2014-11-14T17:47:24-06:00 2013-12-31 943359608 RUBIAN MOSS CPA 1901 OLYMPIC BOULEVARD SUITE 200 WALNUT CREEK CA 945965079 990 2013-01-01 421626352 THE OAKLAND INSTITUTE OAKL 5104695228 PO BOX 18978 OAKLAND CA 94619 ANURADHA MITTAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5104695228 2014-09-28 true RUBIAN MOSS P00576237 9254822626 2014-11-14 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z ANURADHA MITTAL 4173 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD OAKLAND CA 94619 370965 false X MEDIA.OAKLANDINSTITUTE.ORG X 2010 CA OAKLAND INSTITUTE IS AN INDEPENDENT POLICY THINK TANK THAT BRINGS FRESH IDEAS TO THE MOST PRESSING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRNMENTAL ISSUES OF OUR TIME. OUR MISSION IS TO INCREASE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTE FAIR DEBATE ON CRITICAL SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FORUMS. 8 7 2 8 0 389395 369434 2000 1500 79 31 0 391474 370965 14192 0 0 138879 145597 0 20024 86896 136784 239967 282381 151507 88584 380489 471523 3606 6056 376883 465467 X OAKLAND INSTITUTE IS AN INDEPENDENT POLICY THINK TANK THAT BRINGS FRESH IDEAS TO THE MOST PRESSING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRNMENTAL ISSUES OF OUR TIME. OUR MISSION IS TO INCREASE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTE FAIR DEBATE ON CRITICAL SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FORUMS. false false 234839 OAKLAND INSTITUTE'S WORK TO BRING THE VOICES OF IMPACTED COMMUNITIES TO THE FOREFRONT; STOP RESOURCE THEFTS; AND STRENGTHEN LAND RIGHTS OF COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE GAINED NEW GROUND IN 2013. HERE WE SHARE ONLY FOUR HIGHLIGHTS DEMONSTRATING THE DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE RESULTING IN CLEAR WINS. 1. WHEN USAID AND DFID CONCLUDED THAT ALLEGATIONS OF LAND GRAB RELATED ABUSE AND FORCED EVICTIONS IN ETHIOPIA WERE "UNSUBSTANTIATED," OI RELEASED RECORDINGS OF THEIR INTERVIEWS WITH VILLAGERS, CONDUCTED IN-DEPTH RESEARCH, AND IN SEVERAL REPORTS SHOWED PERSUASIVELY HOW THESE AGENCIES SUPPORT REPRESSION IN ETHIOPIA. FOLLOWING OUR ADVOCACY, US CONGRESS PASSED THE 2014 APPROPRIATIONS BILL CONTAINING PROVISIONS TO ENSURE US DEVELOPMENT FUNDS ARE NOT USED TO SUPPORT FORCED EVICTIONS IN ETHIOPIA. 2. OI'S REPORT ON HERAKLES FARMS IN CAMEROON EXPOSED THE TRUTH BEHIND THIS DECEPTIVE "GREEN" INVESTMENT. THE TRACTS OF LAND NOW UP FOR NEGOTIATION HAVE SHRUNK FROM 73,000 TO 19,843 HA AND THE 99 YEAR LONG LEASE IS A THREE YEAR TEMPORARY CONCESSION NOW. 3. IN PNG, VILLAGERS WHO DEPEND ON NATURAL RESOURCES FOR SURVIVAL ARE BEING SWINDLED OUT OF THEIR LAND SO THAT FOREIGN CORPORATIONS CAN FELL RAINFOREST AND DEVELOP PALM OIL PLANTATIONS. OUR FILM AND REPORT, ON OUR LAND, AMPLIFIED STRUGGLES OF LOCAL PEOPLE. WITH GROWING PRESSURE, PNG'S PRIME MINISTER O'NEILL HAS CONCEDED THAT LAND LEASES ABUSED BY THE TIMBER INDUSTRY WILL BE CANCELED. THE PEOPLE OF COLLINGWOOD BAY HAVE WON BACK THEIR LAND FROM MALAYSIAN LOGGERS AND OIL PALM COMPANIES. 4. WE INITIATED AND ARE COORDINATING OUR LAND OUR BUSINESS, A MULTI- CONTINENT CAMPAIGN (NOW WITH OVER 200 CIVIL SOCIETY MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS) TO STOP THE WORLD BANK'S DOING BUSINESS AND BENCHMARKING THE BUSINESS OF AGRICULTURE INDICATORS, STRUCTURAL DRIVERS OF PRACTICES THAT DISPOSSESS SOME THE POOREST AND MOST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. KEY LEARNINGS 1. LAND AND RESOURCE THEFT IS THE KEY ISSUE CONFRONTING THE POOREST TODAY. RELATED PROBLEMS OF CLIMATE JUSTICE, POVERTY, FOOD SECURITY, AND THREATS TO CULTURAL AND BIO DIVERSITY ADD FURTHER URGENCY TO OUR WORK. 2. A POLICY THINK TANK CAN MAKE A DECISIVE CONTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT STRUGGLES OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES. 3. BE ACCOUNTABLE TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. GIVEN WE OFTEN HAVE ACCESS TO INVESTORS AND CONTRACTS RELATED TO LAND DEALS, WE MAKE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THEM FIRST, WHICH STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY ACTIVISM TO STOP/STALL DEALS. 4. "BUILD BRIDGES." THE POTENTIAL FOR CROSS-BORDER ALLIANCES, PUBLICLY NAMING INVESTORS IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES (AS IN THE CASE OF ITALIAN COMPANY SENHUILE SA) HAS PROVIDED A BOOST TO STRUGGLES ON THE GROUND. 5. NOT OPERATING FROM A PLACE OF FEAR HAS PROVIDED THE FOUNDATION FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE WORK. FUTURE PLANS 1. CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO COMMUNITIES ON LAND DEALS THAT WE HAVE EXPOSED IN SIERRA LEONE, CAMEROON, ETHIOPIA, SENEGAL, ARGENTINA, AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 2. INITIATE WORK ON NEW CASES IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA, TANZANIA, AND UGANDA. 3. CONTINUE WITH STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY. 4 MAINTAIN CAPACITY TO INTERVENE ON SPECIFIC CASES AND EVENTS AS SITUATION ARISES. 5. ESCALATE OUR LAND OUR BUSINESS CAMPAIGN LEADING TO THE OCTOBER 10TH WORLD BANK ANNUAL MEETING IN WASHINGTON, DC (FOR SHORTHAND, REFERRED TO BY THE HASHTAG WE ARE PLANNING ON USING - WVB - I.E. THE WORLD VERSUS THE BANK). THIS WILL INVOLVE TEACH-INS ON HOW THE DB RANKINGS AND BBA AFFECT COUNTRIES; PUSH OUT CAMPAIGN ELEMENTS FOR THE RUN UP TO WVB INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA, CREATIVE COMPONENTS (A VIDEO, INTERNET MEMES, DOWNLOADABLE STICKERS, POSTERS, ETC.), AND SEND OUT /CROWDRING (/CR) NUMBERS FOR COUNTRIES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH. /CR IS A MOBILE PETITION PLATFORM CREATED BY OUR PARTNER /TR THAT ALLOWS ANYONE WITH A FIRST GENERATION HANDSET TO DIAL A LOCAL NUMBER AT NO CHARGE AS A VOTE OF SUPPORT FOR THE CAMPAIGN. WVB WILL CULMINATE IN A GLOBAL DAY-OF-ACTION IN THREE TO SEVEN CITIES ACROSS THE WORLD (DC, NAIROBI AND BANGALORE ARE CONFIRMED; WE ARE TALKING TO GROUPS IN MEXICO CITY, NEW YORK, JAKARTA AND RIO). THE AIM OF PHASE TWO IS TO CREATE AN 'UN-IGNORABLE SPECTACLE' THAT HIGHLIGHTS POPULAR RESISTANCE TO THE WB'S NEFARIOUS, ANTI-POOR, ANTI-SMALL HOLDER, ANTI-INDIGENOUS, ANTI- PASTORALIST POLICIES AND FORCES THEM TO ABOLISH THE DB RANKINGS. 234839 true true false false false 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 14 0 2 true false false false false false false X 8 7 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false CA X THE OAKLAND INSTITUTE 5104695228 4173 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD 9 OAKLAND CA 94619 SHANNON BIGGS SECRETARY X X 0 0 0 TONY CLARKE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JEFF FURMAN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 CAROLYN PURCELL CHAIR X X 0 0 0 TANIA ROSE TREASURER X X 0 0 0 CAROL JOHNSON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ATUL SHARAN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ANURADHA MITTAL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 65000 0 878 65000 878 false false false 369434 369434 HONORARIUMS 1500 1500 1500 31 31 370965 1500 31 X 65000 52000 6500 6500 50000 50000 19645 12769 3929 2947 10952 7119 2190 1643 3935 3935 64754 60515 1531 2708 11354 7153 2159 2042 4961 3225 992 744 14929 10145 2734 2050 30550 28224 1241 1085 4421 3409 772 240 431 280 86 65 1449 1449 282381 234839 27518 20024 69428 23062 295451 360483 3488 72940 10190 14138 2155 1255 1332 900 600 380489 471523 3606 6056 3606 6056 X 376883 465467 376883 465467 380489 471523 88584 X false false X 103607 397717 389395 369434 1260153 103607 397717 389395 369434 1260153 644039 616114 67 79 31 177 1260330 3500 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2155 1255 900 900 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OAKLAND INSTITUTE IS AN INDEPENDENT POLICY THINK TANK THAT BRINGS FRESH IDEAS TO THE MOST PRESSING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRNMENTAL ISSUES OF OUR TIME. OUR MISSION IS TO INCREASE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTE FAIR DEBATE ON CRITICAL SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FORUMS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A APPROPRIATIONS BILL CONTAINING PROVISIONS TO ENSURE US DEVELOPMENT FUNDS ARE NOT USED TO SUPPORT FORCED EVICTIONS IN ETHIOPIA. 2. OI'S REPORT ON HERAKLES FARMS IN CAMEROON EXPOSED THE TRUTH BEHIND THIS DECEPTIVE "GREEN" INVESTMENT. THE TRACTS OF LAND NOW UP FOR NEGOTIATION HAVE SHRUNK FROM 73,000 TO 19,843 HA AND THE 99 YEAR LONG LEASE IS A THREE YEAR TEMPORARY CONCESSION NOW. 3. IN PNG, VILLAGERS WHO DEPEND ON NATURAL RESOURCES FOR SURVIVAL ARE BEING SWINDLED OUT OF THEIR LAND SO THAT FOREIGN CORPORATIONS CAN FELL RAINFOREST AND DEVELOP PALM OIL PLANTATIONS. OUR FILM AND REPORT, ON OUR LAND, AMPLIFIED STRUGGLES OF LOCAL PEOPLE. WITH GROWING PRESSURE, PNG'S PRIME MINISTER O'NEILL HAS CONCEDED THAT LAND LEASES ABUSED BY THE TIMBER INDUSTRY WILL BE CANCELED. THE PEOPLE OF COLLINGWOOD BAY HAVE WON BACK THEIR LAND FROM MALAYSIAN LOGGERS AND OIL PALM COMPANIES. 4. WE INITIATED AND ARE COORDINATING OUR LAND OUR BUSINESS, A MULTI- CONTINENT CAMPAIGN (NOW WITH OVER 200 CIVIL SOCIETY MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS) TO STOP THE WORLD BANK'S DOING BUSINESS AND BENCHMARKING THE BUSINESS OF AGRICULTURE INDICATORS, STRUCTURAL DRIVERS OF PRACTICES THAT DISPOSSESS SOME THE POOREST AND MOST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. KEY LEARNINGS 1. LAND AND RESOURCE THEFT IS THE KEY ISSUE CONFRONTING THE POOREST TODAY. RELATED PROBLEMS OF CLIMATE JUSTICE, POVERTY, FOOD SECURITY, AND THREATS TO CULTURAL AND BIO DIVERSITY ADD FURTHER URGENCY TO OUR WORK. 2. A POLICY THINK TANK CAN MAKE A DECISIVE CONTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT STRUGGLES OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES. 3. BE ACCOUNTABLE TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. GIVEN WE OFTEN HAVE ACCESS TO INVESTORS AND CONTRACTS RELATED TO LAND DEALS, WE MAKE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THEM FIRST, WHICH STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY ACTIVISM TO STOP/STALL DEALS. 4. "BUILD BRIDGES." THE POTENTIAL FOR CROSS-BORDER ALLIANCES, PUBLICLY NAMING INVESTORS IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES (AS IN THE CASE OF ITALIAN COMPANY SENHUILE SA) HAS PROVIDED A BOOST TO STRUGGLES ON THE GROUND. 5. NOT OPERATING FROM A PLACE OF FEAR HAS PROVIDED THE FOUNDATION FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE WORK. FUTURE PLANS 1. CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO COMMUNITIES ON LAND DEALS THAT WE HAVE EXPOSED IN SIERRA LEONE, CAMEROON, ETHIOPIA, SENEGAL, ARGENTINA, AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 2. INITIATE WORK ON NEW CASES IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA, TANZANIA, AND UGANDA. 3. CONTINUE WITH STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY. 4 MAINTAIN CAPACITY TO INTERVENE ON SPECIFIC CASES AND EVENTS AS SITUATION ARISES. 5. ESCALATE OUR LAND OUR BUSINESS CAMPAIGN LEADING TO THE OCTOBER 10TH WORLD BANK ANNUAL MEETING IN WASHINGTON, DC (FOR SHORTHAND, REFERRED TO BY THE HASHTAG WE ARE PLANNING ON USING - WVB - I.E. THE WORLD VERSUS THE BANK). THIS WILL INVOLVE TEACH-INS ON HOW THE DB RANKINGS AND BBA AFFECT COUNTRIES; PUSH OUT CAMPAIGN ELEMENTS FOR THE RUN UP TO WVB INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA, CREATIVE COMPONENTS (A VIDEO, INTERNET MEMES, DOWNLOADABLE STICKERS, POSTERS, ETC.), AND SEND OUT /CROWDRING (/CR) NUMBERS FOR COUNTRIES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH. /CR IS A MOBILE PETITION PLATFORM CREATED BY OUR PARTNER /TR THAT ALLOWS ANYONE WITH A FIRST GENERATION HANDSET TO DIAL A LOCAL NUMBER AT NO CHARGE AS A VOTE OF SUPPORT FOR THE CAMPAIGN. WVB WILL CULMINATE IN A GLOBAL DAY-OF-ACTION IN THREE TO SEVEN CITIES ACROSS THE WORLD (DC, NAIROBI AND BANGALORE ARE CONFIRMED; WE ARE TALKING TO GROUPS IN MEXICO CITY, NEW YORK, JAKARTA AND RIO). THE AIM OF PHASE TWO IS TO CREATE AN 'UN-IGNORABLE SPECTACLE' THAT HIGHLIGHTS POPULAR RESISTANCE TO THE WB'S NEFARIOUS, ANTI-POOR, ANTI-SMALL HOLDER, ANTI-INDIGENOUS, ANTI- PASTORALIST POLICIES AND FORCES THEM TO ABOLISH THE DB RANKINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY BOARD BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C DISCUSSED AT EVERY BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS COMPARED TO COMPENSATION BY OTHER NONPROFITS IN THE AREA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS COMPARED TO COMPENSATION BY OTHER NONPROFITS IN THE AREA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G 60,515 1,531 2,708