Anti-Corruption, Featured, Video
“It’s Our Money, Where’s It Gone?”
Global Integrity posted this video on their blog, Global Integrity Commons, a while back and I wanted to make sure I share it with our readers as well. The following documentary was put together by The International Budget Partnership and shows how community members in Kenya are standing up to challenge corruption in their district [...]
Anti-Corruption, Featured, Gov't
International Anti-Corruption Day: Don’t Let Corruption Kill Development
December 9th was marked all over the world as International Anti-corruption Day. The theme for this year was “Don’t let corruption kill development”. An apt theme considering that the World Bank Institute puts the annual loss attributed to corruption around the $1 trillion mark. As the Secretary General of the U.N said in his commemorating [...]
Anti-Corruption, Featured, Gov't, Video
Rooting Out Corruption in Afghanistan
Corruption in Afghanistan stands to be the largest prospective challenge to overcome in the country’s “nation building” effort. It can be argued that fight against corruption and an illicit underground economy in Afghanistan will be a larger force to combat that both the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Aleksandr Shkolnikov recently published a post on the [...]
Featured, Non-Profits
Non-profit Boards: Lessons for the Gatekeepers
Gone are the days when all that non-profit board members had to do was go through the motions at board meetings and reward themselves with a nice luncheon after. Limited funds and a plethora of NGOs competing for them, has meant that stakeholders (both within and outside non-profits) are increasingly demanding more from their board [...]
Featured, Foreign Assistance, Gov't, Uncategorized, Video
Lifting the Veil on Foreign Assistance and Lobbying
I’ve been following the Ujima Project for a few months since its launch back in September. It was put together by New York Times reporter Ron Nixon and has partnered with technology partner Appfrica Labs. There are several projects working on AID transparency, including AiDA which is a project run by DC-based Development Gateway where [...]
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Non-Profits
Nonprofits and Lobbying: Wolf in sheep’s clothing?
Posted on 24 November 2009
Many non-profits spend a significant amount of time and resources on influencing policy. To some this a means to an end while for others it is the end itself. Organisations may passively contribute to policy making through conventional channels in the decision-making process as legitimate stakeholders. This is generally through consultations, serving on boards and [...] Continue Reading
Non-Profits
The Art of Giving: Lessons for Foundations
Posted on 11 November 2009
Philanthropic giving through individuals and foundations has been a major source of funding for small and medium non-profits especially at the local level. These charities usually lack the fundraising machinery and global reach to access the big funds available through multilateral institutions. Thus foundations continue to occupy an indispensable niche in the charitable giving sector. [...] Continue Reading
Non-Profits
Independent verification: Defending non-profit accountability
Posted on 28 October 2009
Most non-profits seldom have anything to hide from donors in terms of financial irregularities. You rarely hear of the sector being accused of corruption of the kind associated within business and government circles. A lack of vested interest is the very cornerstone of the legitimacy that enables non-profits to do what they do. Any hint [...] Continue Reading
Due Diligence 2.0
Welcome to Due Diligence 2.0!
Posted on 26 October 2009
Welcome to the world of Due Diligence 2.0 — a term coined by International Transparency Solutions, a social enterprise that delivers on-the-ground due diligence and investment services for social investors. Due Diligence 2.0 is a new proactive approach to due diligence designed to build confidence around global investment in the developing world. Combining the power [...] Continue Reading
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