2015-08-15T10:59:06-07:00 2014-12-31 Bailey & Utley CPAs 303 West Joaquin Ave 280 San Leandro CA 94577 990 2014-01-01 943311784 Forward Together FORW 5106638300 1440 Broadway Oakland CA 94612 Eveline Shen President 2015-08-15 true David L Bailey P01439613 5106141895 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Eveline Shen 1440 Broadway Oakland CA 94612 4059107 false false X www.forwardtogether.org X 1999 CA To ensure that women, youth and families have the power and resources they need to reach their full potential. By developing strong leaders, building networks across communities, and implementing innovative campaigns, we are making our mission a reality. 8 8 29 10 0 1592549 3924005 115280 126160 8809 8942 0 1716638 4059107 0 0 1155899 1305109 0 74173 688375 854526 1844274 2159635 -127636 1899472 2430799 4350749 122525 143003 2308274 4207746 X Forward Together is a multi-racial organization that works with community leaders and organizations to transform culture and policy to catalyze social change. Our mission is to ensure that women, youth and families have the power and resources they need to reach their full potential. By developing strong leaders, building networks across communtiies, and implementing innovative campaigns, we are making our mission a reality. false false 1068323 Strong Families Movement Building:Strong Families is a national network comprised of over 100 partner organizations as well as thousands of indivdual supporters dedicated to changing culture and policy so that all families can thrive. The goals of Strong families are to: Change the way people think about, feel about, and act in support of families of all kinds; Build strong alliances across social justice sectors to expand the initiative's base of power; Change policy on the local, state, and national levels to benefit the majority of families and; Mobilize communities to take action for issues impacting families facing the greatest challenges and discrimination. 241164 Youth Organizing:Develops the leadership of 60 young Asian women and men in Oakland, CA to advocate on behalf of their communities. In addition to the overall leadership development goals of the program, Forward Together Youth leads the "Sex Ed the City" campaign, which works to ensure that public schools implement a comprehensive sex education curriculum that is culturally sensitive and inclusive of LGBT students, immigrant students, and youth of color. 220100 Strong Families Communications:Leads campaigns to shift the attitudes and minds of individuals, as well as mainstream culture around issues impacting families. Major media campaigns include Mamas Day, which brings visibility to the mothers in our community who often go unrecognized and are stigmatized for not conforming to traditional narratives of motherhood in mainstream society. With an email list of 20,000 supporters and a social media presence totaling approximately 14,000 followers, Forward Together engages with diverse communities online and through traditional media to transform culture and policy. 18684 1548271 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false true 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false 47 0 true 29 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false CA CO CT IL MA MI NJ NM NY OR X X Forward Together 5106638300 1440 Broadway Suite 301 Oakland CA 94612 Daniel Martinez HoSang Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rosemary Abriam Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Yee Won Chong Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alicia Garza Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eveline Shen President 40.00 0.00 X 119002 0 0 Edith Sargon Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Fuentes Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kay Fernandez Smith Chair 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 119002 1 false false false 0 3924005 3924005 Consulting revenue 125660 125660 Convening revenue 500 500 126160 8942 8942 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4059107 135102 0 0 0 0 119002 77352 17850 23800 0 926437 676673 240612 9152 0 168416 121622 41487 5307 91254 68282 20249 2723 0 15840 7371 8469 7250 7250 0 0 0 0 0 7699 5624 1912 163 14275 10313 3769 193 0 100293 74231 23476 2586 113274 101253 10812 1209 0 0 0 0 0 7518 4780 2638 100 Consultants 277889 155644 107470 14775 Stipends to organizations 104275 104275 Printing and Publications 33309 28844 1806 2659 Food and beverages 31099 27403 2712 984 141805 84604 46679 10522 2159635 1548271 537191 74173 297221 1737306 1649112 1314751 443205 1260380 7533 6229 0 0 0 0 32978 31383 0 0 0 0 0 750 700 2430799 4350749 35708 46465 86817 96538 122525 143003 X 1077857 1245035 1230417 2962711 2308274 4207746 2430799 4350749 1899472 X false true X false false X 1093268 1955573 1551983 1592549 3924005 10117378 0 0 1093268 1955573 1551983 1592549 3924005 10117378 0 10117378 6111 9700 7311 8809 8942 40873 0 37800 39425 67138 115485 126160 386008 10544259 0.95950 0.95130 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 12344 2443 14787 2144848 2159635 257982 64496 false 201329 227800 242090 257982 929201 1393802 2391 5908 49181 14787 72267 50332 56950 60523 64496 232301 348452 1606 3455 11182 12344 28587 Payroll payable 55780 Vacations payable 40758 96538 4059182 75 75 4059107 4059107 2159710 75 75 2159635 2159635 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Forward Stance Leadership Model:Forward Stance is a mind-body practice infused in all aspects of organizational work, allowing Forward Together to effectively bring together groups across issues and geography to align and magnify their impact. Forward Stance is integrated into all Strong Families convenings, such as the RAD Summit, and has been a key tool in coordinating the work of partner organizations to move together toward a shared goal. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 will be completed annually, and copies will be provided to the entire governing board of directors of the organization. All directors will be given a short period to review the Form 990, ask questions and submit changes. At least one member of the executive committee will then review the Form 990 with the finance director, and any necessary changes will be updated on the form. Once all necessary changes are made, the Form 990 will be signed by the president, dated and submitted by the filing deadline. A copy of the approved Form 990 will be provided to all directors, and a public disclosure version (masking the names and addresses of major contributors) will be posted on the organization's web site. A file copy will be kept in the regular finance department files. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Board members must sign the organization's conflict of interest policy and agreement, and if a potential conflict of interest is present, the board member will abstain from discussing or voting on said conflict. The chair of the meeting is expected to make inquiry if such conflict appears to exist and the board member has not made it known. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The organization uses salary surveys to determine compensation. In 2008 the organization adopted a new salary scale that was based on researching compensation for comparable positions in nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area. The board had extensive discussions and then approved the final document. Salary surveys are conducted internally by acquiring data from organizations directly and from wider, independent surveys of comparable organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available No documents available to the public.