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Please Note: The deadline to submit proposals to be selected to speak on December 3rd has passed. However, you should still submit proposals to go into the ONAC repository and ONAC will share these additional submissions during the conference with potential funders.

On December 3, 2024, during the 2024 ONAC Conference, ONAC will host a Philanthropic Listening and Matchmaking Session aimed at fostering private, philanthropic, and federal investments in asset-building projects across Native communities nationwide.

As one of many Native asset-building organizations facing challenges in scaling programs due to underfunding, ONAC is hosting this event to foster relationships between asset-building practitioners around the country and those interested in supporting their work. The day will focus on discussions and presentations about Native asset-building needs and opportunities to help more Native families and communities build assets that matter to them.

If your tribal government or Native-led nonprofit is interested in submitting a project proposal for funding, we invite you to complete the form below. ONAC and the OCC Project REACh will then select 6–8 projects which will then present their proposals to a group of funders, federal partners, and other allies at the ONAC Conference on December 3rd. Projects that are not selected will still be included in a repository for those interested in supporting such efforts at a later date. ONAC will make the submitted proposal sheets available at other regional and national philanthropic events throughout the year through its co-chairing of the OCC Project REACh 2.0 Native Subcommittee. Please note that while ONAC cannot guarantee successful matchmaking, we are committed to creating more opportunities for relationship building between practitioners working with Native families and those interested in supporting these efforts. As ONAC and the OCC Project REACh 2.0 Native American Subcommittee will review this proposal information, please do not include sensitive financial data with this proposal.

Here is a link to the fillable form: Matching proposal form

Once completed, please save and upload below.

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* 1. Additional Note: This is a proposal for possible participation in a matchmaking session on December 3, 2024. If a funder is interested in inviting a tribe or Native-led nonprofit to further submit a full application for funding, they would do so using their own application system.

Please provide contact information for this proposal:

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