• Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Main Phone: (907) 742-4524 | Message: (907) 339-7278
    Location: 5530 E. Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage, Alaska 99504

Department Overview

  • Anchorage School Business Partnerships (SBP) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) with a mission Engaging community to inspire youth toward a vibrant future. SBP provides connections, tools and resources for meaningful partnerships between schools and local business organizations.  Participating businesses range from large for-profit corporations, state entities, to one-person operations.  Each partnership is designed to serve both student needs and the business mission.

     

    SBP began in 1991 with a Board of Directors system that provides guidance and direction for the program as a whole. Over the years, there have been more than 600 organizations involved, resulting in an economic impact of $1.2 million annually. Learn more about building a partnership here.

Our Goals

    • Foster meaningful and impacting relationships between business and schools 
    • Develop quality partnerships for the benefit of all Anchorage School District students and staff 
    • Cultivate opportunities for career and workforce development 
    • Recruit community and business partners and match with local school needs and volunteer opportunities
    • Recognize and honor students, educators and businesses who participate in the School Business Partnership (SBP) program through the Spirit of Tomorrow program
    • Gather community and school leaders to have meaningful conversations about education through our Leaders in the Schools program

Our Mission

  • Engaging the community
    to inspire youth toward a vibrant future.     

Executive Director

Cornerstone Sponsors

  • We want to thank all those who give generously to SBP.  While many Business Partners give directly to their School Partner, there are a handful of partners who give directly to support the operations of SBP. 

    The following businesses and organizations are our Cornerstone Sponsors:
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    Anchorage School District

    Student learning, achievement, and lifelong success are the focus of the Anchorage School District.

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  • GCI

    GCI

    GCI Communication Corp is a telecommunications corporation operating in Alaska.

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  • NECA Logo

    NECA - IBEW Alaska

    The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), Alaska Chapter, is the voice of the electrical construction industry in Alaska.

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  • Northrim

    Northrim Bank

    Northrim Bank is a full-service community bank headquartered in Alaska.

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  • Providence

    Providence Alaska Medical Center

    Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, AK is the state's largest hospital and a nationally recognized adult and pediatric trauma center.

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  • Saltchuk

    Saltchuk

    Saltchuk has been a strong partnership since the organization was formed in 1982.

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  • VISIT ANCHORGAE

    Visit Anchorage

    Anchorage is the gateway to Alaska adventure. Located within Denaʼina Ełnena, on the traditional homelands of the Dena’ina Athabascan people and the Native Village of Eklutna, the city combines wild Alaska beauty, convenient urban comforts, mesmerizing outdoor spaces, and captivating arts and culture.

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