2023-09-13T12:30:28-05:00 2022-12-31 363990892 Capin Crouse LLP 3200 Guasti Road Suite 230 Ontario CA 91761 990 2022-01-01 831982842 How to Build Up Inc HOWT 4153350356 554 Rhode Island Dr San Francisco CA 94107 Jerry McCann Treasurer/Secretary 4153350356 2023-09-13 1 Jerry McCann 999009999 0 Ashley Peabody P01385870 5055022746 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Helena Puig Larrauri 554 Rhode Island Dr San Francisco CA 94107 1247903 0 X howtobuildup.org X 2018 CA How to Build Up uses digital technologies to build peace around the world. 6 5 1 7 0 0 808238 1217214 0 0 48 475 0 0 808286 1217689 68890 3154 0 0 210464 202357 0 0 63087 751601 1074298 1030955 1279809 -222669 -62120 386004 413171 154223 243510 231781 169661 X How to Build Up's (Build Up) global core team builds peace around the world by bringing together diverse skills: mediation, negotiation, facilitation, marketing, media, filmmaking, design, coding, data analysis, social media, and graphic recording. 0 0 700416 3154 The Digital Media Arts for an inclusive Public Sphere (Digital MAPS) program was a six-month collaboration with the British Council and 18 partnering organizations and social media content creators in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Syria, Yemen, and Tunisia. Build Up supported partners to conduct participatory action research using Phoenix to conduct social media mapping and analysis in order to understand polarization dynamics on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Based on this research, Build Up provided training and technical support for the design and implementation of pilot interventions that counter polarization and promote inclusivity and openness in the networked public sphere. 271191 In 2022, Build Up began supporting democratization in the Somali region through the provision of technical assistance, accompaniment, and mentoring to the Transitional Puntland Electoral Commission (TPEC) in Puntland, Somalia. The program team works in close collaboration with counterparts in departments such as operations, voter education, training, voter registration, and IT to develop and implement voter registration and elections. The technical assistance builds on several decades of Somali democratization experience and expertise, and draws from achievements and lessons learned in the region. The assistance is also provided through a peacebuilding lens. This approach focuses on recognising that locally driven and contextually grounded democratization will be the most trusted, credible, and sustainable. To that end, technical assistance is targeted and responsive to the needs of electoral commissions. 114967 The following are a summary of some of the general service works we did with partners, including:In 2022, we began a multi-year partnership with Search for Common Ground to grow the capabilities of global program and research teams to understand the digital manifestations of conflict through the use of appropriate social media listening tools and strategies. To date, we have collaborated on social media listening work with SFCG Tanzania and Kenya offices, and have collaborated with the Institutional Learning Team to build capacity across headquarters and country office staff.We continued a multi-year strategic partnership with the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue that has implemented research and programs that address digital conflict in multiple contexts. In 2022, we provided advisory support and worked together to design a tabletop training and dialogue exercise for mediators integrating social media provisions into peace agreements. 54101 In advance of Kenya's 2022 election, we collaborated with UNESCO as part of their multi-year project, Social Media 4 Peace, to explore the role of social media in spreading hate speech and misinformation, and how legislation, social media companies and civil society have historically responded to hate speech and misinformation online. Build Up conducted research, consultations with government, civil society and technology companies, workshops with civil society, and social media listening and analysis. These served to understand what has historically been done to respond to hate speech and misinformation online, to understand various people's experiences with hate speech and misinformation and -- through reflecting on the current trends of social media and past responses -- to be able to identify ways that different actors could engage in the lead-up to the 2022 elections. 9925 Building on the two prior Digital Steps fellowship programs, Build Up continued a collaboration with the British Council to provide young media innovators in Syria and Yemen with effective tools, skills, and mentoring to create their own tech or digital media initiatives that respond to local community needs and contribute to their resilience. In 2022, 400 young and emerging actors, journalists, and content creators began to receive training and design support. In 2023, teams will be selected for continued Build Up mentorship and guidance through implementation. 64026 1150600 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA X Jerry McCann 4153350356 554 Rhode Island Dr San Francisco CA 94107 Jerry McCann Treasurer/Secretary/Consulant 20.00 X X 16000 0 0 Dr Medinat Malefakis Chair 0.30 X X 0 0 0 Quratulain Fatima Chair (part year) 0.30 X X 0 0 0 Rodrigo Davies Board member 0.30 X 0 0 0 Charles Hauss Board member 0.30 X 0 0 0 Hein Paing Htoo Chit Board member 0.30 X 0 0 0 Zeina Saab Board member 0.30 X 0 0 0 Leah Jones Board member (part year) 0.30 X 0 0 0 Christian Cito Cirhigiri Board member (part year) 0.30 X 0 0 0 Helena Puig Larrauri CEO / Consultant 40.00 X 108000 0 0 124000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1217214 30214 1217214 475 475 30214 30214 0 0 1217689 0 0 475 X 3154 3154 124000 115320 3720 4960 73140 73140 5217 5217 14672 14672 17700 17700 849784 810731 16737 22316 60 60 16883 11268 5102 513 4852 4852 139653 105093 34560 9945 8670 537 738 1656 1656 Dues & subscriptions 19093 17947 1146 1279809 1150600 66122 63087 286260 330561 95524 78944 4220 3666 386004 413171 9926 8802 144297 234708 154223 243510 X 171381 56287 60400 113374 231781 169661 386004 413171 -62120 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 851 652374 851822 808238 1217214 3530499 851 652374 851822 808238 1217214 3530499 1501753 2028746 372 299 48 475 1194 8012 18853 26865 3558558 41771 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: Other income - 2019 Amount: $ 8,012. 2020 Amount: $ 18,853. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grants to recipients located in the region 3154 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 7 Program services Peace Innovation;Digital Peacebuilding 207005 Middle East and North Africa 0 5 Program services Peace Innovation Training; Digital Peacebuilding; Global Communities 306046 0 12 0 0 0 12 516205 0 516205 0 0 0 0 0 1 Part I, Line 2: All of our grants are actually sub-grants defined by our service contract with our contracting authorities. All sub-grants are based on a collaborative process of design and implementation. The requirements for accounting for the sub-grants depend on the procedures outlined by our contracting authorities, but largely we are providing grants based on a set of deliverables which allow us to ensure the sub-grant is achieving its intended result. The monitoring of the deliverables is based on reporting and the actual products designed including software apps, websites, and other digital tools/solutions. Sub-grants are provided in tranches to ensure accountability before subsequent tranches are disbursed Part I, line 3: All foreign expenditures are accounted for in our US accounting system using the accrual method of accounting and supported by source documentation. All currency exchanges are tracked, or based on Oanda.com when necessary, to ensure we are accounting only in USD. Part III Accounting Method: X 1 30214 FMV 0 0 1 0 Part I, Column (b): The number of contributions represent the number of contributions received, not the number of items donated. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and reviewed in detail by the organization's top management. The reviewed Form 990 is then provided to the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The organization requires all officers and board members to annually complete and sign a conflict of interest questionnaire. The board Chair and Treasurer have co-responsibility for reviewing the signed statements and ensuring that interested persons are in compliance with the conflict of interest policy. The board Chair is responsible for reviewing the board Treasurer's statement, and the Treasurer is responsible for reviewing the board Chair's statement to ensure there is independence in the review process for all board members and officers. Should any potential conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member or officer would be asked to refrain from participation in any deliberation or decision with regard to matters affected by the relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 How To Build Up, Inc. has a unique policy for setting the salaries of our core staff and international consultants that is need based, recognizing those contributing to our efforts are not seeking profitable careers but rather purposeful careers. While we have not conducted a formal comparative analysis of salaries with contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberations, all of our salaries are not only reviewed by the Board of Directors, but also by the funders who are seeking our services. Because the procurement of our services are often done through a competitive process, and always must comply with government protocol requirements, we believe our salaries, including the CEO Helena Puig Larrauri, are scrutinized both by our internal governance and external funding agencies. Because there are sector leaders aware of compensation levels both on our board and with our funders, we believe the level of scrutiny makes us compliant with best practices. We know for a fact from our own salary histories before establishing Build Up, that we are being compensated far less than when in previous similar positions. Each salary is proposed transparently in a salary request and decided upon by the core members of the team and approved by the Board. Build Up ensures that rates are in line with historical rates in the field based upon our extensive experience in the sector (both core team and board members). The process is documented both at the time the requests are made at Build Up's annual retreat and when salaries are approved as a part of the annual Board meeting where the budget for the upcoming year is reviewed.In addition, a comparative analysis of compensation and benefits was performed in 2023 which confirmed that officer compensation and benefits are reasonable compared to other similar nonprofit organizations, such that the answers to these questions will be "yes" on future filings. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Core consultants: Program service expenses 519,258. Management and general expenses 16,737. Fundraising expenses 22,316. Total expenses 558,311. Contractors: Program service expenses 291,473. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 291,473.