Do you know of a family that is severely struggling financially and has not received other forms of assistance? We would like to help families in Windward Oahu who are living close to the edge and could use some extra help. Send us an email or use the contact us form to provide us with information about the family's situation and your contact phone number and email. Mahalo.

APPLY NOW: Deadline is January 27, 2016 Ananda Fund Hawaii 2016 Grant Competition from Ananda Fund Hawaii on Vimeo.

Happy Holidays! We know this is a busy time of year with year end appeals and final pushes for fundraising for our hard-working nonprofits. We have extended our grant competition until January 27, 2016. We are looking forward to a great year and helping some very worthy causes.  For more details click here Please also note the following changes to eligibility for our competition. Requirements & Eligibility Nonprofit theater groups or organizations who use theater and performances to showcase their work are not eligible to apply for this grant. We are accepting applications...

Grant Proposal Requirements--Due January 27, 2016 Please provide the following information: What is the name of your nonprofit? What is your contact information? (Phone, Email, Mailing Address, Contact Person) What is your mission statement? Whom do you help? Which community do you serve? What is the biggest need of your nonprofit? Kokua to KICKSTART your grant proposal Crafting Your Play: Things to Think About What aspect of your work would you like your play to highlight? (For example: social services, community outreach, education, etc.) What will be the one take...

2015-2016 Ananda Fund Hawaii Grant Competition We are excited to announce our 2015-2016 Grant competition! Your nonprofit will star in an original production on stage. Think a little American Idol, a little Broadway, and a lot of nonprofit heart and innovation! Ananda Fund Hawaii, a donor advised fund of Hawaii Community Foundation is seeking proposals from Hawaii based nonprofits for our first ever theater competition. After a first round of proposals, selected nonprofits will be invited to compete in a live performance that showcases your work. To win a $20,000 grant, your organization...

We believe in preserving open space. There is nothing that can replace a pristine and undisturbed landscape. At present there are 182 acres of land on the Mauka side of the coastline that are for sale. Ananda Fund Hawaii is joining in the effort to help preserve this space as open land for the public and keep it undeveloped. In July 2015,  with support from Hawaii Community Foundation, Ananda Fund Hawaii made a donation to the Trust For Public Land to help support this initiative. We believe that supporting our land is also supporting our people. We all benefit from nature. Please join us in making...

Thank you to everyone who voted in our 1st Annual Video Competition. Here are the results! You can still help by volunteering or donating to each of the featured nonprofits. Each organization makes a valuable contribution to our communities.          

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Aloha, We are thrilled with the growing response to our video competition for Hawaii’s nonprofits. There is still time left to vote. The contest ends January 14, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. Hawaii time. Below are the direct links to participating nonprofits. Once you log into Facebook, you will be taken to the voting page. Feel free to write a comment to cheer on nonprofits. Please share this email and the links with among your professional and personal circles. Although this is a competition for funds, we are also building awareness about the awesome work being done by community based nonprofit...

Voting Instructions Go to: http://www.facebook.com/AnandaFundHawaii or click this link http://bit.ly/1clpMEO.  You will be asked to LIKE our page to vote. 1. Click on view entries 2. At the top of the page you will see five categories (like in the image below) 3. Click on individual entries to vote. You can also click on a category to see all the videos in that category. 4. You will see a still image of the video and also the official video entry 5. Click VOTE*** (you will see your vote register) 6. Please share on your timelines, facebook feeds and with your social...