Volunteer in Hawaii Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development

HACBED pursues its mission by assisting community-based economic institutions that provide direct economic benefits to individuals, families, and communities.

Through its work over the past 21 years of its operation, HACBED has developed strong and relevant experience and expertise in the following areas:

• Community & Organizational Capacity Building– expertise in the areas of organizational assessments (diagnostics), strategic thinking and planning, community economic development training and technical assistance, and executive coaching to assist communities and non-profit organizations in building capacity to plan, implement, and sustain community-based economic development ventures.

• Asset Development – developing policy and community practice around strategies to help individuals, families, and communities build wealth and assets in order to achieve self sufficiency and develop increased opportunities to exercise choice and control over their future.

• Community Based Planning– expertise in the areas of community and organizational planning process design, facilitation, and community based planning.

• Finance & Fund Development– experience in providing trainings and technical assistance to assist low-income communities and non-profit CBED organizations in developing viable financial and funding strategies to plan and implement their community and economic development ventures (projects, programs, and businesses).