2016-06-09T15:37:51-07:00 2015-07-31 HEALY AND ASSOCIATES 1200 CONCORD AVE STE 250 CONCORD CA 945204939 990 2014-08-01 201897585 Smartmeme DBA Center for Story-based Strategy SMAR 5109031809 654 13th Street Oakland CA 94612 Bernice Julie Shaw Operations Director 2016-06-09 true Madeleine M Rocamora EA P00495614 9256030800 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z Christine Cordero 900 Alice Street 320 Oakland CA 94607 725405 false false X www.smartmeme.org X 2004 VT smartMeme offers nonprofit networks and organizations the analysis, training and strategic support for their communications needs. 7 7 4 0 397049 655457 107267 69887 24 48 13 504340 725405 0 0 224468 220905 0 53565 227472 410269 451940 631174 52400 94231 418601 555653 43701 86522 374900 469131 smartMeme offers nonprofit networks and organizations the analysis, training and strategic support for their communications needs. Through collaboration, training, and consulting, we've supported over 200 nonprofit organizations and 4,000 communications-oriented practitioners and professionals. false false 534806 TRAIN: Provide training and advanced training to key nonprofit leaders and grow smartMeme's training capacity and Practitioners NetworkFRAME: Consult and Support over 10 partner groups in strategic framing initiatives around critical strategic communications issuesNETWORK BUILDING: Strengthened broader nonprofit networks through collaboration with allied intermediary organizationsTTHIS YEAR'S OFFERING OF CUSTOMIZED PARTNERSHIPS & TRAININGS WERE SOME OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS THAT SMARTMEME WAS ABLE TO MAKE KEY NARRATIVE STRATEGY PRACTICES LIKE FRAMING AND MESSAGING ACCESSIBLE, APPLICABLE AND EFFECTIVE FOR NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS AND LEADERS. 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Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process THE TAX RETURNS ARE PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER COMPLETION OF SAID RETURNS, THE ORGANIZATION IS SENT A DRAFT OF THE TAX RETURNS TO BE REVIEWED AND EXAMINED. THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES COPIES OF THE COMPLETE RETURNS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IF ALL ITEMS ARE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE, AN AUTHORIZATION IS SIGNED AND PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PROCESS, SIGN AND PROVIDE COPIES OF THE RETURNS TO BE FILED (PAPER OR ELECTRONICALLY) WITH THE DESIGNATED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. THE TAX RETURNS ARE THEN SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION, STAMPED WITH CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT AND TIMELY PLACED IN THE MAIL FOR FILING, OR THE FORM 8879 IS PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM ALLOWING ELECTRONIC FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Employees of the organization are required to put in writing their conflicting interests during each individual's annual review. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The organization's consultant assisted smartMeme in crafting a salary-scale policy, which was then formalized and approved by the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Governing documents are available for public inspection at the principal place of business.The conflict of interest policy and the organization's financial statements are available upon request