Who We Are & What We Do
Community. Learning. Action.
Our member Community of 300+ wealth holders collectively deploy $1 billion annually toward a thriving, sustainable, more equitable world. We serve as a platform to amplify proven models and best practices, supporting leaders through curated learning and collective action.
Together, we address the most urgent issues of our time, including climate, democracy, AI, the new economy, social and gender justice, and mental health.
Our Approach: Doing More, Together
Community is at the heart of how we work. While many funders commit to social impact, their outcomes are often limited by working in isolation. Learning and working together makes us smarter, more effective, and is a lot more fun.
- Collective Accountability: Our members hold each other accountable, often finding that they have finally “found their people” within our network.
- A Trusted Space: Connected by shared purpose, values, and trust, our members lean into courage and comfort with discomfort. We offer a safe space for honest conversations about money, power, and responsibility that often can’t be had elsewhere.
- Systems-Level Change: We mobilize resources to shift how wealth, power, and influence are used. This requires the courage to reimagine existing systems and foster collaboration across sectors.
We Organize for Impact
Forward Global organizes around pressing issues where there are clear gaps, high-leverage opportunities, and community energy to lead. We use systems-level approaches that go beyond traditional philanthropy.
- Curated Connections: We convene members through remote education, weekly “breakfast clubs,” our annual Summit, regional gatherings, and more
- Scaling Innovation: We act as a platform to amplify best practices, curate leaders, and incubate innovative models
- Strategic Collaboration: By elevating what works, we support members in building joint initiatives and increasing collective outcomes
We amplify best practices, curate leaders and leverage resources, mobilize collective impact, incubate and scale innovative models.
The Member Experience
Members engage through a mix of peer-led collaboration and expert learning. This is a space for honest conversations about money, power, family and responsibility–a place to:
- Learn from trusted experts and fellow changemakers
- Build relationships that lead to coordinated action
- Explore how to use time, talent, treasure, and networks more effectively
Why It Matters Now
We are living through crises that demand new leadership and collaboration models. The scale and speed of change required cannot be met by isolated efforts or outdated approaches. Forward Global exists to help leaders meet this moment—by learning continuously, acting collectively, and deploying resources to shift systems.
