NDN Collective
NDN Collective is an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to building Indigenous power through organizing, activism, philanthropy, grantmaking, capacity-building, and narrative change. Launched in 2020, NDN Fund is an emerging Native CDFI that will provide capital and technical assistance to projects led by and serving Indigenous communities.
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Loan sizes (range, $): $100K+
Current portfolio: n/a
Cost share (equity) required: n/a
Collateral required: n/a
Tailored approach
NDN Collective is an emerging Native CDFI and Indigenous-led organization dedicated to building Indigenous power. Through organizing, activism, philanthropy, grantmaking, capacity-building, and narrative change, NDN Collective is creating sustainable solutions on Indigenous terms.
NDN Fund is the impact investing and lending arm of the NDN Collective and will finance large-scale Indigenous regenerative community and national development projects designed to scale up investment and shift decision-making power to Indigenous peoples. NDN Fund will ground investment strategy in Indigenous systems thinking, recognizing the interconnectedness of all things and responsibilities to homelands and each other.
NDN Fund has the goal to move over $100 million in capital to projects that uphold the principles of regenerative and just economies and are both led by and serve Indigenous communities. NDN Fund will include capacity building and technical assistance as part of future services to help prepare Indigenous communities to optimally absorb and sustain this new influx of capital.
NDN Partners provides fee-for-service strategy consulting services to build the capacity and skills of Indigenous-led organizations, communities, people, tribes, and movements to be able to successfully utilize systems thinking and design thinking.
NDN Partners services include:
- Advising foundations and individual grantmaking strategies in how they can best support our people and planet.
- Helping communities create comprehensive community development plans.
- Training Indigenous-led organizations to utilize community development practices that leverage our deep knowledge of systems thinking and design thinking.
- Providing strategic advice and research to leaders of Indigenous organizations to support their growth and success.
NDN Partners also enter into joint ventures for Indigenous economic development projects. NDN Fund and NDN Partners will work together and coordinate efforts to bring flexible capital, resources, and capacity to the Indigenous communities they work with.
Focus Areas:
Geographies: Nationwide, including projects in Indian Country
Sectors: Renewable energy, community development, housing (including educational facilities), resilient and sustainable infrastructure, social enterprises
Schools: Start-up or established schools serving Indigenous communities
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NDN Fund welcomes inquiries.