Nonprofit Capacity Building

Business Planning for Nonprofits Workshop - Feb. 23, 2010; 1-5 pm

Learn to use the planning tools and models which can help nonprofits communicate their vision and value to funders, investors, clients and the community. Facilitated by Marisa Castuera Hayase, President of Hayase Consulting, Inc. Cost is $30; seating is limited. Download the registration form and the workshop flyer for more details. Offered in partnership with HANO.


Starting the Year off Right: Successful Fundraising in Challenging Times

Workshop held Jan 11, 2010

Participants honed their fundraising skills to work “smarter, not harder” in these economic times. Building stronger relationships with donors and creating a team to support your fundraising efforts was emphasized along with how to create an annual fundraising plan to guide your efforts. The workshop focused on building a broad base of individual donors, and was aimed at small to mid-sized community organizations that have limited resources for fundraising.
See the workshop flyer
 

Strategic Nonprofit Collaborations
Workshop held Dec. 18, 2009
 
Participants who were looking for ways to work with other nonprofits to save money, increase effectiveness and extend their reach learned from other NPs that have found innovative ways of working together, ranging from collaborations to partnerships to mergers.

Post Conference Resources:
- When to Consider a Merger
- Nonprofit Mergers and Acquisitions
- LaPiana Consulting - The Partnership Matrix
- Beyond Collaboration


Building Capacity in Kauai Nonprofits
Conference held March 4, 2008 - Post-Conference Update and Materials

Executive Directors and Board Members attended a one-day conference to help increase their organization's effectiveness to better achieve their nonprofit’s mission. The conference was sponsored by the Annie Sinclair Knudsen Memorial Fund, with support from Grove Farm Foundation and was presented in partnership with Kauai United Way, Kauai Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Kauai.


Speaker Presentations

David LaPiana - Elements of a Healthy Nonprofit
Jan Masaoka - Excerpts fr0m The Best of the Board Café - Ten Quick Ways to Invigorate Board Meetings, The CompassPoint Board Model for Governance and Support, Alligators in the Boardroom
David LaPiana - Fundraising and Leveraging Resources
Dr. Becky Rhoades - Nonprofit Staffing: Paid and Unpaid
Judy Lenthall - Crafting the Message: Developing Your Communications Strategy
Laura Wiley, CPA - Finance 101 and Beyond



Background
To learn the impact of the current economic climate on Kauai's nonprofits, a survey was distributed to 153 nonprofits.  Download the February 2009 Survey ResultsOn February 17, 2009 a session for 25 nonprofits was held to discuss "Managing in Tough Times:  How Kauai Nonprofits are Coping."  Download the notes from that meeting, including strategies and ideas for nonprofits.