Independent Sector has announced Native American activist Sherry Salway Black as the recipient of the 2019 John W. Gardner Leadership Award.

Established in 1985 to honor IS founding chair John W. Gardner, the annual award recognizes an individual whose leadership in the nonprofit community has been transformative; who has mobilized people, institutions, or a cause that improves the lives of others; and who exemplifies the leadership and ideals of the award's namesake.

An early champion of the