OUR IDEATION PROCESS
30+ interviews across the national impact investing and philanthropic ecosystem
KEY CONCLUSIONS
“We should avoid grant making processes that feel like another form of welfare.”
-KD Chavez, Intrapeneur, ACLU
“We need to build networks in and across leaders to instill change in an environment.”
-Anne Marie Burgoyne, Managing Director, Social Innovation at Emerson Collective
"When funders hire consultants from the continent that lack local context and relations it reinforces a feeling that expertise exists outside of Hawaii."
“A healthy funder relationship is having someone, with a name, that you can call.”
"We need operational funding, the things that are not envogue; and funders that are willing to share risk in developing new non-traditional metrics."
-Maya Saffrey, Community, Kauluakalana
“We fail sometimes because the problems are so deeply entrenched, it’s hard work. You will have daily challenges to your ethics and alignment...
In change-making, we sometimes get tired and take the easy route. The hard part is making sure that people are being checked when they’re operating in opposition to what we’ve all agreed to.”
-Simone Hill, Culture & Change Management Strategist, Omidyar Network
"What really hit me was that a lot of people come to Hawaii to enjoy their vacations, and maybe it's really time for part-time residents to start giving back...
I think it's helpful that we/you provide an opportunity for diversifying Hawaiiʻs community... Having that bond, a real connection would facilitate the philanthropy we want to see in Hawaii.”
-Margery Ziffrin, Financial Advisor, Lincoln Financial