Membership

Understanding the Benefits of our Funder Hui Community

Admittedly, Funder Hui has used many terms to describe our community! Members, supporters, and participants are often used interchangeably to describe our network participants. Funder Hui is a unique PSO in that we do not have a paywall to participation. While we encourage sustaining donations and membership dues, we do not require them as a prerequisite to engage in our programming and events. Equity necessitates the spirit of inclusivity and accessibility.

Donations versus Dues

Over the past 4 years we’ve been asking for donations and dues. Most PSO’s operate on a dues model. We offer a similar dues framework for participants who would like to formally join the Funder Hui community with an annual contribution. These “dues” help cover the cost of our programming which include our small part time staff, event-costs, and our network’s IT infrastructure. Our suggested dues are:

  • $500-$2,500 for Individuals and Small Organizations

  • $2,500 to $10,000 for Small to Medium Foundations

  • $10,000 to $25,000 for Medium to Large Foundations

  • $25,000 to $50,000 for Sustaining Supporters

When calculating your contribution we ask that you consider either your annual grant-making portfolio and/or your staff size. As of 2024 this is an honor-system.

For certain events, attendees will pay a fee to cover the cost of their participation. For most, we offer them freely. While we understand this can be a cause for confusion, we feel the size of our sector and our commitment to equity require that we evolve the PSO revenue model.

Organizations who offer larger donations to Funder Hui do so because they see our mission, to build the community and connection required for impact, as intertwined with or central to their grantmaking priorities.

To create our vision We offer our community the following benefits and services:

1. In-person and Virtual Events

From pau-hanas to panels, we host several in-person and virtual events in Hawaiʻi each year which offer intentional spaces for networking, learning, and fostering innovation in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. As a co-created space, we encourage our members and participants to come to us with ideas and requests for events so that we can remain nimble and creative in the programming we offer to our community. Our semi-annual pau hanas feature food, drinks, and entertainment.

2. Working Groups

Our Housing, Education, Capacity Building, and Food & Farmers Working Groups are a major pillars of Funder Hui. Working groups meet regularly, both virtually and in-person, allowing funders in those interest areas to connect, learn from expert speakers, and collaborate to solve problems and address needs. Working Group events often include light meals and refreshments.

3. Newsletter

Our regular newsletters feature our events, relevant partner materials, and opportunities to help guide FH programming. You can subscribe here.

4. Website

We continuously add new content and resources to our website funderhui.org. All videos of our online events can be found on our website. For disaster response, we provide links to meeting chats with contact information upon request.

5. Listserv

Our listserv facilitates a space for those in our network to connect with one another directly. Whether you want to share resources, ask questions, or distribute opportunities, our listserv is a way for the philanthropic sector in Hawaiʻi to have a direct line to each other.

We Offer Our Network:

  • Thought leaders and workshops on just funding and active relationship building.

  • Opportunities to authentically address community issues by building trusted relationships amongst those with resources of varying measure.

  • Safe spaces where people learn about each other as people first, are able to have difficult discussions, build trust with each other, experiment and learn together.

  • Unconventional relationships built between funders, nonprofits, and the community in order to drive capital to people and communities that have historically been extracted from it.

Join a Working Group

For more information about our working groups and how to join, visit this page.

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