Nudlaghi Leadership Institute
Why Your Support Matters
Nudlaghi Leadership Institute strengthens Alaska by investing in the people who lead our communities, organizations, and institutions. Each session brings together Alaskans who learn from one another, from the land, and from the long arc of leadership in this place.
Running camp is meaningful—and expensive. Travel to Silver Salmon Creek, food and supplies, staff and facilitator time, safety equipment, fuel, and remote maintenance all add up. Participant fees cover only a portion of the true cost. Your support closes that gap.
Donor contributions allow us to:
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Keep participant fees far below the real cost
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Provide financial support so Alaskans from every region can attend
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Sustain a diverse group of facilitators
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Maintain safe, welcoming facilities in a remote environment
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Keep leadership development rooted in Alaska’s history, geography, and lived experience
Your support also expands access to high‑quality professional development without requiring Alaskans to leave the state, and it strengthens the statewide network that forms at camp—relationships that lead to collaboration and problem solving long after the season ends.
Every gift helps build the grounded, connected leadership Alaska needs for the future.
Thank You to Our Founders
The donors listed below provided the early, catalytic support that made the creation of the Nudlaghi Leadership Institute possible. Their commitment to Alaska, to place‑based leadership, and to strengthening communities across the state laid the foundation for all we do today. We honor their vision and generosity.
Alaska Airlines
Alyeska Pipeline
American Endowment Foundation
Lloyd Miller & Heather Kendall-Miller
Anonymous
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
Barney and Rachel Gottstein
Charitable Foundation
Bill Starr
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Bobbi Quintavell
Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Charlotte Martin Foundation
Chugach Alaska Corporation
ConocoPhillips Alaska
Cook Inlet Tribal Council
Dean Weidner
Diane Kaplan
Doris Duke Foundation
Doyon Foundation
ECMC Foundation
Edgerton Foundation
Ellen Ferguson
ExxonMobil
Ford Foundation
Frances and David Rose Foundation
Herb Schroeder
Hewlett Foundation
Holly Bamford
Jon Rubini
Judy Rasmuson
Kawerak, Inc.
Koniag
Kris Norosz
Linda & Mike Leary
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Margaret A. Cargill Foundation Fund - Saint Paul &
Minnesota Foundation
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Nina Kemppel Fund
Pershing Advisors Solutions LLC Kevin Gottlieb
Princeton Area Community Foundation - Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation
Providence Health Services - Washington
San Francisco Foundation Bob Friedman
Seattle Foundation
Southcentral Foundation
Sue Perles
The Alaska Community Foundation
The Annie E Casey Foundation
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
The Rasmuson Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Whittier Trust Company Elaine Coles
TOSA Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Our 2024 Donor List
Alaska Children's Trust
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Cook Inlet Tribal Council
First Alaskans Institute
John Gourley
Kawerak
Major Tour
Sponsor
Ford Foundation
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Mat-Su Health Foundation
Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation
Norton Sound Health Corporation
Providence Alaska
Southcentral Foundation