2015-06-10T16:02:05-07:00 2014-07-31 BEDINGER & CO 1200 CONCORD AVE STE 250 CONCORD CA 945204939 990 2013-08-01 201897585 Smartmeme DBA Center for Story-based Strategy SMAR 5109031809 654 13th Street Oakland CA 94612 Patrick Reinsborough Exec Director 2015-06-10 true Madeleine M RocamoraEA P00495614 9256030800 2013 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Patrick Reinsborough 900 Alice Street 320 Oakland CA 94607 504340 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. 10 10 5 0 447497 397049 147468 107267 13 24 0 594978 504340 0 0 263421 224468 7266 0 40210 227736 227472 498423 451940 96555 52400 379100 418601 56600 43701 322500 374900 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 371416 TRAIN: Provide training and advanced training to over 150 key nonprofit leaders and grow smartMeme's training capacity and Practitioners NetworkFRAME: Support three partner groups in strategic framing initiatives around critical strategic communications issuesNETWORK BUILDING: Strengthened broader nonprofit networks through collaboration with allied intermediary organizationsOur work this year has focused on building organizational capacity as a vehicle to achieve social change. We believe one of the best ways to create lasting change is to support grassroots organizing in the communities that are most directly impacted by injustice. This year's offering of 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. SmartMeme has trained over 250 organizers and leaders since January of 2012. Our 2012 Advanced Practitioners Training took place in Essex, Massachusetts. There we welcomed 40 social change leaders.In the fall, we held an internal training of trainers for our most advanced practitioners who are beginning to lead community trainings and story-based strategy sessions within their constituencies and communities, and as new and existing staff and associates for smartMeme. This was due in part to the recognition that in order to sustain more training offerings, we need a larger network of trainers. This 3-day retreat hosted a dozen trainers from our network and leading story-based strategists from partner groups like the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the Right to the City Alliance and focused on the theory and practice of story-based strategy methods and plans for the coming year. 371416 true true false false false false false false false false true 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false true 14 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X The Organization 5109031809 654 13th Street 2 Oakland CA 94607 Jihan Gearon Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shana Mc Davis-Conway Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Celia Alario Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rosi Reyes Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Amara Possian Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jacqueline Patterson Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gopal Dayaneni Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gildal Haas Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Cordero Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Patrick Reinsborough Exec Director 40.00 0.00 X 61050 0 0 Doyle Canning Fmr Co-Director 40.00 0.00 X 20567 0 0 81617 0 false false false 0 397049 397049 Book Sales 3041 3041 Consulting 78023 78023 Training/Registration Fee 26203 26203 107267 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 504340 107291 0 0 0 0 81617 70269 5679 5669 0 106101 91349 7383 7369 0 25875 22325 1277 2273 10875 9065 -75 1885 0 0 5400 5400 0 0 0 30846 12069 7335 11442 0 4259 2696 910 653 8608 7025 947 636 0 16385 14259 857 1269 9515 8373 355 787 0 1903 1800 18 85 0 0 0 2311 1311 917 83 Other program expense 66919 66333 73 513 Facilitators & Trainers 52484 52484 Meetings 7277 3467 3367 443 Payroll processing 6858 5539 1102 217 14707 3052 4769 6886 451940 371416 40314 40210 89995 253296 20008 0 288505 142415 0 0 0 0 732 6527 6527 0 0 0 0 0 600 2150 379100 418601 56600 43701 56600 43701 X 47500 92400 275000 282500 322500 374900 379100 418601 52400 X true X false true false X 100711 156718 450445 447497 397049 1552420 76617 75269 112079 147468 107267 518700 0 0 0 177328 231987 562524 594965 504316 2071120 0 0 2071120 13 3 17 13 24 70 0 13 3 17 13 24 70 0 0 177341 231990 562541 594978 504340 2071190 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6527 6527 X Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization has received exempt status under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the State of Vermont and Section 23701(d) of the State of California Revenue and Taxation Code.The Organization has adopted the accounting guidance related to uncertain tax positions, and has evaluated its tax positions and believes that all of the positions taken by the Organization in its federal and state exempt organization tax returns are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The tax return is 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 makes copies of the returns and distributes to those individuals charged with governance. Those individuals at that time can review and if applicable discuss any line items in the return with the accountant who has prepared the return. If all items are found to be acceptable, an affidavit is signed to authorize the outside accounting firm to process, sign and provide copies of the returns to be filed with the designated governmental agencies. Before the tax returns are filed, a final tax return copy is forwarded to all Board members. The tax returns are then signed by the organization, stamped with certified return receipt and timely placed in the mail for 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