Do Your Good

Geneva is a citizen of the Yurok Nation and also a Senior Program Manager at the California Endowment. Geneva brings her deep knowledge about her community to be an effective philanthropist. She has many important tips and wisdom to share in order to be an effective philanthropist and to show up as your best self when giving to Indigenous communities.  

Episode Highlights:

• Geneva’s personal journey

• How to be effective when giving to Indigenous communities

• Lessons learned and shared by Geneva 

Geneva Wiki Bio:

Geneva Wiki is a Citizen of the Yurok Tribe of northern California and brings extensive leadership experience in Tribal government, education and philanthropy in rural and Tribal communities. Geneva serves as a Senior Program Manager at The California Endowment, supporting community organizing efforts advancing health and racial equity throughout the State, and with a specific focus on community power building within California’s indigenous communities.

Previously, Geneva was the Executive Director of the Wild Rivers Community Foundation and served as the local Initiative Manager of the Del Norte and Tribal land’s Building Healthy Communities initiative. Wiki was also the Deputy Executive Director of the Yurok Tribe and Founding Director of a community-driven, non-profit charter high school on the reservation. Named one of America’s 37 Innovators under the age of 36 by the Smithsonian Magazine, Geneva was also recognized as a National Innovator by the US Department of State, High Country News, and a 40 Under 40 Native leader by Native Americans in Business and Enterprise.

Geneva is married to a Maori, an indigenous New Zealander, and previously lived in New Zealand, working as an Executive Designer with a human-centered design consultancy aimed at improving systems and policies to work better for people and the public good. While there, she was also appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Centre for Social Impact.

Wiki earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Washington, and a degree in planning, public policy, and management from the University of Oregon. She currently lives on the ancestral land of the Nisenan people outside of Sacramento with her spouse and three daughters.

Links: 

California Endowment https://www.calendow.org/

Report: Building Healthy Communities:A Decade in Review November 2020:   https://www.calendow.org/app/uploads/2021/04/The_California_Endowment_Decade_In_Review_2010_2020_Executive_Report.pdf

If you enjoyed this episode, listen to these as well:

#62 Amazing Story of How to Fund Indigenous Communities Well with Geneva Wiki, Senior Program Manager, The California Endowment

#74 How Collaborations Help to End Injustice with Nicole Bice, Executive Director, Hovde Foundation

#60 Sybil Speaks: Recap of My Conversations about Diversity Equity and Inclusion in Honor of Martin Luther King Day

Crack the Code: Sybil’s Successful Guide to Philanthropy

Become even better at what you do as Sybil teaches you the strategies as well as the tools, you’ll need to avoid mistakes and make a career out of philanthropy through my new course, Crack the Code!

In this new course, you’ll gain access to beautifully animated and filmed engaging videos, and many more! 

• Link for the wait list for the Philanthropy Accelerator 

https://www.doyourgood.com/Philanthropy-Accelerator-Mastermind-Waitlist

• Link to the nonprofit email sign-up to connect 

https://www.doyourgood.com/ticket-to-fundraising

• Check out her website with all the latest opportunities to learn from Sybil at 

www.doyourgood.com. 

Connect with Do Your Good

• https://www.facebook.com/doyourgood

• https://www.instagram.com/doyourgood

Would you like to talk with Sybil directly?

Send in your inquiries through her website https://www.doyourgood.com/ or you can email her directly at [email protected]!

Geneva is a citizen of the Yurok Nation and also a Senior Program Manager at the California Endowment. Geneva brings her deep knowledge about her community to be an effective philanthropist. She has many important tips and wisdom to share in order to be an effective philanthropist and to show up as your best self when giving to Indigenous communities. 

{You can hear the full episode on February 27th}

Eric joins us to encourage donors to think about framing, making sure we approach conversations from a place of strength. Cultural power, ancestral knowledge, and all sorts of other wisdom are at the table. Start your relationship in a way that Native communities want to partner with you. 

Episode Highlights:

• Eric’s personal journey
• The untapped potential of experts and partnerships in the Native American Nonprofit sector 
• The importance of a proper approach
• The problem with deficit framing

Erik R. Stegman Bio:

Erik serves as Chief Executive Officer of Native Americans in Philanthropy, a national organization advocating for stronger and more meaningful investments by the philanthropic sector in tribal communities. Previously, he served as the Executive Director for the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute. He has held positions at the Center for American Progress on their Poverty to Prosperity team, as Majority Staff Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and in the Obama administration as a Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of Education. Erik began his career in Washington, D.C. at the National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center.

He holds a J.D. from UCLA School of Law, an M.A. in American Indian Studies from UCLA’s Graduate Division, and a B.A. from Whittier College.

Links: 

Website: https://nativephilanthropy.org

Fund for Shared Insight: https://fundforsharedinsight.org/

If you enjoyed this episode, listen to these as well:

#77 The Correct Steps to Support Indigenous Communities with Erik Stegman, Executive Director, Native Americans in Philanthropy

#74 How Collaborations Help to End Injustice with Nicole Bice, Executive Director, Hovde Foundation

#71 Sybil Speaks: When and How to Engage Expert Advisors

Crack the Code: Sybil’s Successful Guide to Philanthropy

Become even better at what you do as Sybil teaches you the strategies as well as the tools, you’ll need to avoid mistakes and make a career out of philanthropy through my new course, Crack the Code!

In this new course, you’ll gain access to beautifully animated and filmed engaging videos, and many more! 

• Link for the wait list for the Philanthropy Accelerator 

https://www.doyourgood.com/Philanthropy-Accelerator-Mastermind-Waitlist

• Link to the nonprofit email sign-up to connect 

https://www.doyourgood.com/ticket-to-fundraising

• Check out her website with all the latest opportunities to learn from Sybil at 

www.doyourgood.com. 

Connect with Do Your Good

• https://www.facebook.com/doyourgood

• https://www.instagram.com/doyourgood

Would you like to talk with Sybil directly?

Send in your inquiries through her website https://www.doyourgood.com/ or you can email her directly at [email protected]!

Eric joins us to encourage donors to think about framing, making sure we approach conversations from a place of strength. Cultural power, ancestral knowledge, and all sorts of other wisdom are at the table. Start your relationship in a way that Native communities want to partner with you.

{You can hear the full episode on January the 20th}

Sybil has a very special interview for you today. She had a wonderful conversation with Jim Enote, a Zuni Tribal Member, farmer, and Executive Director of the Colorado Plateau Foundation. In season one, Sybil interviewed him at length twice because his advice is so wonderful for donors who want to give effectively to Indigenous communities. Sybil has profiled some of her favorite parts of Jim's conversation in this episode, and they are here for you today to listen to. 

Episode Highlights:

• Ensure your ideas about what you want to give align with the mission of the organization

• Build your relationship on trust

• Talk with Indigenous communities from a place of opportunity and hope

Jim Enote Bio:

Jim Enote is a Zuni tribal member and has spent over 40 years working professionally to protect and steward cultural and natural resources. He is the CEO of the Colorado Plateau Foundation, which supports regional Native communities to protect water and sacred places, ensure food security, and preserve languages and ancestral knowledge. He also serves as the chair of the board of trustees for the Grand Canyon Trust and lives in Zuni, New Mexico.

Link: 

Website: https://www.grandcanyontrust.org

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-enote-32a368120

Colorado Plateau Foundation https://coloradoplateaufoundation.org/

Candid https://candid.org/

Native Americans in Philanthropy https://nativephilanthropy.org/

Fact Sheet and Info about the Colorado Plateau Foundation https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eoOBjHx986wjjkvdiweCylQ18VuK8fQC/view?usp=sharing

Illustrated Story of the Colorado Plateau Foundation https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BJfcmjBFe-eNkgAsh6cpirpEjqjZY5AR/view?usp=sharing

If you enjoyed this episode, listen to these as well:

https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/35-jim-enote

https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/32-anupama-joshi

https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/25-sybil-speaks

Crack the Code: Sybil’s Successful Guide to Philanthropy

Become even better at what you do as Sybil teaches you the strategies as well as the tools, you’ll need to avoid mistakes and make a career out of philanthropy through my new course, Crack the Code!

In this new course, you’ll gain access to beautifully animated and filmed engaging videos, and many more! 

• Link for the wait list for the Philanthropy Accelerator 

https://www.doyourgood.com/Philanthropy-Accelerator-Mastermind-Waitlist

• Link to the nonprofit email sign-up to connect 

https://www.doyourgood.com/ticket-to-fundraising

• Check out her website with all the latest opportunities to learn from Sybil at 

www.doyourgood.com. 

Connect with Do Your Good

• https://www.facebook.com/doyourgood

• https://www.instagram.com/doyourgood

Would you like to talk with Sybil directly?

Send in your inquiries through her website https://www.doyourgood.com/ or you can email her directly at [email protected]!

Sybil has a very special interview for you today. She had a wonderful conversation with Jim Enote, a Zuni Tribal Member, farmer, and Executive Director of the Colorado Plateau Foundation. In season one, Sybil interviewed him at length twice because his advice is so wonderful for donors who want to give effectively to Indigenous communities. Sybil has profiled some of her favorite parts of Jim's conversation in this episode, and they are here for you today to listen to.

{You can hear the full episode on Monday, February 13th}

In the month of February, Sybil talks about effective giving strategies for Indigenous communities. Sybil shares the five takeaways she learned from the interviews you will hear this month. 

Episode Highlights:

• Overview for the month of February.

• Top five takeaways 

Sybil Ackerman-Munson Bio:

With over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit professional and foundation advisor, I work with philanthropic institutions and foundations interested in successful, high-impact grant making, so you can make a true and lasting positive contribution to the world on your terms.

Links:

• Colorado Plateau Foundation https://coloradoplateaufoundation.org/

• Candid https://candid.org/

• Native Americans in Philanthropy https://nativephilanthropy.org/

• Fund for Shared Insight - https://fundforsharedinsight.org/

• Article of possible interest Report: Building Healthy Communities:A Decade in Review November 2020 -https://www.calendow.org/app/uploads/2021/04/The_California_Endowment_Decade_In_Review_2010_2020_Executive_Report.pdf

If you enjoyed this episode, listen to these as well:

#67 Sybil Speaks: Giving to Stay Inspired and Cut Through Extremism

#63 Innovations to Streamline Grantmaking with Ansley Fender, Founder & CEO, Atlas

#34 Sybil Speaks: Reach Your Best Fundraising Potential

Crack the Code: Sybil’s Successful Guide to Philanthropy

Become even better at what you do as Sybil teaches you the strategies as well as the tools, you’ll need to avoid mistakes and make a career out of philanthropy through my new course, Crack the Code!

In this new course, you’ll gain access to beautifully animated and filmed engaging videos, and many more! 

• Link for the wait list for the Philanthropy Accelerator 

https://www.doyourgood.com/Philanthropy-Accelerator-Mastermind-Waitlist

• Link to the nonprofit email sign-up to connect 

https://www.doyourgood.com/ticket-to-fundraising

• Check out her website with all the latest opportunities to learn from Sybil at 

www.doyourgood.com. 

Connect with Do Your Good

• https://www.facebook.com/doyourgood

• https://www.instagram.com/doyourgood

Would you like to talk with Sybil directly?

Send in your inquiries through her website https://www.doyourgood.com/ or you can email her directly at [email protected]!

In the month of February, Sybil talks about effective giving strategies for Indigenous communities. Sybil shares the five takeaways she learned from the interviews you will hear this month.

{You can hear the full episode on Monday, February 6th}

Sybil and Fred wrap up January’s series on disaster relief with personal stories. The power of community and helping hands is a beautiful thing, and the hope that is found after a devastating disaster. They discuss the many key elements of funding in a disaster and also how it hit home, literally. Sybil and Fred talk about how there is a place for both large and small organizations, and also how people in local communities can really come forward and help their neighbors. 

Episode Highlights:

• Personal stories about the Oregon Wildfires of 2020 and the Ice Storm of 2021

• How to effectively work with organizations that are experienced at funding during a time of immediate disasters.

• Seven key takeaways to effectively fund disasters as a donor or philanthropist. 

Sybil Ackerman-Munson Bio:

With over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit professional and foundation advisor, I work with philanthropic institutions and foundations interested in successful, high-impact grant making, so you can make a true and lasting positive contribution to the world on your terms.

If you enjoyed this episode, listen to these as well:

https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/112-Michael-Chatman

https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/108-Alicia-Delashmutt

https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/106-why-people-give

Crack the Code: Sybil’s Successful Guide to Philanthropy

Become even better at what you do as Sybil teaches you the strategies as well as the tools, you’ll need to avoid mistakes and make a career out of philanthropy through my new course, Crack the Code!

In this new course, you’ll gain access to beautifully animated and filmed engaging videos, and many more! 

• Link for the wait list for the Philanthropy Accelerator 

https://www.doyourgood.com/Philanthropy-Accelerator-Mastermind-Waitlist

• Link to the nonprofit email sign-up to connect 

https://www.doyourgood.com/ticket-to-fundraising

• Check out her website with all the latest opportunities to learn from Sybil at 

www.doyourgood.com. 

Connect with Do Your Good

• https://www.facebook.com/doyourgood

• https://www.instagram.com/doyourgood

Would you like to talk with Sybil directly?

Send in your inquiries through her website https://www.doyourgood.com/ or you can email her directly at [email protected]!

Sybil and Fred wrap up January’s series on disaster relief with personal stories. The power of community and helping hands is a beautiful thing, and the hope that is found after a devastating disaster. They discuss the many key elements of funding in a disaster and also how it hit home, literally. Sybil and Fred talk about how there is a place for both large and small organizations, and also how people in local communities can really come forward and help their neighbors. {You can hear the full episode Monday, January 30th}