U.S. foundation support benefiting Native Americans declined from 0.5 percent to 0.3 percent of total foundation giving. According to Foundation Funding for Native American Issues and Peoples, released by Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) and the Foundation Center, total grant dollars targeting Native Americans dropped 30.8 percent in the last year, compared to a 12.4 […]
“Yes to clean energy, No to offshore drilling” day of action – June 25
Say “Yes” to clean energy, “No” to offshore drilling by joining the Hands Across the Sand national day of action A year after the country’s largest environmental disaster the regulatory landscape of oil and gas has still not changed. The BP Deepwater drilling disaster should be a wake-up call to get America beyond oil, and it’s […]
Transition at ACF
After four and a half years as ACF’s executive director, Nick Hardigg and his family are moving back home to their native Portland, Oregon. Nick describes his time at ACF as “one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. Alaska’s majestic wilderness, the challenges to protect it, and our opportunity to make a difference, […]
2011 State of the Nonprofit Sector Report Released
The Nonprofit Finance Fund recently released its third “State of the Sector” nonprofit survey. Over 2,000 nonprofit organizations assessed the financial challenges they face and the strategies they are using to manage through the change. Read the summary to learn more about what other organizations are doing to keep up with the ever-changing demand for […]
2011 Business of Clean Energy in Alaska Conference – April 28-29
Join policymakers, business and civic leaders, and industry experts from around the state, nation and world for this annual conference. Network and share information for creating a sustainable energy future for Alaska. Learn about the latest developments and projects, and be part of implementing an independent energy future for Alaska that meets the state’s long-term […]
Tourism & Mining: Opportunities & Costs for Bristol Bay Conference – May 13
The only conference of its kind in Alaska, Tourism and Mining: Opportunities and Costs for Bristol Bay, Alaska, will have wide-ranging impacts and initiate important industry discussions about the future of tourism in Bristol Bay. Brought to you by Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association. For more information, contact Nelli Williams at nwilliams@tu.org or register […]
ACF Board Chair Pens a New Book
In her new work, Early Warming: Crisis and Response in the Climate-Changed North, Nancy Lord takes readers deep into Alaska and Canada where indigenous communities are facing the immediate effects of climate change. Order your copy of Early Warming, and listen to an interview with Nancy Lord on APRN’s “Talk of Alaska” program.
“I Can’t Eat Coal” and Other Lessons from Tyonek
Chuitna River communities gathered in Tyonek this month to attend DNR’s second public hearing on the proposed Chuitna River coal strip mine. The testimony given was spoken from the heart — it was focused on culture, tradition, sustenance, family and the relationship with the land. One Tyonek elder summed up what is at stake with […]
John Haines – Alaska Loses a Champion & Friend
Alaska lost a champion and a highly regarded poet and thinker when Fairbanksan John Haines passed away on March 2. Haines was the author of eighteen books of poems and essays, including his first and perhaps best-loved Winter News and the memoir The Stars, The Snow, The Fire. Over his lifetime he was the recipient […]
Nominations Open for the 2011 ACF Conservation Achievement Awards
What do an Athabascan artist, a non-hunter appointed to the Alaska Board of Game, the teenage creator of a statewide energy campaign, and a National Geographic photographer have in common? A passion for Alaska — and a Conservation Achievement Award! If you know someone, like these past winners, who works tirelessly to protect Alaska’s magnificence, don’t […]
