End of February is brrrrr-ight
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Someone seriously turned the thermostat down in Southeast Alaska, because it has been chilly.
But Spruce Root and the Sustainable Southeast Network are bringing the heat in terms of deploying services and business financing across the region.
We hope you stayed warm this February. Grab a cozy blanket, a cup of hot chocolate, and snuggle up with our latest newsletter.
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Sustainable Southeast Partnership communications team develops 2023 work plan
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(Photo by Tripp J Crouse/Spruce Root)
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The Sustainable Southeast Partnership communications team met in-person in Sitka to plan out the 2023 year and beyond.
We touched on key goals and stories we want to share, while leaving room for other highlights of great work across Southeast Alaska.
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Spruce Root's 2022 by the numbers
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Here are a couple of numbers for Spruce Root's small business support for 2022:
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in direct small business financing closed
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of business assistance provided to
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helped through one-on-one coaching and cohort-based workshops
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(Photo by Tripp J Crouse/Spruce Root)
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Sustainable Southeast Partnership Program Director: The Sustainable Southeast Partnership Program Director provides vision, leadership and strategic direction for the SSP network.
The Program Director is responsible for preparing and overseeing annual SSP budgets, providing support to all SSP Catalysts and partners, tracking progress and performance, and building overall capacity for triple-bottom-line community development.
Community Economic Development Fellow: The Fellow supports development and management of projects that improve Spruce Root’s ability to attract, support and retain clients across all programming.
Specifically, the Fellow may be involved in supporting the small business support and lending programs by conducting needs assessments, market research, or support in the piloting of new supporting programs.
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For more details about jobs at Spruce Root, go to spruceroot.org/careers.
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Registration for Business & Balance now open!
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Path to Prosperity Business & Balance is a transformational course that will help you build a thriving business and a balanced life.
During this 9-week course, you will invest in your personal well-being, develop strategies to generate more income, and more.
There will be two sessions offered in 2023, one held in late spring and the other in the fall.
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(Photo by Marc Wheeler/Spruce Root)
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Mariculture conference brings together scientists, kelp and oyster farmers
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Earlier February, Spruce Root staff joined partners from Kake, Metlakatla, the Native Conservancy and Ecotrust, in attending the 2023 Alaska Mariculture Conference in Juneau.
Sponsored by the Alaska Mariculture Alliance, the conference brought together kelp and oyster farmers, processors, scientists and food manufacturers.
After attending the conference, we are even more committed to helping Southeast Alaska's Indigenous communities reap the full benefit of the emerging kelp industry, while retaining their ancestral waters and tidelands.
~ Marc Wheeler, Technical Assistance Program Manager
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(Photo by Bethany Goodrich)
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Subsistence advisory panel membership application deadline extended
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Deadline to apply for Regional Advisory Council membership of the Federal Subsistence Management Program has been extended to close of business on Friday, March 7, 2023.
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Forest Service offers $41 million in wood program grants
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service will offer $41 million through the 2023 Wood Innovations Grant and Community Wood Grant programs to spark innovation and create new markets for wood products and renewable wood energy.
The application deadline for both grant programs is Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 5 p.m. local time.
Apply here
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Friday, March 3
March 7-8
March 7-9
March 15-16
April 26-29
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Spruce Root Board of Directors meeting
Financial Wellness workshop
Southeast Alaska Watershed Workshop
JEDC Innovation Summit
SSP Spring Retreat
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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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