Annual Report 2024: Celebrating Achievements and Looking Ahead
The ICCE Annual Report 2024 highlights significant milestones and initiatives that demonstrate our commitment to empowering Indigenous communities.
Leadership Messages
Leadership reflections from Outgoing Executive Director Leea Litzgus, Board Chair Angie Gillis, and Technical Advisory Committee Chair Alexandra Bridges showcase the collaborative spirit driving ICCE’s success.
Strategic Achievements
ICCE made substantial progress across four strategic pillars:
- Capacity Building and Training
- Networking, Provision of Expert Advice and Information Sharing
- Strengthening ICCE Governance
- Corporate Management and Leadership
Key Highlights
- The Community Funding Program supported impactful community-led initiatives addressing cumulative effects. Moving forward, ICCE is transitioning from competitive applications to a community-responsive approach based on direct feedback.
- 2025 ICCE National Conference planning demonstrated growing national interest in Indigenous-led approaches to cumulative effects.
- Knowledge Sharing expanded through speaking engagements and collaborative projects, fostering continuous learning and best practice exchange.
- Governance Strengthening included team expansion with key leadership positions, embedding Indigenous values in internal operations, and enhancing Board diversity across Turtle Island.
- Organizational Growth welcomed new team members and Technical Advisory Committee members, along with new Executive Director Danielle Wilson.
Looking Forward
ICCE is launching the CIRCLE Program in 2025, supporting Indigenous-led projects that build capacity for cumulative effects assessment, monitoring and management through a Two-Eyed Seeing Approach rooted in Indigenous Knowledge.