activities · 5
what they do
direct service · 2
- Advancing Indigenous Environmental Resilience and Water Initiatives Water Policy Advocacy & PlanningFocuses on advancing Indigenous environmental resilience and water-related initiatives since 2020. This includes supporting community collaborations such as safe water initiatives, library preservation, Indigenous coding, micro-campus development, urban farming, international Indigenous rights engagement, and language preservation.
- Support for Student and Academic Pathways Targeted Educational ScholarshipsFunds student education, student-run initiatives, and professional scholarship, including annual Resilience Graduate Research Awards. The trust also supports expanding educational programs and academic pathways at the University of Arizona for students, faculty, and staff to advance tribal resilience, including graduate research grants, tribal college partnerships, and youth STEM programs.
capacity building · 3
- Funding for Indigenous Resilience Initiatives Targeted Educational ScholarshipsProvides funding for education, research, and outreach initiatives that promote tribal resilience, respecting tribal knowledge and sovereignty. This includes supporting the Indigenous Resilience Center (IRes) at the University of Arizona through various means like faculty recruitment, endowed professorships, and research gap funding, and awarding Indigenous Resilience Leadership Awards.
- Investment in University-Community PartnershipsInvested over $8,000,000 in project-based work between 2014 and 2019, supporting approximately 70 individuals and teams from the University of Arizona and community partners. This includes implementing Seed Grants and Challenge Grants for new or existing UArizona-community partnerships, with grants up to $200,000 per year.
- Strategic Vision and Funding Recommendations for Haury Program Targeted Educational ScholarshipsProvides strategic vision and makes funding recommendations for the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice, which supports education and programming initiatives at the University of Arizona that advance tribal resilience.
strategies · 5
how they think
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- Advance tribal resilience through sovereignty-centered, community-driven approaches tribal_resilience_support_modelThe organization advances tribal resilience by centering tribal sovereignty, supporting Indigenous ways of knowing, and funding community-driven solutions and co-created projects with Native communities, particularly in response to climate and environmental challenges.
- Foster university-community partnerships for research and education university-community partnershipsThe organization prioritizes grantmaking and fellowship funding that strengthens collaborative relationships between universities and communities, particularly the University of Arizona and Southwestern communities, to support community-engaged research, education, and shared solutions.
- Guide strategic vision through donor-advised fund structure donor_advised_fundThe organization uses its donor-advised fund structure to guide the Haury Program’s strategic direction and funding recommendations, aligning philanthropy with long-term vision and community needs.
- Invest in changemakers and innovative scholarship investing in changemakersThe organization invests in developing educated leaders and influencers in Southwestern communities by supporting changemakers and funding innovative scholarship that addresses pressing social and environmental challenges, particularly through university-community collaboration.
- Practice trust-based, flexible philanthropy trust-based_philanthropyThe organization practices embedded, trust-based philanthropy by building long-term relationships, reducing grantee administrative burden, funding identified gaps, and centering Indigenous knowledge and grantee priorities in funding decisions.
named programs · 5
what they call their work
Community Collaborations and Partnerships
Supports projects like Navajo Safe Water, Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources Library Preservation Project, Arizona Native Code Writers, Pascua Yaqui / U of A Micro-campus, Midtown Farm, Visiting UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and Native American Language Sign Initiative.
Education and Scholarship Opportunities (2014-2019)
Supported undergraduate initiatives, graduate scholarships, UA Faculty Fellows, Visiting Associates, and Faculty Chairs.
Indigenous Resilience Academic Pathways
Provides graduate research grants, tribal college-university partnership grants, a student transition program, Indigenous sustainability mini-grants, faculty learning community, tribal education forums, and Indigenous youth STEM programs.
Indigenous Resilience Center (IRes)
Supports recruitment of faculty, professional staff, visiting fellows, dedicated space, an endowed professorship, and research gap funding to advance Indigenous resilience through research, education, and outreach.
University-Community Partnerships (2014-2019)
Awarded Seed Grants (up to $100,000) and Challenge Grants (up to $200,000 per year) to fund new or existing UArizona-community partnerships addressing environmental and social justice challenges.
relationships · 17
who they work with
- Advisory Council Partner — Established to provide insights and advice to the trustees of the Haury Estate bequest, comprised of seven members of the UA community.
- Anna Spitz Partner — Helped in the design and implementation of the program since its inception as Director from 2014-2020.
- Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR) Partner — Hosts the Haury Program and collaborates on interdisciplinary resilience research and solutions.
- Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR) Partner — Housed under the Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR).
- Linacre College of Oxford University Partner — Provides graduate scholarships to students attending Linacre College at Oxford University.
- Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources Partner — Collaborates on the Library Preservation Project and safe water initiatives.
- Pascua Yaqui Tribe Partner — Partners with the University of Arizona on a micro-campus initiative supported by the Haury Program.
- Rising Voices Board Partner — Established to bring diverse views and voices to the Haury Program governance, providing perspective and advice to Program staff and Donor-Advised Fund Board.
- University of Arizona Network — Collaborates with the university on globally impactful research, education, and outreach initiatives focused on tribal resilience.
- University of Arizona Partner — Awards aim to forge stronger relationships between expertise and resources within Southwestern communities and those at the University of Arizona.
- University of Arizona Partner — Collaborates with University of Arizona individuals and teams on project-based work.
- University of Arizona Partner — Collaborates with the University of Arizona in research, education, and outreach.
- University of Arizona Partner — Collaborates with the University of Arizona to support academic pathways and programming that advance tribal resilience.
- University of Arizona Partner — Funds student and faculty programs through the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice.
- University of Arizona Partner — Houses and collaborates with the Haury Program through its academic units and the Arizona Institute for Resilience.
- University of Arizona Foundation Partner — Receives funding recommendations from the Donor-Advised Fund Board for the Haury Program.
- University of Arizona Indigenous Resilience Center Partner — Supports the center's people, programs, and physical space as part of advancing tribal resilience.