Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc.
"Making life better!"
Our mission is to improve people's lives in American Indian and other disadvantaged communities. How we differ from all of those organizations promising to help. Three words - we've done it. More on what we do and how we do it...
Latest News: Dr. AnnMaria De Mars, former vice-president of Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc. will be giving the statistics keynote address at the Los Angeles Basin SAS User Group, Friday, June 27, 2008 at the Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel. Registration is now open and space is limited. Early registration is $35 and ends on June 6, 2008. See www.labsug.org to register and to view the agenda.
What we offer ....
Education - You'll never meet anyone who says, "If I had my life to live over again, I wouldn't have bothered to have gotten an education." One of the ways we make life better is through training and education. SLC offers staff and community training in areas of special education, direct care, early childhood, small business management and leadership.
Spirit Lake Forum -in Indian country, you may not have another mother, another son who is taking care of a family member with the same problems. Maybe you want to start a new business and want some advice. You might just want to rant about a lack of services. The latest thread getting a lot of attention is on Autism. Post here anonymously or join as a member. Yes, it's free.
Community - free community services provided include a reading room with newsletters , virtual field trips and a community bulletin board.
Our intranet, unlike most, is open to the public and has a surprising number of free resources including grant proposals, photos, annual reports and PowerPoint presentations. Added this week: report on our latest project on distributing disability information throughout reservations in the Great Plains. It's not true you can't get hundreds of people to show up, you just need to know how - that, and pray it doesn't snow!
Virtual Library - we know that reservation communities have very few libraries or bookstores. Where do you find information on disability, illness, ethics or management? Right here! Thousands of pages are available for download and it is all free.
Our other services- in addition to our workshops, we also offer grantwriting and evaluation services, tailored to the needs of your program and your community. Sorry, those aren't free, but the first hour of consulting is. Click here to email our president, Dr. Erich Longie to arrange an appointment.