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Community & Organizational Capacity Building <br />Since its founding, HACBED has built a body of information, experience, and expertise to support <br />the field of community -based economic development (CBED) by: <br />• providing organizational capacity development support to nonprofit CBED organizations across <br />the state and elsewhere; <br />assisting CBED organizations through trainings, workshops, coaching, technical assistance, and <br />other support services; and, <br />• implementing field building strategies to improve the environment in which community -based <br />organizations must operate in Hawaii. <br />Enclosed is a list of the more than 350 nonprofit and community -based organizations that <br />HACBED has served in Hawaii over the past 30 years. These have been conducted through <br />individual contracts with organizations and/or through contracts with private and public funders <br />providing assistance to their grantees. This provides HACBED with development experience from <br />an organizational life cycle and systems perspective. Organizations served range in size from large <br />to small and span the stages of development from emerging to long established organizations. Work <br />conducted for private and public fianders include: <br />• Wlai `anae Sustainability & Capacity Building Support — collaboration with Kamehameha Schools to <br />take a cohort approach to learn alongside Hoa `Aina O Makaha and Ka`ala Farms to build <br />organizational sustainability and resilience. <br />SNAP Inquiry — HACBED was contracted by the Department of Human Services (DHS) to <br />train and provide technical assistance to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) <br />staff, SNAP participants, and SNAP Nutrition Education (SNAP-ed) Providers using the <br />"Appreciative Inquiry" approach to connect personal stories to the target population. <br />Appreciative Inquiry uses anonymized, small -group or 1-on-1 interviews with open-ended <br />questions to gather in-depth stories in a safe setting. HACBED partnered with Social Ventures, <br />LLC, a local consultant group led by James Koshiba.The data collected, training, and <br />appreciative inquiry built capacity among SNAP staff, SNAP participants, and SNAP -Ed <br />Providers and identified assets, strengths, and built a deeper understanding of the SNAP <br />participants. The information gathered assisted SNAP staff to better determine the needs of the <br />SNAP participants, gaps in services, and identify where to allocate resources for SNAP and <br />SNAP-ed services. <br />Stipulation VII Prototypes — HACBED helped with the coordination and creation of prototype <br />work products for Stipulation VII B, C, and D of the Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the <br />Honolulu Rail Transit Project (HRTP). These included a color brochure of the area's history, <br />educational materials for children/youth, and a humanities program. Prototype creation and <br />production was carried out through networked partnerships involving community, private, and <br />public entities, such as Purple Mai`a (PM) and the University of Hawaii at West O `ahu <br />(-JHWO). <br />3 <br />