Who is included?
Who is included in a subscription fee
Obviously, there must be some limits to who can be included in training with a single subscription fee (or we will quickly go out of business!). Here is how we set those limits along with some clarifying examples:
Tribal Council/Alliance/Association/Large Nation:
A tribal council or other umbrella group requires a subscription for its own council and administration. The subscription does not extend to its member nations/groups.
Example: The Southwest Alliance is an umbrella group representing fourteen nations. It has one governing council and eleven staff. Alliance council and its eleven staff are one client. Member nations must subscribe separately.
Small Nation:
A nation with only one governing council (it has no member communities with governing councils) needs only one subsciption.
Example: the Ulap Nation has six small communities but only one council. Therefore, all six communities have access to training with one subscription
Community:
A community has its own council and buys a subscription.
A community with no independent council wants training but its parent nation does not. The community buys its own subscription which does not extend to the rest of the nation.
Example 1: The Community of Moise River is part of the Lingit Nation. Moise River has its own governing council. Moise River wants training and gets a subscription, but the other Lingit communities do not and cannot share the subscription.
Example 2: The community of Palauk has no council of its own but wants training. Its nation is not interested. They raise the money themselves and get their own subscription
Community Group:
An informal group of individuals in a community can buy a subscription
Example: Nine women in Benson Lake want to start a personal development group but their small community has no money. The nine women split the cost and get a subscription
Not-for-Profit:
A not-for-profit governed by a board can hold a subscription
Example: The Iska Housing Society has offices with staff in four towns. The organization has one board. Therefore Iska is a single client
Business:
A private or public enterprise with a single management structure can have a subscription
Example: The Kawkwa Nation have four nation-owned businesses which the Kawkwa council oversees. However, each business has its own management structure and therefore, each business is a separate client
Special Considerations:
These definitions don't work for you? Call us. We'll make it work
Can't afford SOAR Training? If your group (of any kind) honestly cannot afford the subscription fee, please call us. Bursaries are available.
