2024-06-10T09:21:47-07:00 2023-07-31 811489821 HEALY AND ASSOCIATES 1200 CONCORD AVE STE 250 CONCORD CA 94520 990 2022-08-01 201897585 Smartmeme DBA Center for Story-based Strategy SMAR 5109031809 654 13th Street Suite 100 Oakland CA 94612 Paul Castro Interim ED 2024-06-10 true Paul Castro 999009999 true Suzanne R Healy P00533689 9256030800 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Reuben Tihi Hayslett 654 13th Street Suite 100 Oakland CA 94612 1678377 false X www.storybasedstrategy.org X 2004 VT SMARTMEME, INC. DBA CENTER FOR STORY-BASED STRATEGY (CSS) CULTIVATES IMAGINATION SPACES WHERE STORY, GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZING, AND DEMOCRACY ARE INTERWOVEN STRATEGIES TO BUILD POWER. 9 8 14 0 1590268 1365670 375542 293775 10033 2795 8899 1968605 1678377 25000 0 1031866 1115662 0 183925 336940 457745 1368806 1598407 599799 79970 2961906 3119879 223844 301847 2738062 2818032 SMARTMEME INC. DBA CENTER FOR STORY-BASED STRATEGY ("CSS") IS A NATIONAL STRATEGY CENTER DEDICATED TO HARNESSING THE POWER OF NARRATIVE FOR MOVEMENT BUILDING AND SOCIAL CHANGE. CSS PROVIDES SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL JUSTICE LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS AND ALLIANCES THE STRATEGIC SUPPORT TO REFRAME ISSUES AND WIN CRITICAL CAMPAIGNS. WE USE STORY-BASED APPROACHES TO AMPLIFY THE IMPACT OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, TO COMMUNICATE TRANSFORMATIVE POSSIBILITIES AND TO RE-IMAGINE SOCIAL CHANGE STRATEGY. THROUGH TRAINING AND CONSULTING, WEVE SUPPORTED OVER 300 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND 6,000 INDIVIDUAL CHANGE AGENTS. false false 1137343 25000 293775 TRAIN: PROVIDE TRAINING TO OVER 300 KEY NONPROFIT LEADERS AND GROW CSSS TRAINING CAPACITY AND PRACTITIONERS NETWORK.MOVEMENT BUILDING: STRENGTHEN BROADER NONPROFIT NETWORKS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS.NETWORK ENGAGEMENT: RESOURCE CSS NETWORK, ALUMNI AND FELLOWS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR MOVEMENT BUILDING.OUR WORK THIS YEAR HAS CONTINUED TO GROW, HONING OUR TRAINING TOOLS AND METHODS, ANDREACHING MORE AND MORE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WORKING FOR CHANGE. CSS began a program of Fiscal Sponsorship, to incubate emergent narrative opportunities from the CSS Network. The purpose is to strengthen movement infrastructure by providing a political home for the work. CSS will use Comprehensive Fiscal Sponsorships as a vehicle to support these projects. 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THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT WAS PAID FOR YEAR ENDED 7-31-2023.Reuben Tihi Hayslett- $1,080Angus Maguire- $2,638 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b 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 authorization is signed and provided to authorize 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 and mailed with certified return receipt or the signed form 8879 is provided to the outside accounting firm allowing electronic filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Employees and Board members of the organization are required to put in writing their conflicting interests when they first become an employee or Board member; then these are reviewed and updated annually. Annual Declarations of Conflict of Interest are distributed and signed by the CSS Board of Directors at the beginning of each Fiscal Year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a SMARTMEME INC. HAS A SALARY POLICY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH YEAR THE BOARD CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE CO-DIRECTORS AND MAKES A DECISION ABOUT THE SALARY RATE FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, THEN APPROVES IT WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL ANNUAL BUDGET. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Federal Tax Returns are available at guidestar.org & charitynavigator.org. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 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.