Hey Y'all!

Welcome to our November Member Bulletin. We have some exciting content for you this month. Be sure to check out our upcoming blog post on 10 Individuals and Organizations to Follow for Native American Heritage Month. We would also like to give a warm welcome to our newest members, Ayana Owens, Vivianette Ortiz Caraballo, and Amanda Hatley. Be sure to check them out and keep scrolling for exclusive content, including articles written just for you. 

Happy Trails,

The DO Team 

Your brand and reputation are worth more than a short relationship with a large corporation’s brand. Here are some of the best ways to work with brands and how to advocate for yourself as a brand ambassador.

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Building a diverse workforce can’t end with hiring; paying livable wages and offering paid internships is key to attracting and retaining staff from a variety of backgrounds. 

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Check out DO Member Preethi Chandrasekhar's hiking group, OutdoorsySouthAsians. Preethi created this group "to make space for this community as historically brown people haven’t really been in the outdoors in this country. The group however remains inclusive for anyone who wants to get outside! The goal is for this group to attract outdoors lovers across the globe and develop into a safe space for people to meet up for outdoors adventures!"

Novemeber is National Native American Heritage Month. "National Native American Heritage Month, as it is officially called, is the culmination of a centuries-long effort to establish recognition for the substantial contributions of Indigenous peoples."  Read more about how this day came to be at Native News Online.

Congratulations to EDGE Outdoors on expanding their programming to Woodward Park City in Utah and Heavenly Mountain in Lake Tahoe! Be sure to follow EDGE on Instagram to stay updated on all the latest and to catch scholarship opportunities when they drop. 

With the invention of the automobile in the early 20th century came a new travel era for African-Americans.

Many women, femme-presenting individuals, BIPOC folks, 2SLGBTQ+ folks, and other people often feel unsafe while running outdoors, even in areas they are familiar with. 

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Noami Grevemberg (she/they), Writer, Podcaster, Activist, and Founder of Diversify Vanlife, has been living life on the road for six and a half years, traveling around western North America.