Awarded Grants

Participation in the training will help our organization continue to grow and provide art related opportunities to our Woodland Indian Art Show and Market entrepreneurs. Our program will be able to utilize the knowledge from the training to enhance our newly formed fundraising committee's opportunities to secure supplemental funding.

By participating in this training, we'll build capcaity (skills, techniques, and confidence) to enhance our development initatives by seeking, creating, and build relationships while connecting donors to our story and our mission. This connection is vital to increase our funding sources to impact Pueblo Communities through our work.

Upon attending the "Power of We; Fundraising, sustainability, and telling our Stories" training, I will have gained knowledge of increasing fundraising skills to add value and generating a high return on the fundraising activities that NACA will be involved in.

The ultimate purpose of the training will be to examine the effectiveness of our team, to leverage our community engagement among tribal communities and supporters, and to heighten our sense of cultural awareness from both a historical and artistic perspective to ensure the success of the Brea Foley Art Program.

Sokapsksino, means to know something completely, it is perhaps the best word to describe literacy. Our project "Sakopsksino" seeks to increase the literacy of the Blackfeet community, both on and off reservation, of 1) traditional food use, 2) Blackfeet language related to traditional food use and 3) public policy issues related to traditional foods. We will use as the our foundation the "Ahwahsin/The Land Where We Get Our Food" report, pamphlet, partners and the new relationships created. We were fortunate to have received national recognition for the "Ahwahsin" project, which has led to significant community support and engagement.

Participation in the training will help increase our organization's knowledge of developing and sustaining cultural programs from a financial standpoint. Staff will leverage this additional knowledge to increase the organization's capacity to implement additional programming and policies that empower community wellbeing through the continued sharing of cultural traditions and practices.