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.
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.