Who funds Northwest Native Chamber?

Environment

Financial literacy

For program support

For general operating support

New program staff

For project support

General operating support

Support culturally specific economic development programs and activities supporting bipoc entrepreneurs and small businesses in oregon

Vocational and career training/ upskilling programs

Northwest Native APEX Accelerator

For general operating support

Support operations and programs to advance educational and economic attainment for native americans in oregon

Support culturally specific economic development programs and activities through the community economic coalition supporting bipoc entrepreneurs and small businesses in oregon

Over the past several years, Northwest Native Chamber has dramatically expanded its services to meet the rapidly growing needs of our community (in large part brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and other systemic issues). This growth includes expansion of our existing Technical Assistance programming and the launch of new initiatives, including our innovative Clean Energy Construction incubator for Native contractors, an APEX Accelerator to help Native businesses secure lucrative government contracts, the Community Economic Coalition, and an Equity Entrepreneur program, facilitating high-value capital access for Native entrepreneurs. NWNC staff has risen to the challenge, but the rapid expansion has left us with unmet capacity and programming needs; NWNC is requesting $50,000 from Umpqua Bank to grow our organizational capacity and fill in funding gaps in key programs to allow us to continue providing these vital services to our community.

Environmental justice

Vocational and career training/ upskilling programs

Culturally-Specific Training and Technical Assistance for Native-owned Businesses

To support phase I of pre-development for the Center for Tribal Nations in Portland (grant transfer )

For general operating support of this organization which provides educational and economic opportunities for Native people and Tribes throughout the state

Grant

2022 tribal carver's gathering

Oregon native american chamber programming & operations

General operating

Building capacity for support of native american business communities

For a collaborative effort between the Oregon Native American Chamber and Business for a Better Portland to ensure economic recovery efforts at the state and local level include a diversity of voices; and to build capacity to advance an equitable policy agenda

Oregon native enterprise (one) program

Support operations and partner with northeast oregon economic development district to provide equity and inclusion training in eastern oregon and expand economic development programs serving rural native american communities

For a collaborative effort between the Oregon Native American Chamber and Business for a Better Portland to ensure economic recovery efforts at the state and local level include a diversity of voices; and to build capacity to advance an equitable policy agenda

Resilience Ready Oregon: Culturally-Specific Support for Native American Small Businesses

for general support

Reclaiming the economic benefits of native assets and re-visioning healthy tribal economies

Charitable activities

Support to launch and grow a network of available culturally appropriate business and enterprise development programs and services for Native Americans. 201709-2855

General operating

To increase this statewide organization's internal capacity to respond to the economic development needs of native americans and native enterprise in oregon