HCF Scholarships: Help for a Brighter Future
by Kalowena Komeiji Director of Communications Karen White sometimes volunteers at the Foundation’s office. Karen is also a scholarships donor. Earlier this year, Karen shared a letter she received – a heartfelt letter – from a young man who had benefited from her scholarship fund. Donors like Karen are always appreciative of thank you letters [...]
You Count Challenge
The George Mason Fund at Hawaii Community Foundation will match your gift, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000 — doubling your gift and your impact on children. The Fund will contribute an additional $5,000 if 50 new donors make a gift – of any size – to Hawaii Youth Symphony (HYS) by July 31. HYS [...]
Credit Scams – Being Smart In Tough Times
by Kalowena Komeiji Director of Communications Since joining the Foundation nearly two years ago, I learned early on that Kelvin isn’t all that keen on expending the Foundation’s resources toward advertising. However, he recently shifted his opinion slightly when we realized, from conversations with nonprofit service providers, that the growing magnitude of debt scammers is [...]
2009 A Retrospective
Welcome to this special edition of Faces of Philanthropy, looking back at what was a momentous year at the Foundation. At the start of 2009, we knew that we were facing daunting challenges driven by deteriorating economic conditions and the need to “reset” our own work in the midst of trying times. Thanks to the [...]
Funder Collaborative
…we can design strategies to respond to community needs that any one funder would have a hard time doing on their own
In the Spirit of Giving
In October, Pam and Pierre Omidyar announced a $50 million commitment to the Hawai‘i Community Foundation to be provided over six years to fuel their philanthropic investments in Hawai‘i. It is believed to be the largest single gift made by living donors in the history of the state. “We are deeply grateful for the trust [...]
Friendraising Campaign Takes Off
Thanks to the efforts of the Board of Governors, our Neighbor Island Leadership Councils, professional advisors and our clients and donors, outreach efforts accelerated last year to introduce the Hawai‘i Community Foundation to philanthropists and would-be philanthropists. Over 116 referrals were made which led to 32 new funds at the Foundation. We continue to emphasize [...]
Managing Growth in a Challenging Environment
….we continued to invest in technology and process improvements to make our services efficient and cost effective
Program Profile: Schools of the Future Initiative
As one of our core values, we believe in the power of partnerships. Over the years, we have learned that the value of our grants can be incredibly leveraged by the addition of convening and coordinating grantees. In 2009, we began to redesign some of our grantmaking programs from a collection of grants to a [...]
Welcome to Our New Board Chairman: Paul Kosasa
Paul Kosasa begins a two year term as Chair of the Board of Governors. Paul is a well known local business and community leader who is President and CEO of ABC Stores. In addition to the Kosasa Family Foundation, Paul also manages the ABC Stores Jump Start Scholarship Fund and the Kosasa Family Fund, a [...]
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