Organizations Filed Purposes:
WE CATALYZE THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO THINK SYSTEMATICALLY ABOUT THE FUTURE. MORE SPECIFICALLY, AS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT, WE ARE LEADING INNOVATORS IN THE SYSTEMATIC AND COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH OF THE LONG-TERM FUTURE, PROVIDING METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS THAT ENGAGE BOTH THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS IN ORDER TO: DISCERN AND COPE WITH TODAY'S SOCIETAL DILEMMAS; AVOID CREATION OF MORE COMPLEX DILEMMAS TOMORROW; AND CREATE NEW, IMPORTANT ALTERNATIVES IN SHAPING THE GLOBAL FUTURE.
PROVIDE FUTURE FORECASTING TO ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE.
VANTAGE - FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES, THE FUTURE 50 (FKA THE TEN-YEAR FORECAST) PROGRAM HAS BEEN A LEADING SOURCE OF FORESIGHT FOR A VANGUARD OF BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND NONPROFITS. IT'S A PLATFORM FOR SENSING TODAY'S LATENT SIGNALS, TRACKING THEIR INTERSECTIONS TO UNDERSTAND THE ECOSYSTEM OF CHOICES, AND DESIGNING PLATFORMS FOR FUTURE RESILIENCE. THIS IS AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM THAT, ALONG WITH ALL OTHER CORE FOUNDATIONAL MULTICLIENT PROJECTS, PROVIDES THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR INITIATIVES THAT FURTHER OUR MISSION IN LEADING THE EFFORTS ON LONG-TERM THINKING, WHILE SUPPORTING ONGOING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT PUSHES OUR RESEARCH IN NEW AREAS OF STUDY. THE FUTURE 50 PROGRAM SERVED OVER 25 MEMBERS, HOSTED AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND PROVIDED A DIVERSE ARRAY OF DELIVERABLES TO SPONSORS.
FOUNDATION GRANT FUNDING FOR RESEARCH INITIATIVES AND LABS - FOR OVER 50 YEARS, IFTF HAS CONDUCTED INDEPENDENT FUTURES RESEARCH, DESIGNED TO CREATE FORESIGHT THEN LEADS TO INSIGHT AND ULTIMATELY TO FUTURE-SMART ACTION. THIS WORK IS ORGANIZED ACROSS A CORE SET OF INTERCONNECTED LABS THAT, TOGETHER, BUILD BROAD SCANS OF THE FUTURE LANDSCAPE AND LEAD DEEP DIVES INTO URGENT FUTURES. THESE LABS ARE THE SOURCE OF IFTF'S MANY FRAMEWORKS FOR ACTION, AND ARE OFTEN FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS FROM LIKE-MINDED FOUNDATIONS WHO SUPPORT OUR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL MISSIONS.
FORESIGHT ESSENTIALS - THE FORESIGHT STUDIO IS BUILT ON A NEARLY 50 YEAR FOUNDATION OF FUTURES WORK FOR CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. THIS STUDIO OFFERING, THE FORESIGHT PRACTITIONER TRAINING, IS A NUTS-AND-BOLTS IMMERSION IN FUTURES METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS. IT IS DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS GROW THEIR SKILLS IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF FORESIGHT-AND TO JOIN A VIBRANT NETWORK OF PRACTITIONERS WHO CAN ADVANCE FUTURES THINKING IN ALL KINDS OF ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES AROUND THE GLOBE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Marina Gorbis | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $322,813 |
| Robert Johansen | DISTINGUISHED FELLOW | 40 | $263,828 |
| Michael Ness | DIRECTOR OF SALES | 40 | $231,076 |
| Rod Falcon | RESEARCH DIRECTOR | 40 | $227,127 |
| Jean Hagan | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | 40 | $222,207 |
| Lyn Jeffery | RESEARCH DIRECTOR | 40 | $203,191 |
| Daria Lamb | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR | 40 | $187,411 |
| Katherine Fuller | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN. | 40 | $181,609 |
| Jane Mcgonigal | RESEARCH DIRECTOR | 40 | $175,602 |
| Anmol Chaddha | RESEARCH DIRECTOR | 40 | $168,651 |
| Dylan Hendricks | RESEARCH DIRECTOR | 40 | $150,932 |
| Lawrence Wilkinson | INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE | 1.2 | $0 |
| David Thigpen | INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE | 1.2 | $0 |
| Steve Milovich | INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE | 1.2 | $0 |
| Michael Kleeman | INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE | 1.2 | $0 |
| Marianne Jackson | INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE | 1.2 | $0 |
| Karen Edwards | INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE | 1.2 | $0 |
| Berit Ashla | INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE | 1.2 | $0 |
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