Please join us for our HGPC Education Session:
Trust Before Transactions: Stewarding Donors Through Challenging Times

Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 11:30am-1:00pm
Japanese Cultural Center – ‘Ohana Room, 5th floor
No-host parking at JCCH

Register by June 8, 2026. Bento lunch provided.

Description
Periods of crisis test more than budgets; they test relationships. This session focuses on how fundraisers and gift planners can show up for donors with authenticity and compassion when circumstances are difficult, especially during local or community wide crises.

Participants will explore approaches for donor outreach that center care over obligation, acknowledge shared impact, and maintain trust even when giving conversations are paused or reframed. The session will also address how thoughtful stewardship during hard moments lays the foundation for deeper engagement when stability returns.

Speakers
Beth Iwata
Vice President of Development & Marketing
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii
 
Paul Tonnessen
Executive Director (Retired)
Friends of the Children’s Justice Center of Maui
 
Moderator
Kristi Bates
Senior Director of Major Gifts & Donor Engagement
YMCA of Honolulu