HANO fall workshops: proposal writing
and creating a culture of engagement

The fall schedule of HANO workshops includes Proposal Writing: An Interactive Exploration of Grant-Seeking from Hawaii’s Trusts and Foundations, a full-day training session on Friday, Oct. 19, at HCAP, 33 South King St., Suite 300, Honolulu.

This workshop focuses on grant-seeking from Hawaii trusts and foundations.  It is an introductory, hands-on, interactive workshop for local 501(c)(3) organizations seeking grants. This workshop will introduce you to basic techniques in researching grants, enhance your skills in proposal writing for foundation funding, and give you hands-on experience in preparing and reviewing a proposal. 

Attendees will learn the history of foundations in Hawaii and current local and national trends in philanthropic giving. They will explore strategies for finding the best fit with funders, discover how to put together a proposal package and explore the criteria funders use to evaluate proposals.  Presenters are Lily Bloom Domingo, chief operating officer and director of Training and Consulting Services HANO, and Jennifer Cornish Creed, HANO training specialist. Click here for more information and to register.

Monica Grant, vice president of Resource Development at the YMCA of Honolulu, will be the presenter at HANO’s workshop, “Creating a Culture of Engagement That Results in Major Gifts,” a full-day workshop on Kauai on Thursday, Nov. 8. Click here for more information and to register.

Too often, nonprofits that focus solely on raising money ultimately fail, while those that develop engagement at all levels – staff, volunteers and community – succeed.  This workshop is for staff and volunteers of nonprofits seeking long-term organizational growth and sustainability.

Topics covered will include the relationship between organizational culture, resource development and fundraising, how to enhance engagement at all levels (staff, volunteers and community) to build a sustainable organization, and how to cultivate donors and create a major-strategic-gifts program.