b'COMMUNITY INVESTMENTDani DeBoice (second from left) pictured with the Indigenous Youth Advisory CouncilA TRADITION Suncor Energy Foundation OF GENEROSITY marks 25 years of supporting Indigenous students and educatorsBy Helen SmithThe Suncor Energy Foundations Senior AdvisorIndigenous-led solutions, equity and reconciliation, of Community Investment, Dani DeBoice, satand recognizing what they personally identify as well-down with Indspire to share her thoughts aboutbeing while honouring the past. It also involves how the importance of the companys longstandingwere prioritizing Indigenous-led organizations in this partnership with the organizationand about thespace, recognizing that we support a continuum of Indigenous-informed organizations andfuture of corporate philanthropy. Indigenous beneficiaries.For those who might not be totally familiarFrom an energy perspective, we look at how commu-with it, can you give us an overview ofnities are supported to lead through the energy the Foundations mandate and the threetransition toward sustainable social and environmental interconnected pillars of your strategy? well-being. From a community standpoint, we look at how communities are supported to lead the way, Absolutely. The Suncor Energy Foundation (SEF) is awith people being connected to fulfil their potential private foundation with one sole funderSuncorandto adapt and thrive through change. So, a lot of that we have strategic funding priorities as one piece ofcomes down to how were supporting nonprofits and our work. Within that piece, we have three separatesocial profits from a capacity-building and collabora-funding priority areas: Indigenous, Community andtion perspective. It also includes transferring power, Energy. The goal of our Indigenous funding focuses onso community members decide how funds are both how were learning from Indigenous peoples towardcollected and distributed. 54indspiration2023'