwoven into our lived experience as frontline practitioners. Our work has touched so many parts of Turtle Island that we now canāt imagine a world without NDN Collective. Weāre currently working to ensure that the groundwork that we spent the past five years building is here for decades to come so that we can continue to transform Indian country.
IMPACT STORIES REPORT 2023
This report highlights NDN Collectiveās dedication to building Indigenous power through a variety of ways including organizing, activism, philanthropy, grantmaking, capacity-building and narrative change. Most importantly, NDN Collective is supporting the creation of sustainable solutions on Indigenous terms and is redefining and revolutionizing the way in which nonprofits collaborate with Indigenous communities. The impact achieved through NDN Collectiveās support contributed to each communityās ability to transform their systems, shift power, and generate sustainable solutions through Defending, Developing, and
Decolonizing that will last for generations to come.
5 YEAR IMPACT REPORT
Founded in 2018, NDN Collective was born out of a practitioner base of knowledge that originated from NDN Collective President and Founder Nick Tilsenās experiences serving rural Indigenous communities through the Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation. This orientation to the grassroots is foundational to our work in understanding the scale of systems, tools and resources needed to create lasting impact for Indigenous communities across the world.
