Giving’s Impact

The Institute of the North can only be successful through the participation of those who volunteer their time and expertise to inspire and engage leaders from all across our state.  Your contribution – in time, energy and financial resources – builds a strong foundation from which the Institute can address its mission. You have an impact that results in:

• Citizen engagement - 90% of the 70 young leaders who attended the Emerging Leaders Dialogue, from eight communities around the state, agreed that they were inspired to become more involved in public policy issues facing the state.
• Recognition of responsibility - The majority of the 100 civic leaders who attended the Alaska Dialogue accepted personal responsibility for confronting entitlement and agreed to share the results of the Dialogue with policy makers.
• Effective advocacy in the Arctic - The Arctic Energy Summit final report was submitted to Arctic Council as a Sustainable Development Working Group deliverable
• Leadership development - Over 400 young Alaskans attended an emerging leaders event hosted by the Institute of the North (Elevate Alaska, Knowledge Industry Network, Dialogue, community cohorts)
• Civic education - The Institute piloted the Constitutional Conversations program to engage Alaskans in the state constitution. Monthly meetings have grown from 6 attending to over 30.
• Responsible resource management - 112 land and resource managers attended the Institute's ANILCA seminar in 2011 and report an increased understanding of this complex piece of federal legislation

With your help, the Institute will continue to raise awareness around issues important to our state.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Nils Andreassen at nandreassen@institutenorth.org or 907 771 2448. Please also think about volunteering at Institute events.