Fora: Network for Change is a 4-star charity with an above-average results reporting grade. It is financially transparent and its overhead costs are within Ci's reasonable range for overhead spending. 

Founded in 2009, Fora: Network for Change, formerly known as G(irls)20, aims to promote women and gender-diverse young people by training them in leadership skills and placing them in positions of power. The charity runs five programs: Global Summit, Rise on Board, Community programs, Advocacy, and Social Enterprise.

The Global Summit represented 31% of the charity’s program spending in F2022. The program works with young leaders from around the world to build their leadership, advocacy, and policy engagement skills. In F2022, the charity opened registration to delegates from outside G20 countries for the first time and had 30 delegates from 25 countries and regions.

Fora's Girls on Board program represented 31% of program spending in F2022 and was renamed to Rise on Board in March 2023. The program trains gender-marginalised leaders and then matches them to non-profits where they serve as voting board members for a year. In F2022, 35 Young Directors participated in this program.

In F2022, the charity’s Community programs represented 21% of the charity’s program spending. Fora’s Next Level program hosted weekly online workshops and bi-weekly coaching for 14 participants in the retail and hospitality sector. In F2022, the charity also hosted a Black History Month networking session and a Pride Month panel.

Fora’s Advocacy program was 11% of total program spending in F2022. In F2022, the charity published seven reports and research articles.

The charity’s Social Enterprises represented the remaining 6% of program spending. In F2022, the charity launched Elevate to provide professional development to young people facing gender-based discrimination. In F2022, the charity hosted nine sessions for 138 people.

Fora is a small charity that received $683k in donations in F2022. It also received $355k in government funding, representing 34% of total revenues.

Administrative costs are 15% of revenues and fundraising costs are 12% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 27%. For every dollar donated to the charity, 73 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

Fora has reserve funds of $509k which can cover around seven months of annual program costs.

Fora’s F2020 numbers are reported from the charity's F2020 audited financial statements. The charity changed its representation of expenses in F2021. For F2021 and F2022, Ci included 'Operations' and 'Marketing and communications' from the audited financial statements in administrative costs. For F2020, Ci included 'Office and general' from the audited financial statements in administrative costs. Therefore, costs may not be comparable.

The charity changed its representation of expenses in F2021 so costs may not be comparable.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Fora: Network for Change for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.  

Updated July 10, 2023 by Kiara Andrade.