Training for Change

What it reported doing in 2024

Training for change is a training and capacity building organization for activists and organizers. We believe strong training and group facilitation is vital to movement building for social justice and radical change.since 1992, we've supported groups taking direct action, building strong teams and organizations, and working at the grassroots. We train thousands of people each year in north america, and also internationally, across issues and sectors from campaign strategy retreats for anti-gentrification community groups, facilitation training for union leaders, to de-escalation skills for immigrant rights groups resisting deportation.we're dedicated to transformation - beyond training new skills and tools, we support folks to wage conflict, challenge self-limiting beliefs, practice emotional intelligence, and expand what's possible for them and their groups. We believe training is most effective when it builds on the wisdom of people's lived experience. Our participant-centered practice follows emerging group dynamics in a workshop, adapts to local cultures and theories of change, and is oriented toward action - we call it direct education.we're adept at cross-cultural work and bring an awareness of power, identity, and conflict to every workshop we do. As an organization, we're committed to supporting historically marginalized communities in the u.s. And across the world, including indigenous, black, and other people of color, working class and poor communities, and women, femme, trans, and gender-nonconforming folks. We're also working to increase language access to trainings and tools, especially for spanish speakers.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 73%; rating input score 73
• Program expense ratio: 87.8%; rating input score 88
• Fundraising efficiency: $23.95 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 98.7%; rating input score 99; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 18.1%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.21; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 25.9%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 18.8% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings