Nonprofit Capacity Building

As a nonprofit, KPAA understands the economic and social challenges facing community organizations today.  We bring nonprofits together in a variety of ways to build partnerships and increase the resilience and capacity of organizations so they can better serve the community.

2011 Training Programs

Co-Intelligence and Creative Problem Solving
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm at the Lihue Public Library
Jeff Schwartz of Kela Associates, Maui will present the fundamental principles and techniques of effective collaborative decision-making, creative problem solving and co-intelligence. Practice applying these tools to your own organization’s issues, challenges and opportunities.  This interactive workshop is designed for Kauai nonprofit staff and board members.  Fee is $50 and includes two hours of coaching via phone or Skype post-workshop.

Pre-registration is required.  Download a workshop flyer.  Register online or download a registration form and mail to KPAA.  Deadline to register is August 26.  The fee is non-refundable but is transferable upon notification to KPAA.

About the Trainer: Jeffrey H. Schwartz, President and Founder of Kela Associates, has been a successful organizational innovator, management consultant, entrepreneur, marketer, strategic planner, mentor and coach.  He served as Director, Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness for Fannie Mae Foundation in Washington, DC.  He was the founder and president of Social Venture Capital Foundation.  Jeff was co-founder and President of a nonprofit child health education and advocacy organization now known as the National Vaccine Information Center.  For over 20 years Jeff was with Jellinek, Schwartz & Connolly, Inc., a multi-disciplinary environmental consulting firm.  He served as Environmental counsel for the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee and before that worked for the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

This workshop is supported by the Atherton Foundation, through the Hawaii Community Foundation.

Past Workshops and Gatherings

In 2009-2010, KPAA received a grant from the Annie S. Knudsen Fund and Hawaii Community Foundation to offer workshops for nonprofit staff and board members.  Workshops offer a valuable opportunity for nonprofits to build skills and network with peers.  Workshops included the following.

Building Effective Nonprofit Boards – April 22, 2010. Designed for board members and executive directors, the workshop covered legal responsibilities of board members and tips to improve how boards work together.  Speakers included Honolulu attorney Jeffrey S. Piper and a panel of seasoned board members, including Tad Miura, Nadine Nakamura and Laura Wiley.

Business Planning for Nonprofits Workshop-February 23, 2010. 
A chance to learn about planning tools and models that 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.  Offered in partnership with HANO.

Starting the Year off Right: Successful Fundraising in Challenging Times – January 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.

Strategic Nonprofit Collaborations – December 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.

Workshop Resource Materials:
– When to Consider a Merger
– Nonprofit Mergers and Acquisitions
– LaPiana Consulting – The Partnership Matrix
– Beyond Collaboration

Managing in Tough Times:  How Kauai Nonprofits are Coping – February 17, 2009.  Twenty five nonprofits gathered to discuss how they were being impacted by the recession.  Once again, our nonprofit leaders proved their resilience as they offered support to one another and great ideas of how to weather the current economy. Download the notes from that meeting, including strategies and ideas for nonprofits.

Conference

Building Capacity in Kauai Nonprofits – March 4, 2008. 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 – Fundraising and Leveraging Resources ; Elements of a Healthy Nonprofit
Jan Masaoka – Excerpts fr0m The Best of the Board Café – Ten Quick Ways to Invigorate Board Meetings, Alligators in the Boardroom
Dr. Becky Rhoades – Nonprofit Staffing: Paid and Unpaid
Judy Lenthall – Crafting the Message: Developing Your Communications Strategy
Laura Wiley, CPA – Finance 101 and Beyond

Survey of Needs

To learn the impact of the current economic climate on Kauai’s nonprofits, a survey was distributed to 153 island nonprofits in February 2009.  Download the survey results.