Highlighting Excellence in Leadership, Finances and Mission-Driven Work

By meeting key standards of board oversight, finances, results reporting and fundraising appeals, Partnership With Native Americans® (PWNA) achieved accreditation by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This accreditation signifies that PWNA is deserving of donor trust as they are a well-run nonprofit organization.

“This accreditation is critical for us to continue to support Native Americans on remote and isolated reservations who don’t’ have access to the basic necessities of food, water and heath care,” says PWNA CEO, Joshua Arce and member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. “Our donors can rely on us to continue to deliver on our mission to serve immediate needs while supporting long-term solutions.”

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB WGA) is the nation’s only comprehensive charity evaluator, assisting donors in making sound giving decisions. Donors know they can trust a charity if it is accredited by the BBB WGA. Their broad standards go beyond what the law requires and dives deeper than other charity monitoring organizations. Each BBB WGA charity report process involves a rigorous review using 20 holistic BBB Charity Standards, interaction with charity officials about corrective actions needed to address deficiencies, and quality control measures to assure report accuracy. Thousands of charities have reports available to the public at Give.org.

“The public can be assured that every charity evaluation is completed with careful, objective analysis of charity information,” says Bennett Weiner, President and CEO of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, “By achieving accreditation, PWNA has earned the public’s trust by having demonstrated its commitment to sound governance, transparency and achieving its mission.”

PWNA focuses its efforts on Native reservations in the southwest and northern plains to administer its core services that include food & water; emergency services; education; health care, holiday support and animal welfare.

ABOUT PWNA

Partnership With Native Americans^® (PWNA) is a national, Native-led nonprofit committed to championing hope for a brighter future for those living on geographically isolated reservations across the U.S. Established in 1990, PWNA collaborates with Tribal programs to address immediate relief and long-term solutions such as education, emergency preparedness, food security, and more.

With its Tribal partners and supporters, PWNA improves the lives of up to 250,000 Native Americans annually. Follow PWNA on LinkedIn, PWNA4hope Facebook, Instagram, and X/Twitter, or visit NativePartnership.org.

ABOUT BBB WISE GIVING ALLIANCE

BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB WGA) is a standards-based charity evaluator that seeks to verify the trustworthiness of nationally-soliciting charities by completing rigorous evaluations based on 20 holistic standards that address charity governance, effectiveness reporting, finances, fund raising, appeal accuracy, and other issues. National charity reports are produced by the BBB WGA and local charity reports are produced by local Better Business Bureaus – all reports are available at Give.org.

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PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIVE AMERICANS ACHIEVES ACCREDITATION FROM BBB WISE GIVING ALLIANCE