Case Study: Samish Indian Nation achieves 80% more efficient grant approvals with Laserfiche

Samish Indian Nation’s Digital Innovation Supports Tribal Members and Staff

Samish Indian Nation, headquartered in Anacortes, Washington, needed a more sustainable and scalable way to support its wide range of tribal services after paper-based, manual processes could no longer keep up. Working with Laserfiche and its content services platform, the tribe set out to modernize document management, approvals, and workflow automation for staff and tribal council members.

Laserfiche helped Samish implement digital repositories, e-forms, and automated workflows for resolutions, grants, member assistance, vaccine registration, and hybrid council meetings. The results included grant approvals that are 80% more efficient, grant applications processed in a single day instead of a week or more, and major time savings during COVID-19 by reducing manual tracking and enabling secure online access for dispersed members.

Samish Indian Nation

Sam Shinn

Systems Specialist