{"id":58481,"date":"2024-12-02T09:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T14:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=58481"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:34:34","slug":"nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-172","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/12\/02\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-172\/","title":{"rendered":"NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (December 2, 2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/12\/02\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-172\/nafoa-169\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58515\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-attachment-id=\"58515\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/12\/02\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-172\/nafoa-169\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02\/nafoa.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NAFOA\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;NAFOA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;NAFOA Board President, Chairman Rodney Butler of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, visited Congressman Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) last month to advance bipartisan advocacy for tribal economic priorities. Photo courtesy &lt;a href=https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/nafoa\/newsletter-12022024?e=a53ed034df&gt;NAFOA&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02\/nafoa.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02\/nafoa.jpg\" alt=\"NAFOA\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58515\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">NAFOA Board President, Chairman Rodney Butler of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, visited Congressman Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) last month to advance bipartisan advocacy for tribal economic priorities. Photo courtesy <a href=https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/nafoa\/newsletter-12022024?e=a53ed034df>NAFOA<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">5 Things You Need to Know this Week<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\/donate\">Give Native<\/a> this #GivingTuesday<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, December 2, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Source: NAFOA<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\">nafoa.org<\/a><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<strong>Don&#8217;t forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\/donate\">Give Native<\/a> this #GivingTuesday<\/strong>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><em>1. POLICY:<\/em><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Tribal Economic Development: Indian Country\u2019s Policy Priorities For The Federal Government<\/div>\r\n14 prominent Native organizations \u2013 led by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development \u2013 shared a joint brief titled \u201cTribal Economic Development: Indian Country\u2019s Policy Priorities for the Federal Government\u201d with key members of the incoming Trump Administration\u2019s transition team.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe comprehensive brief features 38 consensus-based policy priorities for the Administration and its various federal agencies across several topical categories, including: Increasing Indian Country\u2019s Access to Capital and Credit, Tax Fairness for Tribal Economic Development &#038; Growth, Enhancing Marketplace Competitiveness for Indian Country Businesses, Native-Owned Small Business Development, Tribal Land &#038; Energy Development, and Growing Native Food Economies. As the brief explains, its included priorities will \u201cenhance and grow the federal government\u2019s support of Tribal Nations as they build and sustain vibrant economies that benefit not just Native people, but all Americans.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSource: National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED)\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/ncaied.org\/file_download\/inline\/15e04c66-2758-475f-92ff-c9184bd4b9b3\" role=\"button\">Read the Policy Brief<\/a>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><em>2. COMMUNITY:<\/em><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Nominations Open &#8212; 17th Annual Leadership Awards Eligibility Criteria &#038; Nomination<\/div>\r\nNAFOA presented its first Leadership Awards in 2008 and honored a number of innovative tribal leaders, tribal nations, and financial education directors for positively impacting tribal economies. The tradition continues and in 2025, NAFOA will honor a select number of individuals with NAFOA Leadership Awards during NAFOA\u2019s 43rd Annual Conference. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe NAFOA Leadership Award categories include:  \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Tribal Leader of the Year<\/li>\r\n<li>Executive of the Year<\/li>\r\n<li>Education Program of the Year<\/li>\r\n<li>Deal of the Year<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nNomination Deadline: January 17, 2025<BR>\r\nAward Winners Notified: January 29, 2025\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\/conference\/leadership-awards\/\" role=\"button\">Submit a Nomination<\/a>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><em>3. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:<\/em><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Final Deadline Approaching\u2014Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities Program<\/div>\r\nDecember 9, 2024 at 11:59 PM Hawaiian Standard Time.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe final deadline for the 2025 Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities program is on Monday, December 9th. Developed under the guidance of HBS Executive Education, Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities is the only Executive Education program of its kind in North America. Together, esteemed HBS faculty, Native guest speakers who are knowledgeable in their fields, and participants from Native nations in Canada and the United States embark on the HBS campus for four days for a truly transformative experience. Regular admission price is now $3,500 for accepted applicants.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\/institute\/lpibsc\/\" role=\"button\">Learn More and Apply<\/a>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><em>4. WEBINAR: <\/em><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Tribal Webinar: Access to Clean Energy Incentives Through Elective Pay with Joint Ownership Arrangements<\/div>\r\nDecember 13, 2024, 2:00 p.m. ET\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJoin Treasury for a webinar to discuss final regulations on joint ownership arrangements pay and elective pay under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Prior to the Inflation Reduction Act, entities eligible for elective pay \u2013 like Tribes \u2013 could not benefit from clean energy tax credits because they had little or no federal tax liability. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe recently released <a href=https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2024\/11\/20\/2024-26944\/election-to-exclude-certain-unincorporated-organizations-owned-by-applicable-entities-from>final rules<\/a> contain amendments to the Income Tax Regulations (26 CFR part 1) under section 761(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) that will allow for co-ownership arrangements of properties eligible for elective pay. This will allow Tribes to seek elective payment for certain IRA tax credits for properties that are jointly owned with other entities. Please join us for a webinar to learn more about the final rules.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSource: U.S. Department of the Treasury\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/ustreasury.zoomgov.com\/meeting\/register\/vJIsc-GqqToiH779mvCqwbYnfiFWxoM93wc#\/registration\" role=\"button\">Register<\/a>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><em>5. JOBS:<\/em><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Tribal Chief Financial Officer, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community<\/div>\r\nThe Chief Financial Officer (CFO) manages business and financial services to support the tribal mission and vision while supporting the SMSC \u2018s Business Council objectives. The CFO will be a key strategic partner, responsible for overseeing the company\u2019s financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting, as well as driving operational and financial performance to support the tribe\u2019s growth objectives. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe CFO will ensure that the tribe derives maximum benefits from the expenditure of tribal financial resources; provides information and serves as a resource to others; achieves defined objectives by planning, evaluating, developing, implementing, and maintaining services in compliance with established guidelines; and serves as a member of the Business Council leadership team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the SMSC entire financial reporting portfolio, supporting business &#038; economic development objectives with detailed forecasting, and establishing strong interpersonal &#038; trusting working relationships with the SMSC Business Council and SMSC General Council members.  \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\/job\/shakopee-mdewakanton-sioux-community-prior-lake-mn-full-time-tribal-chief-financial-officer\/\" role=\"button\">Learn More & Apply at nafoa.org\/jobs<\/a>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Remember to Give Native this #GivingTuesday.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1],"tags":[71,121,284,660,138,381,36,868,2061,499,5739],"class_list":["post-58481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-national","tag-economic-development","tag-employment","tag-energy","tag-irs","tag-meetings","tag-minnesota","tag-nafoa","tag-ncaied","tag-shakopee","tag-taxation","tag-treausyr","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/02\/nafoa.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-fdf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58481"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248499,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58481\/revisions\/248499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}