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Forward Global membership requirements

Every criterion Forward Global publishes, with its source, the date it was verified and how confident we are in it — plus superseded figures, so you can see how the tests have moved.

Read a requirement as the organization's published floor, not as a promise. A revenue test may have alternative versions for different business types, chapters can set stricter local tests, and invitation-only bodies publish criteria that describe members rather than admit them.

Current published criteria

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Criterion	Published requirement	Note	Provenance
Invitation	Membership is by invitation only	Prospective members may complete an application form to open a conversation, but the organisation states admission is by invitation.	Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Other criterion	Members are individual and family wealth holders who deploy their own resources philanthropically	No net worth, investable assets or minimum giving figure is published.	Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Other criterion	Certification requires completing the Essentials course, at least two certification-eligible programmes (Studios, Global Journeys or the Global Summit), and the concluding Action Planning programme	This is the member pathway rather than an entry requirement.	Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗

Forward Global publishes no wealth threshold, giving minimum or other numeric criterion. The stated gate is invitation.

How admission works

Application process

Membership is by invitation. Interested wealth holders may complete an online application form to open a conversation about membership; the organisation does not publish what happens next, who reviews applications or how long the process takes. Accepted members begin with the Essentials course before moving through the certification pathway.

Invitation required

Yes

Sponsor required

— not documented by the organization or a source we could verify

Selectivity

Not publicly disclosed — Forward Global states only that membership is by invitation only, with no acceptance rate, criteria or review process published.

Membership term

— not documented by the organization or a source we could verify

Primary audience

Individual and family wealth holders who are actively deploying significant private capital philanthropically and want structured education in how to do it

Typical member

Members are described by the organisation as "individual and family wealth holders who deploy their resources to build a world where all people and the planet can thrive". The membership of roughly 300 collectively deploys about $1 billion a year, implying an average well into the millions per member, though the organisation publishes no wealth or giving threshold.

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If not: alternatives to Forward Global — The Giving Pledge, Global Philanthropists Circle, NEXUS Global, Women Moving Millions.

Last verified: 6 September 2026 Report an error on this page

Sources

Forward Global, Forward Global. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
History and Mission — Forward Global, Forward Global. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
What We Do — Forward Global, Forward Global. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
Contact — Forward Global, Forward Global. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
Apply to Join — Forward Global, Forward Global. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2
Member Journey — Forward Global, Forward Global. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2

Source tiers follow the published hierarchy: 1 official site · 2 official membership materials · 3 application documents · 4 annual reports · 5 government filings · 6 reliable business publications · 7 credible interviews · 8 other reputable secondary sources. Sources and data policy.