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Thu 19th Jun 12:30 pm 2:30 pm | Update 5-9-14: The open registration filled in hours instead of days. Please register on the wait list if you are able to make this event and if/when we can increase the numbers or someone can't make it then we will add you in. There is a good chance that either of these will happen. It's time for the last Kokua.org Beta Event before baby Leong shows up so please register via the eventbrite link asap. The next one won't be until September at the earliest. We have a space limitation at Omidyar so please register now if you are planning to participate. The last event filled up in the first few days and our invite list has grown. If you can't get your registration in before this fills up, please add your name to the wait list option and we will add you if/when someone can't make it. Thursday, June 19 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Omidyar Fellows Office 700 Bishop Street Topa Financial Bldg 17th floor Ste 1701 Bishop Street Tower Parking rates are lowest at Harbor Court We will send a separate email regarding lunch to the registered participants as we get closer. Otherwise, please just bring your own lunch. We will send out more info once it's put together. This will be the fourth beta test event and will be an iteration of the last event. After reviewing the live and written feedback, meeting and discussing with the steering committee and working out the details, we think this next event will be even more effective and fun. Please email me with any questions. RSVP's will end once the maximum is reached. Hope to see you soon. More info to follow. Aloha, Evan  Omidyar Fellows Office |
Wed 27th Aug 9:00 am 12:30 pm | ProService Hawaii is proud to host a free strategic training seminar specifically designed for executive directors, board members, and director-level staff of local non-profit organizations. Featured speaker, Ken Zeri, President and CEO of Hospice Hawaii, along with ProService's certified HR professionals and legal team, will discuss best practices and critical issues facing today's non-profit organizations, such as strategic planning, successful hiring and retention strategies, and tough personnel issues. Attendees will learn practical methods to implement best-practices throughout your non-profit organization to help achieve the success of your non-profit's mission. Join us for this valuable opportunity to discuss issues unique to Hawaii's non-profit community in a candid and interactive setting. It will be a morning that you don't want to miss! Seminar begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. Feel free to arrive as early as 8:00 a.m. to allow ample time for registration, breakfast and networking. Waialae Country Club |
Fri 3rd Oct 8:00 pm 10:00 pm | Ad Up is a one-day event day that will test the limits of even the best ad men and women. Think ad2 meets startup weekend, but smaller and with some tweaks. What is it? This event is a friendly challenge pitting the top local advertising agencies against each other in a competition for the greater good. The agencies will compete for the best pitch based on their campaign concept for one of three lucky, pre-selected non-profit organizations. The teams get the opportunity of completing their campaign and pitch prep in an intense 12-hour period with all their blood, sweat, and tears going toward a good cause. The Ad Up winner will be selected by a panel of judges and criteria will be posted on [--link coming soon--]. How does it work? Team Captains (ad execs from local power advertising agencies) are invited to a Friday night mixer to meet and greet the other teams and folks from the industry to get the event underway. This is a casual get together meant for networking and camaraderie but is also an opportunity for team's to round out their talent by mingling with professionals in attendance that are interested in participating. The festivities really pick up on Saturday morning when several pre-selected non profits get the opportunity to pitch their cause to the all star ad executives and their hand picked teams. Non profits will then be matched up with the rockstar ad teams and begin the intense process of conceptualizing a marketing campaign for the non profit “client” with the deadline of 6:30pm that Saturday night. During the day, while the ad teams are brainstorming, prepping their creative, writing copy, and storyboarding there will be a marketing conference held for nonprofits, teaching them about the basics of marketing and how to improve their organization's marketing efforts. At the end of the day, at approximately 6:30 on Saturday, everyone reconvenes for food and drinks. Presentations will begin at 7:30. And of course, following the exciting pitches, there will be an after party celebration that you won't want to miss. When is it? October 3rd (for the Friday night ad mixer) and October 4th for the one-day event. Where will it be held? The Box Jelly: Hawaii's first co-working space located in Kakaako. Does it cost anything? TBD. We are working to keep the costs down as much as possible and are seeking corporate sponsors. The Ad teams will be on a volunteer basis. How do I sign up? To learn more, purchase a ticket for the marketing seminar or to attend the evening's pitches, go to [--link coming soon--]. TBA |
Sat 4th Oct all day | Ad Up is a one-day event day that will test the limits of even the best ad men and women. Think ad2 meets startup weekend, but smaller and with some tweaks. What is it? This event is a friendly challenge pitting the top local advertising agencies against each other in a competition for the greater good. The agencies will compete for the best pitch based on their campaign concept for one of three lucky, pre-selected non-profit organizations. The teams get the opportunity of completing their campaign and pitch prep in an intense 12-hour period with all their blood, sweat, and tears going toward a good cause. The Ad Up winner will be selected by a panel of judges and criteria will be posted on [--link coming soon--]. How does it work? Team Captains (ad execs from local power advertising agencies) are invited to a Friday night mixer to meet and greet the other teams and folks from the industry to get the event underway. This is a casual get together meant for networking and camaraderie but is also an opportunity for team's to round out their talent by mingling with professionals in attendance that are interested in participating. The festivities really pick up on Saturday morning when several pre-selected non profits get the opportunity to pitch their cause to the all star ad executives and their hand picked teams. Non profits will then be matched up with the rockstar ad teams and begin the intense process of conceptualizing a marketing campaign for the non profit “client” with the deadline of 6:30pm that Saturday night. During the day, while the ad teams are brainstorming, prepping their creative, writing copy, and storyboarding there will be a marketing conference held for nonprofits, teaching them about the basics of marketing and how to improve their organization's marketing efforts. At the end of the day, at approximately 6:30 on Saturday, everyone reconvenes for food and drinks. Presentations will begin at 7:30. And of course, following the exciting pitches, there will be an after party celebration that you won't want to miss. When is it? October 3rd (for the Friday night ad mixer) and October 4th for the one-day event. Where will it be held? The Box Jelly: Hawaii's first co-working space located in Kakaako. Does it cost anything? TBD. We are working to keep the costs down as much as possible and are seeking corporate sponsors. The Ad teams will be on a volunteer basis. How do I sign up? To learn more, purchase a ticket for the marketing seminar or to attend the evening's pitches, go to [--link coming soon--]. The Box Jelly |
Tue 9th Dec 12:45 pm 3:00 pm | Fresh Cafe - Downtown |
Thu 12th Feb 12:45 pm 3:30 pm | It's time for the first Kokua.org Beta Event of the year, so please register via the eventbrite link ASAP (kokua.eventbrite.com/ - password:kokua). We are trying a larger space this time, but space is still limited to keep the group intimate, so please register now if you are planning to participate. The last event filled up quick and our invite list has grown. If you can't get your registration in before this fills up, please add your name to the wait list option and we will add you if/when someone can't make it. Even though the last wait list was long, we were able to accomodate most people. If you want to invite a friend and they are not in Kokua.org, please check with me first. Thursday, February 12 11:45 am to 2:00 pm Argosy University 1001 Bishop Street, ASB Tower 4th floor, Honolulu, HI 96813 The Argosy University campus is located at: 1001 Bishop St., 4th floor. This is the American Savings Bank Tower, which is actually located on the corner of Alakea and S. King Streets. You may enter the building from either Alakea St. or Tamarind Park, and take any of the elevators to the fourth floor. Upon exiting the elevator, you will see our event registration table. A note on parking: parking in Bishop Square Garage is quite expensive (and we can only provide validation after 2:15pm), so we recommend parking on the other side of Alakea Street at Alii Place, which is a public lot and more affordable (or your preferred parking location in the Downtown/Chinatown area). Buffet lunch will be served from Da Spot. We learned a lot from Beta #5 and made significant improvements for this event. This will give us a better opportunity to build relationships and have a meaningful experience. We are excited because this will be the best one yet. Please email me with any questions. RSVP's will end once the maximum is reached. Hope to see you soon. More info to follow. Aloha, Evan Argosy University Downtown |