Resource Development
Resource development is a driving activity for all organizations. SPIPA’s financial resources come primarily from Federal and Washington State grants. A small portion of the budget comes from foundations. These funds are generated through researching and writing grant proposals consistent with the agency’s strategic goals and the directions from tribal consortium members.
SPIPA recently embarked on increasing and diversifying financial resources through revenues from the private sector. Our main fundraiser has been the Annual Native Arts Endowment Dinner and Auction. The eighth annual Art Auction and Endowment dinner wwill be held on November 3, 2007 at Little Creek Hotel and Resort, located between Olympia and Shelton.
To see the quality of the art offered click on the links below. The link to an actual program will give you a brief biography of the last years' artists and contributors, as well as an event overview. To see more examples of art, please click on the photos button (left) and follow the links that will show you examples of art from previous years.
2006 Sixth Annual SPIPA Dinner and Art Auction Program.
The Agency is exploring establishment of an Intertribal Community Foundation that will spearhead capital fund campaign efforts. This will help speed up the process of accumulating endowment funds.
There are plans to begin offering individual donors the chance to contribute through payroll-deduction (or periodic invoicing). Donors may designate the programmatic use of donor contributions.
Board members, SPIPA staff, tribal employees, tribal member volunteers, Agency friends and volunteers from non-tribal communities all work together to plan and conduct fund-raising activity on behalf of the Agency.
Anyone interested in donating to the Agency, or contributing to the Auction, may do so by calling (360) 426-3990 or (800) 924-3984.
We at SPIPA believe that what we can dream and work for together has a good chance of happening.