HomeMy WebLinkAboutRD.3 Eric M. Kapono dba Advancement Services for Native NonprofitsP.O.Box 4789,Hilo,HI 96720
Phone:808.969.3991
kapono@advancementservices.org
www.advancementservices.org
June 15, 2023
Mr. Douglass Adams
Director of Research & Development
County of Hawai i
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1301
Hilo, Hawai i 96720
Statement of Qualifications and Interest of Professional Services
#RD.3: Community Planning (Community and Economic Development, Community
Engagement, Strategic Planning, Sustainability Systems)
(1) Eric M. Kapono (Owner), dba Advancement Services for Native Nonprofits
Mailing: P.O. Box 4789 Street: 17-707 Ala Loop
Hilo, HI 96720 Kurtistown, HI 96760
Landline: (808) 969-3991 Cell: (808) 989-5347
Email: kapono@advancementservices.org
(2) Established: July 1997 (25 years)
Employees: Sole Proprietor; No Employees past five years
(3) Qualifications: See attached “Experience Summary”
(4) Five Clients in Facilitation and Strategic Planning (two in preceding year):
2018-Present HI DOE Office of Hawaiian Education, Kau i Sang, Director, (808) 784-6073
2013-21 Partners in Development Foundation, Laura Dang, Sr. VP, (808) 595-2752
* N K lai Wa a, Ke mailani Case, Executive Director, (808) 987-8709
* Imiloa Astronomy Center, Ka iu Kimura, Director, (808) 969-9701
* Hawai i Technology Academy, Matt Zitello, Director (808) 676-5444
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Experience Summary:Facilitation and Strategic Planning
Eric Kapono,sole proprietor of Advancement Services for Native Nonprofits,has facilitated development
of strategic plans for twenty years.Group sizes have ranged from ten to over 100 participants;lengths
have ranged from 4 hours to 3 days;formats are in person and virtual.
Strategic planning clients in the last several years have included:
Private Nonprofits Public Charter Schools State Government
Aha P nana Leo
Huliau pa a
Institute for Pacific
Education and Culture
Education (INPEACE)
M lama Loko Ea
Foundation
N K lai Wa a
N Limahana o Lonop h
Native Hawaiian Health
Consortium
Native Hawaiian Legal
Corporation
Partners In Development
Foundation
P ‘Foundation
Three Mountain Alliance
Foundation
Hawai i Technology
Academy
Ka Umeke K eo
Kanu o Ka ‘ina
KANAKA
Kanu i Ka Pono
Ke Ana La ahana
Kua O Ka L
M lama H nua
Samuel M.Kamakau
Aha Kauleo Hawaiian
Immersion Language
Advisory Council
Hawai i DOE Office Of
Hawaiian Education
‘Imiloa Astronomy
Center
Eric Kapono custom designs each facilitated strategic planning process in close collaboration with the
client to ensure the final deliverable is as useful as possible.His processes are heavily influenced by deep
trainings in the following methods:
Appreciative Inquiry &SOAR Model
Balanced Score Card &Strategy Mapping
The Drivers Model (Leadership Strategies,Inc.)
Open Space Technology
World Café
Genuine Contact Way &Whole Person Process Facilitation (Orange Level Certification)
ICA s Technology of Participation
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Liberating Structures
Dynamic Facilitation
Creative Problem Solving (Level II Certification,Creative Education Foundation)
Drexler/Sibbet Team Performance Model
Policy Governance
Any combination of these methods allows us to co create the best possible process,taking into account
the following:
Who and how many Stakeholders to ideally Include,and in what way?
How much Time is available compared to the degree of Change desired?
Level of Community Engagement necessary to build and sustain momentum?
Organizational Culture and Capacity in relation to the most useful Final Deliverable?
Level of detail in an Implementation Plan,if desired?
Type of post planning Infrastructure necessary to carry the momentum?
Certifications
2015 International Association of Facilitators
IAF Certified™Professional Facilitator (CPF)
2020 Creative Education Foundation
Level 2 Creative Problem Solving
2020 Genuine Contact Organization
Orange Level Membership
Education
1992 State University of New York at Binghamton,Binghamton,New York;
M.A.,Anthropology
1988 Catholic University of America,Washington,DC;
B.A.,Anthropology