2024-08-07T13:05:02-04:00 2024-03-31 943103728 FINCK RUDNICK & COMPANY 3251 BELVEDERE CT PLEASANTON CA 94588 990EZ 2023-04-01 461217071 THE FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE RULE OF LAW INITIATIVES FOUN 190 GOLDEN HILLS DRIVE PORTOLA VALLEY CA 94028 VICTOR SCHACHTER PRESIDENT 6503801421 2024-08-06 false DAVID REITZ P00969114 6503265942 2024-08-06 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X X HTTP://WWW.FSRIADR.ORG/ X X 23308 X 15451 7196 661 23308 6866 5 66290 73161 -49853 210611 -3 160755 X 210639 160755 210639 160755 28 210611 160755 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE RULE OF LAW AND MEDIATION INITIATIVES AROUND THE GLOBE TO FURTHER PEACEFUL, TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND JUDICIAL REFORM. FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENTS - INDIA IN CO-SPONSORSHIP WITH INDIA'S SUPREME COURT (MCPC) AND THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MEDIATION PRACTICE (CAMP), FSRI IMPLEMENTED IN-PERSON, MULTIDAY, "TRAIN-THE-TRAINER" TRAINING FOR THE MCPC MEDIATION TRAINERS IN INDIA, AND ALSO CONTINUED SEPARATE REFLECTIVE MEDIATION SESSIONS FOR A SELECT, EXPERIENCED GROUP OF INDIAN MEDIATORS. THESE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED BY BOARD MEMBERS HOWARD HERMAN, CLAUDIA BERNARD, DANA CURTIS AND VIC SCHACHTER, EACH OF WHOM ARE EXPERIENCED MEDIATORS WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN SUCCESSFUL COURT MEDIATION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES. AS IN THE PAST, THEY HAVE TRAVELED TO INDIA WITH FSRI TO CONDUCT TRAINING AND COACHING FOR MEDIATORS IN COURT ANNEXED AND PRIVATE MEDIATION CENTERS. IN ADDITION, WHILE IN INDIA, THE FSRI DELEGATION PRESENTED JUDGE TRAINING ON BEST PRACTICES FOR SUCCESSFUL CASE REFERRAL TO MEDIATION (BANGALORE JUDICIAL ACADEMY), EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY FOR ATTORNEYS IN MEDIATION (HYDERABAD, BANGALORE), AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS AND FAMILY MATTERS (LAW AND BUSINESS SCHOOLS). 24387 SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENTS-BRAZIL IN CO-SPONSORSHIP WITH BRAZIL'S INSTITUTO DE CERTIFICACAO E FORMACAO DE MEDIADORES LUSOFONOS (ICFML, AN INSTITUTION FOR CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING OF PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING MEDIATORS), FSRI COMPLETED A SECOND,10 MONTH SERIES OF "REFLECTIVE MEDIATION SESSIONS" AMONG PROMINENT MEDIATORS IN BRAZIL. THESE SMALL PRACTICE GROUPS, LED BY EXPERIENCED MEDIATOR-FACILITATORS, MET REGULARLY TO EXAMINE ACTUAL CASES WHERE MEDIATORS CAN DELVE DEEPLY INTO THEIR EXPERIENCES, EXPLORE EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES TO OVERCOME DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROBLEMS, AND DEVELOP SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDINGS TO MAKE THEM MORE EFFECTIVE IN FUTURE MEDIATIONS THROUGH SELF- REFLECTION AND DISCUSSION AMONG THEIR PEERS. THEY ARE LED BY TWO OF OUR FSRI BOARD MEMBERS, WHO ARE THEMSELVES EMINENT MEDIATORS AND TEACHERS IN THEIR FIELD THEIR FIELD. IN ADDITION. AN FSRI DELEGATION WAS INVITED TO ATTEND AND PRESENTED VARIOUS LECTURES AND COACHING AT THE ANNUAL CBMA, NATIONAL, MEDIATION CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER, 2023 IN RIO. 24387 ADDITIONAL NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS FSRI HAS CONTINUED TO PROMOTE MEDIATION PROGRAMS AROUND THE GLOBE. FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ODR), FSRI HAS CONTINUES TO PRESENT /PARTICIPATE IN ODR PROGRAMS/WEBINARS ("ODR BEST PRACTICES") AND HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT MEDIATION PROGRAMS THROUGH TELEPHONE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS WITH OUR COLLEAGUES OVERSEAS. CASES CONTINUE TO BE PROCESSED OVERSEAS WITH CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS THROUGH ONLINE COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES. OUR COLLEAGUES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE EMBRACED THE CHALLENGE OF USING THE ODR TOOLKIT OF SKILLS AND HAVE WELCOMED FSRI'S COUNSELING ON "BEST PRACTICES" TO ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES WITH ON-LINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT-INDIA- FSRI AGAIN CO-SPONSORED INDIA'S VERMA MEMORIAL & CLIENT COUNSELING COMPETITION OF THE AGRASEN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (DEPARTMENT OF LAW). THIS COMPETITION CONTINUES TO BUILD A RESERVOIR OF FUTURE MEDIATORS IN INDIA AND PROMOTES THE GREATER UTILIZATION OF MEDIATION IN LEGAL AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES. FSRI BOARD MEMBER JENNIFER BRANDT COORDINATED THIS PROJECT WITH ACADEMIC LEADERS AT THE INSTITUTE, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE COACHING AND JUDGING OF THE STUDENT COMPETITORS. FSRI HAS BEEN INVITED TO FURTHER LECTURE LAW STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES ON EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY SKILLS IN REPRESENTING CLIENTS IN MEDIATIONS ARISING OUT OF LITIGATION PENDING IN INDIAN COURTS. 24387 73161 VICTOR SCHACHTER PRESIDENT 15.00 0 JAN SCHACHTER CFO AND SECR 3.00 0 JENNIFER BRANDT DIRECTOR 1.00 0 HOWARD HERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 DANA CURTIS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 JAY FOLBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 0 PAMELA MERCHANT DIRECTOR 1.00 0 CLAUDIA BERNARD DIRECTOR 1.00 0 false false false false false false false false false CA VICTOR SCHACHTER 190 GOLDEN HILLS DRIVE PORTOLA VALLEY CA 94028 6503801421 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 33723 9827 55050 14105 15451 128156 100 75 661 836 33823 9827 55125 14105 16112 128992 5000 5000 5000 5000 123992 2491 31 38 3158 7196 12914 2491 31 38 3158 7196 12914 36314 9858 55163 17263 23308 141906 0.87380 0.99190 0.09000 0.03000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 OTHER INCOME 661 TOTAL 661 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES AIRFARE 18,662 CABS AND DRIVERS 17 LODGING 185 INSURANCE 8,062 MEALS 188 PARKING AND TOLLS 30 VOLUNTEER REIMBURSEMENTS 35,989 GIFTS 180 OTHER,NET -5 ARGENTINA DELEGATION 500 EQUIPMENT < 2,500 2,482 TOTAL 66,290 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 BOOK ADJUSTMENT -3 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 28 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE RULE OF LAW AND MEDIATION INITIATIVES AROUND THE GLOBE TO FURTHER PEACEFUL, TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND JUDICIAL REFORM. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENTS - INDIA IN CO-SPONSORSHIP WITH INDIA'S SUPREME COURT (MCPC) AND THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MEDIATION PRACTICE (CAMP), FSRI IMPLEMENTED IN-PERSON, MULTIDAY, "TRAIN-THE-TRAINER" TRAINING FOR THE MCPC MEDIATION TRAINERS IN INDIA, AND ALSO CONTINUED SEPARATE REFLECTIVE MEDIATION SESSIONS FOR A SELECT, EXPERIENCED GROUP OF INDIAN MEDIATORS. THESE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED BY BOARD MEMBERS HOWARD HERMAN, CLAUDIA BERNARD, DANA CURTIS AND VIC SCHACHTER, EACH OF WHOM ARE EXPERIENCED MEDIATORS WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN SUCCESSFUL COURT MEDIATION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES. AS IN THE PAST, THEY HAVE TRAVELED TO INDIA WITH FSRI TO CONDUCT TRAINING AND COACHING FOR MEDIATORS IN COURT ANNEXED AND PRIVATE MEDIATION CENTERS. IN ADDITION, WHILE IN INDIA, THE FSRI DELEGATION PRESENTED JUDGE TRAINING ON BEST PRACTICES FOR SUCCESSFUL CASE REFERRAL TO MEDIATION (BANGALORE JUDICIAL ACADEMY), EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY FOR ATTORNEYS IN MEDIATION (HYDERABAD, BANGALORE), AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS AND FAMILY MATTERS (LAW AND BUSINESS SCHOOLS). FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENTS-BRAZIL IN CO-SPONSORSHIP WITH BRAZIL'S INSTITUTO DE CERTIFICACAO E FORMACAO DE MEDIADORES LUSOFONOS (ICFML, AN INSTITUTION FOR CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING OF PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING MEDIATORS), FSRI COMPLETED A SECOND,10 MONTH SERIES OF "REFLECTIVE MEDIATION SESSIONS" AMONG PROMINENT MEDIATORS IN BRAZIL. THESE SMALL PRACTICE GROUPS, LED BY EXPERIENCED MEDIATOR-FACILITATORS, MET REGULARLY TO EXAMINE ACTUAL CASES WHERE MEDIATORS CAN DELVE DEEPLY INTO THEIR EXPERIENCES, EXPLORE EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES TO OVERCOME DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROBLEMS, AND DEVELOP SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDINGS TO MAKE THEM MORE EFFECTIVE IN FUTURE MEDIATIONS THROUGH SELF- REFLECTION AND DISCUSSION AMONG THEIR PEERS. THEY ARE LED BY TWO OF OUR FSRI BOARD MEMBERS, WHO ARE THEMSELVES EMINENT MEDIATORS AND TEACHERS IN THEIR FIELD THEIR FIELD. IN ADDITION. AN FSRI DELEGATION WAS INVITED TO ATTEND AND PRESENTED VARIOUS LECTURES AND COACHING AT THE ANNUAL CBMA, NATIONAL, MEDIATION CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER, 2023 IN RIO. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 ADDITIONAL NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS FSRI HAS CONTINUED TO PROMOTE MEDIATION PROGRAMS AROUND THE GLOBE. FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ODR), FSRI HAS CONTINUES TO PRESENT /PARTICIPATE IN ODR PROGRAMS/WEBINARS ("ODR BEST PRACTICES") AND HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT MEDIATION PROGRAMS THROUGH TELEPHONE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS WITH OUR COLLEAGUES OVERSEAS. CASES CONTINUE TO BE PROCESSED OVERSEAS WITH CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS THROUGH ONLINE COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES. OUR COLLEAGUES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE EMBRACED THE CHALLENGE OF USING THE ODR TOOLKIT OF SKILLS AND HAVE WELCOMED FSRI'S COUNSELING ON "BEST PRACTICES" TO ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES WITH ON-LINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT-INDIA- FSRI AGAIN CO-SPONSORED INDIA'S VERMA MEMORIAL & CLIENT COUNSELING COMPETITION OF THE AGRASEN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (DEPARTMENT OF LAW). THIS COMPETITION CONTINUES TO BUILD A RESERVOIR OF FUTURE MEDIATORS IN INDIA AND PROMOTES THE GREATER UTILIZATION OF MEDIATION IN LEGAL AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES. FSRI BOARD MEMBER JENNIFER BRANDT COORDINATED THIS PROJECT WITH ACADEMIC LEADERS AT THE INSTITUTE, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE COACHING AND JUDGING OF THE STUDENT COMPETITORS. FSRI HAS BEEN INVITED TO FURTHER LECTURE LAW STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES ON EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY SKILLS IN REPRESENTING CLIENTS IN MEDIATIONS ARISING OUT OF LITIGATION PENDING IN INDIAN COURTS.