Friday, May 27, 2016
Schott's Villanueva Comments on Native Leadership in Institutional Philanthropy
Earlier this year, I received news that Valorie Johnson, a program officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, was planning to retire.
As one of the few Native Americans working at a foundation, I celebrated her many accomplishments in the philanthropic sector.
But I also grieved the impending loss of one the few Native influencers in philanthropy.
Why are there so few of us working in philanthropy? Who's addressing the issue? And, most importantly, why is the inclusion of Native voices so critical to effective philanthropic leadership?