Haiti Development Institute

The Haiti Development Institute (HDI) is a legacy of The Haiti Fund, a five-year fund established at the Boston Foundation to respond to Haiti’s devastating earthquake in 2010.

The Haiti Fund made grants directly to vetted local Haitian nonprofit organizations. This experience showed us that rural communities have the ideas, inspiration and committed local leadership to deliver real and sustainable progress in improving the livelihoods, education and health of poor Haitians.  But they need support, not only financial but organizational.

HDI builds the capacity of rural leaders through training, coaching, and access to data, networks and connections to help them grow organizations that can sustain and scale their work. 

We provide platforms for civic engagement and dialogue to support leaders’ efforts to develop their communities.

Finally, we help donors contribute to truly sustainable development by helping them invest in local Haitian organizations committed to advancing their communities over the long term.

Learn more about the Haiti Development Institute and our work by visiting hdihaiti.org, or contact Elizabeth Fischelis, Senior Program Manager, at elizabeth.fischelis@tbf.org.

Gift Instructions

Thank you for your interest. You may make credit card donations using the form below.

To give from a Donor Advised Fund, please recommend a grant to "Boston Foundation, Inc." with the name of the fund in the grant purpose field.

To donate by check, make your check payable to "Boston Foundation, Inc." with the name of the fund in the memo field and mail to:

The Boston Foundation
PO Box 843027
Boston, MA 02284-3027

For wire or bank transfers, or to inquire about transferring other types of assets, please click here for a PDF of the fund gift instructions or contact our Fund Administration office at (617) 338-2637 or email fundadmin@tbf.org.