Entries by NB3 Foundation

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Native youth golfers qualify for Jr. National Championship at  NB3 Foundation’s Inaugural All-Native Youth Golf Tournament 

Over 30 Native youth golfers ages 8-18 competed in the NB3 Foundation Inaugural All-Native National Youth Golf Tournament on August 3-4 at the Santa Ana Golf Club, Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. Three of whom have qualified to play on the national stage in the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship at Kosati Pines at […]

NB3FIT brings together youth for virtual summer camp

  This time of year, our NB3FIT coaches and program youth are usually in full swing with summer soccer leagues and golf camps! However, due to the uncertain times we’re all  navigating through, the NB3FIT team has shifted its energy and creativity to focus on providing virtual programming to the youth! In early July, NB3FIT […]

Visiting our Relatives: Community partners continue empowering youth, families during COVID-19

  On July 16, 2020, the NB3 Foundation hosted a virtual Visiting Relatives Gathering with seven Community Partners from New Mexico as well as two guest speakers, Celena McCray and Waylon Pahona Jr. The gathering created a space for our relatives to share their organization’s “pivoting” during COVID-19. Each organization or tribe, showed a short […]

NB3 Foundation taps one of its own to develop new Evaluation and Research Department

The Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation is excited to promote Renee Goldtooth-Halwood to lead its new Department of Evaluation and Research.  As the new Director of Evaluation and Research, Ms. Goldtooth-Halwood will help develop a department focused on indigenizing evaluation and research practices that reflect and respect the communities we serve. Too often, evaluation and […]

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Equal Justice Initiative, CDP & NB3 Foundation COVID-19 Response Funds and Regional charities to receive entire purse and donations from American Century Champions

LAKE TAHOE, Calif., (June 30, 2020) – NBC Sports and American Century Investments announced today all prize money for the upcoming American Century Championship golf tournament will be donated to the Equal Justice Initiative, COVID-19 relief, including the Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) COVID-19 Response […]

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COVID-19 Response Fund smashes original goal

Gratitude prevails. The generosity of nearly 400 individual donors, foundations, businesses and volunteers has resulted in $300,000 raised for the NB3 Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund. With these resources, we are committed to providing needed food, water and supplies directly to Native American communities impacted by COVID-19.  To date we have provided food, water and financial […]

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Jon Driskell joins NB3 Foundation as new chief operating officer

Founder and principal of Explore! Community School brings experience and passion for youth development The Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation is excited to announce and welcome Jon Driskell as its new chief operating officer (COO). Driskell is an innovative leader, teacher, and coach with proven results in education, youth development and program management. He began […]