AISES Paths to Opportunities: Professional edition

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MAY 2024

How to Make Your Paycheck Work Harder

If you're worried about money, you aren't alone. A recent study by Mind Over Money in collaboration with Capital One found that 77 percent of Americans feel anxious about their financial situation. With inflation and the rising cost of living, you may be part of that group. Here are a few tips to make your paycheck work harder for you.

Review Your Spending

It may seem obvious, but reviewing your spending habits is an easy and effective way to understand where your money is going. Write down every purchase you make and every bill you pay each month. Until you see the final number you may not realize just how much of your hard-earned money is going out the door. Once you have the complete picture, consider where you might be able to cut back. If you’re eating out twice a week, can you cut back to once? Small changes like this can help keep money in your bank account — money you can use in more beneficial ways.


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ON TOPIC

In partnership with the Wells Fargo Foundation, AISES developed Native Financial Cents: Supporting Financial Capability for Native Americans Curriculum (NFC) to engage Native communities in advancing financial education for youth and young adults.

Financial education is a critical component of workforce development, ensuring individuals persist and thrive in their professional endeavors while successfully managing personal finances. Financial skill development helps students and early career professionals to advance more quickly both personally and professionally. Additionally, this financial knowledge will extend beyond personal finances to positively impact workplaces and communities.

The goal of the Native Financial Cents curriculum is to increase the financial knowledge, capacity, and confidence of Native learners within their communities, educational institutions, and throughout Indian Country through development and access to culturally contextualized curriculum and training opportunities. The long-term impact of this project is to increase the financial capability of Native youth and professionals.


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RESOURCES

Resources for AISES Members

AISES events, like the National and Regional conferences and Professional Chapter meetings are great opportunities to network. See the list of upcoming events below.

Have you had a chance to scroll through AISES posts on X (formerly known as Twitter)? Check it out to get up-to-date info on what’s going on with the organization and the latest happenings in Indian Country.

Online Resources

Mind Over Money and Capital One Study

How to Make Your Money Work for You

How Can You Make Your Money Work Harder for You

8 Ways to Make Your Money Work for You

Do This Every Time You Get Paid

17 Ideas to Save More Money Each Month

SAVE THE DATE

AISES CONFERENCES

See You There!

Join us at the AISES National Conference October 3–5 in San Antonio, Texas. Throughout this event you will meet, mingle, and network with other Indigenous people in STEM. It is also a perfect venue to promote your organization, provide information on scholarship and internship opportunities, meet interesting current and future leaders, and make new friends. We can't wait to see you!

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

2024 National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference

The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals is pleased and excited to convene the third Biennial National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference Sept. 9–12 in Anchorage, Alaska. This year's theme is Shared Responsibility for Indigenous Climate Resilience. Register for in-person attendance by Aug. 19 or virtual attendance by Sept. 6.

Request for Nominations: Advisory Committee for Science Quality and Integrity

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is seeking nominees for a federal advisory committee to its Office of Science Quality and Integrity (OSQI). We are seeking nominees with a broad range of expertise and experiences. This committee is a unique opportunity to influence the future of federal science at the USGS. The committee will advise the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the USGS on matters related to the responsibilities of OSQI, including the identification of key scientific quality and integrity processes to advance the USGS mission, effective mechanisms for engaging the next-generation USGS workforce and others through the Youth and Education in Science program and with other Federal agencies in STEM and underserved communities, the nature and effectiveness of mechanisms to provide oversight of science quality within USGS laboratories, and mechanisms that USGS may employ to ensure high standards of science quality and integrity in its programs and products.

Resident Science Scholar

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is seeking a Resident Science Scholar to join the Office of Tribal Relations for up to 18 months via the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Mobility Program. Eligible individuals must be currently employed by state or local governments, institutions of higher education, Indian tribal governments, or other eligible organizations. The Resident Science Scholar should have experience with co-production of science with Tribes or other Indigenous communities both to meet their specific needs and to address environmental and resource challenges.