ALBUQUERQUE, NM - In 2021 and 2022, the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department (IAD) partnered with Native Women Lead (NWL) to invest $60,000 into Native women and their businesses through the NWL Fair Trade Initiative.

On Thursday, Gates’ incubation and investment firm Pivotal Ventures announced the four winners, each of which will receive a $10 million award to continue their work.

The Equality Can’t Wait Challenge rewarded initiatives focused on individual empowerment and broad-scale policy change.

Native Women Lead is an organization that inspires innovation and supports communities by investing in Native Women in business. The organization values recognizing that Native Women are the backbone of communities and emerging as entrepreneurs and leaders.

Cecilia A. Conrad, CEO of Lever for Change and managing director at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, shares her work accelerating the impact of philanthropy.

How the Four Winners of Equality Can’t Wait Will Put $40 Million to Work Toward Gender Equity

New Mexico Indian Affairs Department Announces Unique Partnership With Native Women Lead and The University of New Mexico Innovation Academy

Native Entrepreneurs to Discuss Racial-Wealth Gap at United Nations Civil Society Conference

The ABQ Equity Report is Here - the Albuquerque metro economy would be nearly $11 billion stronger if we closed racial income gaps.

A Home for Our Multi-Faceted Matriarchs: The Native Women’s Business Summit

Giving Fund Donors Invest in Seed Stage Social Entrepreneurs at “Angel Tank”

Native Women Lead: The Movement

Harvard University collaborates with Native Women Lead to build mentorship initiative

Kim Gleason & Jaclyn Roessel Discuss Native Women’s Business Summit with Cecile

Six NM entrepreneurs selected for national startup accelerator