{"id":12,"date":"2019-05-17T19:47:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T05:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marthaross.org\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2019-07-03T18:03:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T04:03:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marthaross.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><em>Martha Ross, Consultant<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><em>Capacity Building for Entrepreneurs, Nonprofits &amp; Small Businesses<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>P.O. Box 482, Waim\u0101nalo, HI\u00a0\u00a0 96795<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:mrossresults@hawaii.rr.com\">mrossresults@hawaii.rr.com<\/a><br \/>\n808.265.0373<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Testimonials<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marthaross.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Maratha-Ross-Resume-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resume<\/a><\/li>\n<li><u>Schedule Free Consult<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Martha lives in Waim\u0101nalo, and is an independent contractor working with people to help them start &amp; grow strong, successful nonprofits and businesses from their dreams and ideas.\u00a0 She believes entrepreneurs, nonprofit organizations and small businesses are the backbone of Hawai\u2018i communities.<\/p>\n<p>She conducts an array of workshops, 1-to-1 assessment and services, grant writing, data collection, report writing, business plan &amp; grant writing clinics, community input sessions and meeting facilitation, statewide.<\/p>\n<p>Martha offers the following workshops: Biz Start-up Checklist, Business Plan Writing Clinic Series, Priority Setting &amp; Budgeting to Flourish, Nonprofit Start-up Basics, Grant Writing, Funds Development Planning for Nonprofits, Social Enterprise for Nonprofits, Board Training, plus more.<\/p>\n<p>As an independent contractor since 1982, she has taught workshops and classes, conducted 1-to-1 assessments &amp; provided customized help sessions, conducted research, written journal articles, collected data, held focus groups, produced reports, and co-led the start-up and growth of a community consumer cooperative and other community efforts.<\/p>\n<p>January 2016 \u2013 May 31, 2019, Martha was Hi\u2018ilei Aloha LLC\u2019s Capacity Building Manager.\u00a0 Hi\u2018ilei Aloha\u2019s mission:\u00a0 To identify, promote, develop and support culturally-appropriate, sustainable opportunities that benefit Native Hawaiians.\u00a0 The focus &#8211; strengthen Hawaiian communities through workshops, a 48 hour entrepreneurship class, leadership development, QuickBooks training, organizing operations for success, networking, an incubator-co-work space and 1-to-1 technical assistance for individuals and groups to start-up &amp; grow businesses and non-profits.<\/p>\n<p>2013, Martha and others in Waim\u0101nalo opened the Waim\u0101nalo Market Co-op.\u00a0Until July 2015, she served as the 1<sup>st<\/sup>General Manager, working with community, board, members, volunteers, local farmers and crafters.<\/p>\n<p>Fulfilling various staff leadership roles at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for 16 years, one accomplishment includes opening the Washington, D.C. office as its first Bureau Chief.\u00a0 She has conducted research, written articles, wrote grants, implemented grants, reviewed grants, lead policy advocacy, facilitated community organizing efforts, provided services and taught classes addressing issues affecting women and girls, sexual assault, domestic violence, crime victims, witnesses and their families and violence prevention\/peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martha Ross, Consultant Capacity Building for Entrepreneurs, Nonprofits &amp; Small Businesses P.O. 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