non-profits of the desert southwest
5% of all sales are donated to a rotation of regional non-profits dedicated to environmental conservation, education and advocacy. When you support Coyote Crafted, you also are helping protect and preserve the land, water and cultures of the desert southwest.
colorado plateau foundation
this quarter’s non-profit:
“Colorado Plateau Foundation connects the philanthropic community to on-the-ground initiatives by growing a sustainable supply of resources and giving grants that enhance the work of Native-led organizations on the Plateau. Their brand of philanthropy is grounded in informed cultural, social, economic, and political outlooks as well as earnest comprehensive evaluation. The Colorado Plateau Foundation staff lives where they serve and are committed to supporting Plateau communities in perpetuity.”
VISION: “The Colorado Plateau Foundation envisions a philanthropic community that is committed to supporting Native-led organizations creating movements and momentum in their communities.”
VALUES:
Native peoples on the Colorado Plateau are capable of accomplishing sophisticated and positive change to protect the Plateau environment and cultures.
Protection of the Plateau’s environment and cultures must be accomplished by addressing asymmetrical power dynamics at all levels of influence and authority.
SCIENCE MOAB
This quarter’s non-profit:
MISSION: To make place-based science accessible to all.
VISION: “We envision communities across the Colorado Plateau thriving from a deeper engagement with science and place-based knowledge.”
Website: sciencemoab.org
Podcast: Science Moab on Spotify
Instagram: @sciencemoab
Tó Nizhóní Ání “Sacred Water Speaks”
Last quarter’s non-profit:
MISSION: TNA is a Diné-led nonprofit organization established in 2001. Their Mission is “to protect the water of Black Mesa from industry use and waste. We work to bring power back to our Indigenous communities impacted by coal. Our work is rooted in protecting our water—Tó bee iiná. Water is life.”
VISION: “We envision a future on Black Mesa where we exist in harmony with the Diné elements of Life -land, air, water, and sunlight. Tó bee iiná. Water is life.”
Website: https://tonizhoniani.org/
Instagram: @tonizhoniani
