2017-07-07T16:49:23-07:00 2016-08-31 R J Ricciardi Inc 1101 Fifth Avenue Suite 360 San Rafael CA 94901 990 2015-09-01 680406388 Global Strategies GLOB 4154511814 828 San Pablo Ave Albany CA 94706 Joshua Bress President 2017-07-06 true June Nguyen P01337710 4154571215 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Joshua Bress 1647540 false false X www.globalstrategies.org X 2000 CA Global Strategies empowers communities in the most neglected areas of the world to improve the lives of women and children through healthcare. 7 7 5 7 0 1467300 1646733 0 1106 807 -10906 0 1457500 1647540 918928 934928 0 369005 415568 0 66645 263831 263673 1551764 1614169 -94264 33371 2445306 2486636 15004 22768 2430302 2463868 X Global Strategies empowers communities in the most neglected areas of the world to improve the lives of women and children through healthcare. false false 840788 745843 Prevention & Care - See Schedule O 226125 40280 Monitoring and Evaluation - See Schedule O 165920 116771 Education & Training - See Schedule O 157513 32034 1390346 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false true true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X X Sloane Drake 4154511814 828 San Pablo Ave 260 Albany CA 94706 Anne-Marie Duliege MD Board Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nicole Rubin Board Secretary 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dave Stewart Board Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Arthur J Ammann MD Board Member 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Theodore Ruel MD Board Member 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Wanderman Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Craig Waldman MD Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joshua Bress MD President 30.00 0.00 X 96741 0 0 Sloane Drake Dir. 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Programs 10005 Wire Trans Sub-Saharan Afr Adv Med Training 21932 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr Ebola Prevention 75000 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr HIV Care 18080 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr HIV Care 30000 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr Maternal/ Child HIV 10000 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr Maternal/ Child HIV 110570 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr Maternal/ Child HIV 13375 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr Maternal/ Child HIV 7500 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr Maternal/ Child HIV 86625 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr Mother/Child Heath 262300 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr Neonatal Care 10264 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr Neonatal Care 11500 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr Neonatal Care 15266 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr NursingScholarship 14000 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr Post Rape Care 86241 Wire Trans. Sub-Saharan Afr Youth HIV Care/Prev 28048 Wire Trans. United Kingdom Neonatal 45077 Wire Trans. 18 false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US Grants and assistance to individuals and organizations are monitored by the Director of Finance and Operations, with final approval by the President. false Boston Childrens Hospital 300 Longwood Ave Boston MA 02115 17901 0 Technology University of Connecticut 352 Mansfield Road Storrs CT 06269 21414 0 Technology 0 2 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Prevention & Care:Ebola Prevention Global Strategies ensures adequate personal protective gear and trained staff in the identification of Ebola are present at clinics in the Catholic Health Network in Liberia. The Catholic Health Network is present in approximately 2/3 of Liberian counties. A rapid response team was trained to assist rural clinics in the appropriate triage of potential Ebola cases.Childrens AIDS Programs (CAP) - A pediatric HIV clinic at Heal Africa Hospital in Goma, DRC, providing long term care for HIV affected children and postnatal care for HIV exposed infants. 702 HIV affected children* received care. HIV care for mothers- Identification of HIV positive pregnant women, initiation of antiretroviral medication to prevent transmission and care was provided to 75,585 women* at 68 clinics* in North & South Kivu Provinces, DRC, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. Youth Counseling and HIV testing- Provide counseling and HIV testing utilizing trained peer educators, teachers and community leaders in Bukavu, South Kivu, DRC. 20,449 individuals* reached. Rural Healthcare-Provide counseling and HIV testing, HIV management, PMTCT and family planning in rural Hwange district of Zimbabwe. GS, working with local partners, helped to establish and accredit 5 health clinics* and provided HIV treatment for 1,947 individuals.* Post exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)- Post rape medical care including HIV prevention, emergency contraception, sexually transmitted infection treatment, and referral to other needed services for survivors of rape in South Kivu Province, DRC. Real-time supply chain management overcomes barriers to reach survivors within the required 72 hours post violence. 950 survivors* presented for care in 13 clinics* operated in South Kivu. Malnutrition-community based screening, medical treatment and nutritional supplementations for moderate and severely malnourished children in Goma, DRC. 890 children* received careNewborn care Train nurses on essential newborn care, collect statistics on births and maternal and neonatal mortality to help improve care quality. Global Strategies collects daily data on births and deaths at the nurseries using remote digital data collection. 749 babies* were cared for at the Panzi NICU and 534 babies* at a nursery in North Kivu Province, DRC. Pediatric Rehabilitation-Identify manage and prevent common musculoskeletal and neurological impairments through physical therapy and rehabilitation, GS treated 551 children with extensive traumatic injuries and untreated congenital disabilities in Karnataka State, India. Education & Training: Education and training of healthcare providers is a component of every Global Strategies project. While we address urgent healthcare needs, we invest in the long term health of the community through education.Democratic Republic of Congo/ N. Kivu (86 Health Care Workers trained) Democratic Republic of Congo/S. Kivu (208 Health Care Workers trained)Zimbabwe (131 Health Care Workers trained) India (175 Health Care Workers trained) Nigeria (28 Health Care Workers trained)Liberia (245 Health Care Workers trained)Scholarships Global Strategies supports advanced post-graduate education of local providers. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, we are currently supporting a physician receiving a specialization in pediatrics, a nurse who is receiving a Masters Degree in Public Health and a physician receiving a Masters in Health Program Administration. We are also supporting a cohort of nurses in Monrovia, Liberia.Monitoring and Evaluation:Global Strategies follows the highest standard in monitoring and evaluating projects using a combination of direct site visits and innovative remote monitoring systems. Our work in this area has been recognized internationally. Global Strategies collects daily data from some of the most remote parts of Africa to fill critical data gaps and improve the data collection capacity of local partners. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Health & Technology:Expenses: $119,445 Including Grants of $32,034Global Strategies develops and implements innovative technological solutions that help our partners overcome the challenges of their limited resource settings. We focus on using simple and scalable technologies that allow healthcare providers to track their outcomes in real-time using cloud-based data collection software and analysis tools. We help our partners establish baseline data in neonatal mortality rates and stillbirth rates. Additionally, we use technology to track inventory of critical supplies and predict stock needs over time. We also work to bridge the gap between care delivery and data collection by developing software programs that facilitate care delivery while simultaneously collecting data that guides resource allocation. Global Strategies developed our own neonatal decision support tool, called NoviGuide, which we have begun, field-testing.Public Issue Advocacy & Outreach:Expenses: $38,068 Including Grants of $0Global Strategies works with local implementing partners in resource poor countries to develop scalable models for delivering care in environments with poor infrastructure. We share our models through publications in academic journals, presentations at Global Health conferences and meetings with key international stakeholders. Our founder, Dr. Arthur Ammann, presented the Sheldon Siegel Honorary Lecture at the University of California, Los Angeles. Global Strategies presented the NoviGuide application at the Global Health Digital Forum. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A draft of the form 990 is reviewed by the Accounting Supervisor, Director of Finance & Operations, President and Board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Method for determining compensation: After identifying the position title and writing a job description, comparable data is researched using teh following methods to determine an average compensation range:1. Salary and benefit compensation studies by independent sources;2. Written job offers/advertisements for positions at similar organizations;3. Documented telephone calls about similar positions at both nonprofit and for-profit organizations; and4. Information obtained from the IRS Form 990 filings of similar organizations.The job description and compensation range is then presented to the Executive Committee for approval. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Method for determining compensation: After identifying the position title and writing a job description, comparable data is researched using teh following methods to determine an average compensation range:1. Salary and benefit compensation studies by independent sources;2. Written job offers/advertisements for positions at similar organizations;3. Documented telephone calls about similar positions at both nonprofit and for-profit organizations; and4. Information obtained from the IRS Form 990 filings of similar organizations.The job description and compensation range is then presented to the Executive Committee for approval. Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspection Form 990 is available at Guidestar.org Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The audited financial statements are available on the organization's website. Other documents are available upon request.