How to apply Indigenous wisdom and a racial justice approach to social impact (with Edgar Villanueva)

On this episode of Uncharted Territory, we interview Edgar Villanueva, author of Decolonizing Wealth, on how funders and social impact leaders can apply indigenous wisdom and a racial justice lens to their work and use money as medicine to heal broken systems.

Edgar outlines how philanthropic funders and impact investors can use their capital, people, rules, and narratives to advance racial justice through their work.

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Edgar Villanueva is a globally-recognized expert on social justice philanthropy. Edgar serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Native Americans in Philanthropy, NDN Collective, and is a Board Member of the Andrus Family Fund, a national foundation that works to improve outcomes for vulnerable youth.

Edgar currently serves as Senior Vice President at the Schott Foundation for Public Education where he oversees grant investment and capacity building supports for education justice campaigns across the United States.

Edgar is the award-winning author of Decolonizing Wealth, a bestselling book offering hopeful and compelling alternatives to the dynamics of colonization in the philanthropic and social finance sectors.