Big Promise of Little Things Change Comes From Everyone
FLEXIBLE FUNDING MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE When Malama Kaua‘i was awarded $11,500 last year through the Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s (HCF) FLEX Grant Program, Executive Director Megan Fox spent part of the money on some admittedly mundane expenses. “We overhauled our Quickbooks system and paid our Hawai‘i Investment Ready accelerator tuition,� says Fox. “These activities may seem really boring, but they’re truly helping to put us in a much better position to deliver on our mission by allowing us to address our business and strategy needs.�
These funds empower nonprofits to use money where they need it most
And that’s the beauty of HCF’s FLEX Grant Program, which was
to spend money where they need it most, whether that be
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DID YOU KNOW: “We realize that providing discretionary support to
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950 FLEX Grants totaling $21.7 million have been awarded to local nonprofits since the program started in 2013. To learn how you can transform your generosity into lasting change, visit: HawaiiCommunityFoundation.org