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Donation Guidance

Vision & Mission

Vision

It is the vision of Blackfeet Community College to strengthen and enrich our Blackfeet Nation and universal community through quality education integrating the Nii-tsi-ta-pi World of Knowledge.

Mission

The purpose of Blackfeet community college is to provide the Blackfeet nation and our “Universal Community” access to quality educational programs that prepare students for achievement and higher education, meaningful employment, basic skills instruction, and community education while integrating the Blackfeet Culture and language.

Instructions for Submitting and Designating Your Donation

Blackfeet Community College provides the following guidance for submitting and designating your donation in the areas listed in our Vision Sheet which provides information about demonstrated areas of need your donation would be most needed to support a specific program, department, or initiative, please follow the instructions for three ways to donate below: 

1. When giving online:
  • Review the Vision Sheet 
  • Go to the following website and click on “Donate”
  • Once you are at the donation “Choose Amount” window, select if this is a one-time or monthly donation. Then click on or enter an amount you would like to donate. Refer to the Vision Sheet. 
  • If you wish to designate where you want your gift to go, check “Add note/comment” and type in where your would like your donation to go       Example: “Emergency Aid Support” or “Paid Insternships”
2. When mailing a check/money order:
  • Review the Vision Sheet
  • Address envelope and mail check or money order to:

Blackfeet Community College
Attn: President’s Office
PO BOX 819
Browning, Montana 59417

  • Write what you want your gift designated for on the memo line of the check. Refer to the Vision Sheet.
    Example: “Unmet Need Scholarship” or “Knowledge Carriers Lodge”
3. When giving in person
  • Review the Vision Sheet
  • Contact Tiffany Sellars at (406) 338-5441 ext. 2260, by email at tiffanys@bfcc.edu or simply come to campus! The President’s Office is located in the south administrative wing of the Beaver Painted Lodge on the second floor and let us know how you would like your gift to be used. Refer to the Vision Sheet. Example: "Medicine Spring Library” or “Blackfeet Community College Investment Fund”
  • Tiffany will be happy to assist you with the Givebutter donation portal or accept paper check donations.

If no exact designation is provided or what you designated is not connected to any of the featured donation options, your donation will be directed to the area of greatest need outlined in the college’s Vision Sheet, supporting urgent and emerging competing priorities.

Thank you for your generosity and for helping ensure your gift supports what matters most to you. Please contact us anytime with questions or ideas on supporting our “Universal Community” of students and community.

All donors will receive an official receipt from Blackfeet Community College, by email or mail (per donor preference) for your records. BFCC is a tribally chartered 501(c)(3) non-profit institution 81-0378943. With the exception of event meal costs or in-kind contributions, all gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. 

Thank you for your generosity and for helping ensure your gift supports what matters most to you. Please contact us anytime with questions or ideas on supporting our “Universal Community” of students and community.

BFCC is a tribally chartered 501(c)(3) non-profit institution 81-0378943. With the exception of event meal costs or in-kind contributions, all gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. This receipt confirms that no goods or services were provided in exchange for your donation.

Thank you for your generosity and for helping ensure your gift supports what matters most to you. Please contact us anytime with questions or ideas on supporting our “Universal Community” of students and community.

 

Donor-Designed Giving Process

Blackfeet Community College welcomes donors to submit donor designation requests for donating in the areas that are not listed in our Vision Sheet. All donor designation requests must include information about the demonstrated areas of need your donation would be most needed to support. You can identify a specific program, department, or initiative by identifying a scholarship, paid internship, program, initiative, cultural priority or other purpose you wish to support by proposing a new idea that is inspired by our students stories and aligns with BFCC’s vision, core values, mission and core themes and current strategic plan. Please following instructions to make a donor designation requests:

  1. State Your Intent to Donate and Meet with the President - Submit your donor designation request in writing to the President. Every submission should include the following: Donor contact information (including email, phone, address), a brief description of what you hope your donation will achieve, the amount being obligated/timeframe and note any specific guidelines such as how funds may be used, recognition preferences, timelines, or other conditions. This helps us honor your purpose with clarity and respect. Submissions should be emailed to Tiffany Sellars at Tiffany.s@bfcc.edu

  2. Designation Follow Up and Review - The President may schedule a meeting, in-person or virtually, to discuss the submitted donor designation request. The President may include relevant college employees and/or partners in donor discussions as deemed necessary, to ensure any approved request has been thoroughly reviewed/approved by the President and there is a plan for donation implementation in place that meets the college and donor's expectations. The college reserves the right to deny (in writing) requests that do not align with our vision, core values, mission and core themes or the college's current strategic plan.

  3. Confirmation of Donation - Once the implementation plan for the donation is in place, the donor may provide the college payment (as outlined in the “Instructions for Submitting and Designating Your Donation" above).

  4. Implementation & Stewardship - Your donation is carried out according to your guidelines, with follow-up communication and acknowledgment that reflects your preferences and the spirit of your contribution. If this is an annual or long-term gift, refinement may be needed overtime, we will continue to work with you to honor the intent of your donation. Donors are encouraged to reach out in a timely manner to the President’s Office if they have questions or concerns about their donation, as it is important to ensure both the college and donors' needs are met. 

Foundations, corporate partners, and other organizational donors considering a significant contribution, should contact the President directly by email at brad@bfcc.edu or by phone at (406) 338-5441 ext. 2260. We will follow a customized process to ensure gift alignment, clarity, and shared impact. 

If no exact designation is provided or what you designated is not connected to any of the featured donation options, your donation will be directed to the area of greatest need outlined in the college’s Vision Sheet, supporting urgent and emerging competing priorities.

Thank you for your generosity and for helping ensure your gift supports what matters most to you. Please contact us anytime with questions or ideas on supporting our “Universal Community” of students and community.

All donors will receive an official receipt from Blackfeet Community College, by email or mail (per donor preference) for your records. BFCC is a tribally chartered 501(c)(3) non-profit institution 81-0378943. With the exception of event meal costs or in-kind contributions, all gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. 

Thank you for your generosity and for helping ensure your gift supports what matters most to you. Please contact us anytime with questions or ideas on supporting our “Universal Community” of students and community.

BFCC is a tribally chartered 501(c)(3) non-profit institution 81-0378943. With the exception of event meal costs or in-kind contributions, all gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. This receipt confirms that no goods or services were provided in exchange for your donation.

Thank you for your generosity and for helping ensure your gift supports what matters most to you. Please contact us anytime with questions or ideas on supporting our “Universal Community” of students and community.

 

Significant Contributions

Foundations, corporate partners, and other organizational donors considering a significant contribution, should contact the President directly by email at brad@bfcc.edu or by phone at (406) 338-5441 ext. 2260. We will follow a customized process to ensure gift alignment, clarity, and shared impact.

If no exact designation is provided or what you designated is not connected to any of the featured donation options, your donation will be directed to the area of greatest need outlined in the college’s Vision Sheet, supporting urgent and emerging competing priorities.

Thank you for your generosity and for helping ensure your gift supports what matters most to you. Please contact us anytime with questions or ideas on supporting our “Universal Community” of students and community.

All donors will receive an official receipt from Blackfeet Community College, by email or mail (per donor preference) for your records. BFCC is a tribally chartered 501(c)(3) non-profit institution 81-0378943. With the exception of event meal costs or in-kind contributions, all gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. 

Thank you for your generosity and for helping ensure your gift supports what matters most to you. Please contact us anytime with questions or ideas on supporting our “Universal Community” of students and community.

BFCC is a tribally chartered 501(c)(3) non-profit institution 81-0378943. With the exception of event meal costs or in-kind contributions, all gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. This receipt confirms that no goods or services were provided in exchange for your donation.

Thank you for your generosity and for helping ensure your gift supports what matters most to you. Please contact us anytime with questions or ideas on supporting our “Universal Community” of students and community.

 

Strategic Plan 

2024 Strategic Plan 

Core Values

In recognition of the fact that we all have values that are shaped and developed through our interactions with others, and that these values shape our thoughts and actions, the students, staff, administration and Board of Trustees of Blackfeet Community College adopt the following core values:

  1. Ksi-ka-ta-pi-wa-tsin – Blackfeet Way of Knowing: Blackfeet culture/spirituality in philosophy, thought, and action.
  2. Nin-na-wa-tsin – Being a Leader: Professionalism, integrity, and responsibility in human interaction.
  3. Ini-yimm – Respect: Respect for one’s self, all other people, all ideas and each thing in the natural world.
  4. Ni-ta-pi-pa-ta-pi-tsin – Living in a Good Way: Honest in all thoughts and actions.
  5. Ii-yi-kah-kii-ma-tsin – Trying Hard: Commitment, dedication, sincerity in the pursuit of all our goals.
  6. Aoh-kan-otah-tomo – Accepting Everyone: Embracing the unique talents and contributions of each individual.
  7. Ii-ta-mii-pa-ta-pi-yoip – Happy Living: Humor, laughter and enjoyment of life.

We are committed to ensuring that all of these values are incorporated into all that we do, fulfilling the vision and mission of Blackfeet Community College.

Give to Our Students

  • Mental Health Support
  • Emergency Aid Support
  • Tuition/Fee Scholarships
  • Fisher Family Scholarship
  • Greer Foundation Scholarships
  • STARS Scholarships
  • Online Learning Scholarships
  • Student Led-Research and Conference
  • Unmet Need Scholarship
  • Paid Internships
  • Books and Learning Resources
  • Career Closet ($7,000 matches accepted)

Give to Sustain Our Lodges and Nation

Give to Help Us Grow Our Camp

Construction and Infrastructure, Emerging Programs & Services, and Emerging Certificate and Degree Programs

Maintenance of existing buildings/infrastructure
  • Broadband expansion and Classroom AVI
  • Landscaping
  • Student Housing
  • Library/Archive/Cultural Center
  • Campus East Expansion Workforce Training and Land Grant Center
  • Faculty/Staff Housing
  • Building more Certificate, Two and Four-Year Degrees
  • Faculty and Staff Professional Development (RDI Grant, WGU Partnership)
Emerging Programs and Services
  • Knowledge Carriers Lodge (Elder Hub)
  • Lifelong Learning Center
  • Tutoring
  • GED/HiSET Preparation and Testing
  • Youth and Pre-Admissions Programing
  • Community Language and Cultural Activities
  • Athletic Program Development and Scholarships
Emerging Programs and Services
  • BA/BS Piikani Studies
  • BS Social Work
  • BS Environmental Science
  • AS Anthropology (2+2 program with the University of Montana)
  • One-Year Certificate in Industry Trades to AAS Trade
  • Emphasis (Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Carpentry, Project Leadership and Management)
  • Class 7 Teachers One-Year Certificate and Licensure
  • AS in Gaming and Hospitality (2+2 program with the University of Las Vegas)

Contact Us

Please give us an OKI (Hello) and we will let you know what support is needed and how you can help. Your contributions help our students, enable the growth of our campus, and sustain our lodges and community. Contact us by phone or email to schedule a tour, visit, or arrange an in-person or virtual meeting with our Institutional Development Director, Melissa Weatherwax, at melissa@bfcc.edu or (406) 338-5411 ext. 2762.