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The fiddleheads have popped up, the devil's club tips are unfurling and we even saw some posts that some morel mushrooms made an appearance in Southeast Alaska. We are excited for the return of summer and all the outdoor activities it provides, but we're also excited to offer services and resources and a bunch of opportunities to Southeast Alaska communities.
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Photo by Ingrid Barrentine
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Native artist Crystal Worl designs
Alaska Airlines aircraft
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Alaska Airlines recently announced the unveiling of Xáat Kwáani (Salmon People), the first aircraft in the history of any domestic airline to be named in an Alaska Native language. It also depicts the ancestral importance through Northwest Coast formline art by Crystal Kaakeeyáa Rose Demientieff Worl, a Tlingit Athabascan Yupik Filipino artist based in Southeast Alaska. Crystal is a client of Spruce Root's Technical Assistance services. Read more.
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Spruce Root offices to be closed May 26-29 for Memorial Day holiday
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Our offices will be closed Friday, May 26-Monday, May 29 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. You can email grow@spruceroot.org if you have questions, and a staff member will respond when we return Tuesday, May 30.
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Photos by Bethany Goodrich
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SSP convenes annual spring retreat
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The Sustainable Southeast Partnership convened April 26-28 in Sheet'ká Kwáan for our annual SSP Spring Retreat. We spent three days of intentional relationship building and capacity development with the people, places and projects happening in Southeast Alaska. The Partnership's strong connections create sustainable, equitable and regenerative communities.
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Reservation Economic Summit provides opportunity to meet with stakeholders
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In April, Spruce Root Executive Director Alana Peterson and SSP Interim Program Director Marina Anderson attended the Reservation Economic Summit in Las Vegas.
Marina attended on behalf of Shaan Seet, and Alana went on behalf of Sitka Tribal Association, but it was a good opportunity to meet with stakeholders from Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oweesta, NDN and others.
Marina also was able to share about the work of the Sustainable Southeast Partnership with Indian Country Today's Shirley Sneve.
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Business Basics now offered in self-paced, online format
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The three- to four-hour online course covers the basics of business licensing, marketing, branding and financial planning, enabling entrepreneurs to think clearly about the purpose of their business. The class walks users through a simplified business plan template, which will allow participants to create a one-page business plan summary, as well as two years of financial projections.
Participants who finish the course and pass the final exam will receive a printable certificate of completion.
The course costs $25, but the course fee may be waived for participants experiencing financial difficulty. Please email grow@spruceroot.org to request a waiver before registering for the course.
Grants of up to $2,500 are available to Tlingit & Haida Tribal citizens who complete this course and submit a completed business plan.
For more information go to spruceroot.org/businessbasicsonline or visit the link in our bio. If you have any questions, please reach out to grow@spruceroot.org or (907) 586-9251.
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Spruce Root is hiring for two important positions
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We are currently looking for a Development Director ($80,000-$90,000 DOE), who will be responsible for leading fundraising for Spruce Root, including donor and campaign management, and for nurturing collaboration with a robust network of committed partners working to support the growth of the Seacoast Trust to its ultimate goal of $100M. We've extended the application deadline to May 22.
We are also hiring for a Program Manager for Technical Assistance II ($60,000-$75,000 DOE), who will be responsible for the identification, development, and management of projects and initiatives that improve the economic condition of individuals in Southeast Alaska. This position will lead the development and deployment of the Financial Wellness courses, and other work.
Both positions can work from Juneau, Alaska, or remotely from within Southeast Alaska. Visit spruceroot.org/careers for more details and apply today.
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Ecotrust is hiring for a vice president of Tribal lands & waters stewardship
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While centering environmental justice, Indigenous knowledge systems, and racial equity across their work, the person in this role will provide leadership on strategy and fundraising efforts to strengthen and build a coherent body of work across Ecotrust programs to advance Tribally led stewardship of lands and waters.
The vice president will use their knowledge of Tribal protocols, law, and policy to develop effective partnerships with Tribes, intertribal organizations, and a variety of non-Tribal entities to lead and enable meaningful actions to reverse the dispossession of Tribal communities from their homelands.
The application due date has been changed to May 21. Apply here.
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May 23 - SSP Hangout (virtual)
June 13 - SSP Regional Catalyst Hangout (virtual)
June 23-24 - Sealaska Board of Directors & Annual Meeting, Klawock
June 27-29 - Oweesta Capital Access Convening, Juneau
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Thank you to all our partners, supporters, donors and communities for continuing to share in our vision for the region!
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Spruce Root is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Our services for small businesses include coaching, training and lending for startup enterprises, working capital, business expansion, leasehold improvements and other business capital needs. We are a driver of a regenerative economy across Southeast Alaska so communities can forge futures grounded in this uniquely Indigenous place.
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