philanthropono
fə-'lan(t)-thrə-'pono [noun]
The desire to promote the welfare of others, through values that foster relationships with others that are just, fair and right.
Philanthropono helps community organizations better achieve their goals,
and aims to boost skills and enthusiasm for nonprofit work, particularly among Native Hawaiians and under-resourced communities.
Our Philanthropono program offers two RaisingChange courses, a grant writing training and a professional fundraising certification.
RaisingChange training.
Online Grant Writing Training
•8-week online training that’s applicable on day one of the course.
•Develop a program case, including a logic model, action plan, resource, budget and evaluation plan.
•Gain one year access to GrantStation Funding database to search for federal, state and foundation funding appropriate to your program.
Professional Fundraising Certificate
•12-week online certificate program
•Boston University’s Professional Fundraising Program which entitles you to 84 points in Category 1.B-Education of the CFRE International applications for initial certification and/or recertification.
•Interactive training, with a comprehensive survey of all aspects of fundraising.
“A passion profession gets you up in the morning ready to face the challenges, excited by the growth and learning that comes with it.”
Workload
and time
Commitment
Students must complete weekly learning assessments (reflections, papers, and discussions) on the course content to receive the certificate. No exceptions will be made.
Modules close on schedule and cannot be extended. After this period, students lose access to the module.
Vacations, planned events, and unexpected circumstances do not excuse students from coursework. The course is accessible online, allowing students to plan around such events. All module work must be completed while it's open, and modules cannot be retaken or extended.
Printing module content at the beginning of each module is recommended for future reference.
“Philanthropono works with nonprofit organizations serving rural and under funded organizations to build their community facilities.”
This work includes conducting facility design charrettes, development of facility schematic designs, procurement of architectural and engineering design services, as well as project management. Philanthropono couples facility design and facility fundraising into one package to create cost and time efficiencies.
Building
Change
ChangeMakers Hawaiʻi’s unique approach to community service pay-it-forward/giveback is a cornerstone of our Building Change pillar. We require all of our Raising Change, Boston University graduates to volunteer 90 hours at a Native Hawaiian or underfunded organization to help them meet their fundraising goals.
From November 2023 - October 2025 all of the Raising Change program participants, aka Change Agents, will donate their time, totaling over 1,000 hours of community service.
To learn more about the two organizations chosen for the 2023-2025 ChangeMakers Hawaiʻi’s Pay-it-Forward program, click here.
Need funding?
During some seasons in life, you just need to know you have access to financial resources. Whether it be to take your side hustle to the next level, or to help you make ends meet, ChangeMakers Hawaiʻi is here for your next step.
We provide low-interest microloans to individuals to assist with building their credit.
These microloans range between $500 and $5,000.