Accountability Lab

🛠️ When and how should we use tech in governance?

We'll use real-world cases and collaborative exercises to answer these questions at #OGPSummit!

📅 October 8th, from 5 to 7 pm
📍 Hotel NH Canciller Ayala, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
🔗 Map it out with us: bit.ly/navigate-tech

4 ways to build resilient networks: Lessons from Accountability Lab Nepal | Accountability Lab If it's one thing the past couple of months have shown the development sector it's the necessity of community.  As civil society organizations working to build the world back better, we can't do it on our own. It takes a village, and we have to be the v...

🌱 When the shocks hit, what is it that keeps people together?

Openness, curiosity, sharing, and creating a safe environment for creative thinking has made Accountability Lab Nepal a support hub for governance champions from all walks of life.

👓 Here's how: https://bit.ly/4iUy6Sh

Registration for World Bank/CIVIC Breakfast Conversation on Building Bridges, Connecting Ecosystems: Reinforcing Civic Architecture for More Resilient Development Outcomes Join us for a breakfast event hosted by CIVIC: The Civil Society & Social Innovation Alliance during the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit 2025 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. 📅 Date: Octob...

- Building Bridges, Connecting Ecosystems: Reinforcing Civic Architecture for More Resilient Development Outcomes
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3IsO89d

Registration for Right Problem, Right Tool: Navigating Tech’s Role in Open Government Hosted by: Accountability Lab Date/Time: October 8, 2025 | 5 pm - 7 pm Location: Hotel NH Canciller Ayala Vitoria Not every governance challenge can, or should, be solved with technology, but for so...

Two of our events require registration and take place at Hotel NH Canciller Ayala:
- Right Problem, Right Tool: Navigating Tech’s Role in Open Government
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/navigate-tech

🌐 Together let's counter shrinking civic space, push for meaningful youth participation in governance, advocate for appropriate and responsible use of technology, and ensure the voices of people in processes meant to benefit them.

@blairglencorse.bsky.social @jeanscrim.bsky.social @civic

🛠️ If you're in Spain for the OGP Summit, join us for an interactive session on how to decide on the right technology approach, what non-tech factors to address in the enabling environment, and where we're applying tech where we shouldn’t be.

🔗 Register here: bit.ly/navigate-tech

📢 Calling all global development organizations affected by recent #aid cuts. If your organization was affected please complete our follow-up survey on mitigation efforts: accountlab.typeform.com/to/HvHLfYls

Your input will again help inform meaningful action across the ecosystem.
#GlobalAidTracker

🎙️ NGOs are on the frontlines of accountability, but access to information is still a major challenge. Learn why data matters, the tensions with business, and the need for stronger transparency standards.

🔗 Spotify: bit.ly/47fQ8LX
🔗 Apple: apple.co/4gjHfDH
🔗 Website: accountabilitylab.org

📢 “Building a new muscle in democracy” with Prince Shah Chaudhary, CEO of SpeakUpNepal.

He shares how SpeakUp Nepal is turning public frustration into civic participation – and why youth voices matter.

Read the full interview 👉 bit.ly/3K26j60

📸 Photo Credit: SR

📣 Not to be missed!

At #InnovatePhilanthropy (Sept 18–19), our co-CEO Cheri-Leigh Erasmus will join Mosun Layode to explore trends and practical ideas for funders, governments, and organisations.

Get your ticket now: www.innovatephilanthropy.org

🌏 Have your say on #democracy in #SouthAsia!

We're gathering voices through the South Asia Democracy Pulse Survey ahead of #IDD2025. Your views on civic space, rights & participation will shape the upcoming Democracy Action Charter.

👉 Scan the QR Code or take the survey here: bit.ly/4mClVLG

Thank you so much, Malka! 💛 Your generosity helps us keep building accountable civic ecosystems around the world. We’re grateful for your support, and for everyone joining in during the match campaign! 🙌

#Accountability #Governance

High Impact Philanthropy: Blair Glencorse Of Accountability Lab On How To Leave A Lasting Legacy… An Interview with Karen Mangia

“Leadership is about humility, generosity, adaptability and the powerful practice of giving power away.” In Authority Magazine, our Co-CEO @blairglencorse.bsky.social reflects on co-leadership, innovation, and building accountable civic ecosystems.

👉 bit.ly/3UymtWN

#Leadership #Accountability

🌎 🌏 🌍 Together with our partners at @opengovpartnership.org & the Youth Democracy Cohort, we’re relaunching the OGP Youth Collective (18-30) and introducing an Alumni Circle for champions aged 31+ who want to mentor and foster intergenerational dialogue.

🔗 Learn more & apply here - bit.ly/4mHBX6E

🇵🇰 Accountability Lab Pakistan's latest policy brief traces how disinformation has evolved into a structural crisis, one that undermines democracy, silences women, and erodes trust. The Lab calls for a response rooted in digital rights, democratic participation, and gender equity.
bit.ly/41KBhoW

🇳🇵Accountability Lab Nepal with The University of Manchester is conducting research on the impact and just reconstruction of community-based infrastructure affected by floods. The Lab will highlight how smaller-scale systems play a vital role in people’s daily lives and long-term recovery.

🌍 In this week's global roundup!

🇳🇬 Accountability Lab Nigeria's new platform #VoicesinCode is a participatory, creative platform where young people use tools like storytelling, art, and civic tech to reclaim space, speak freely, and demand accountability in the digital space.

🥳 Congrats to Oshin Maharjan, Associate Program Officer at Accountability Lab Nepal, on being selected for the Young South Asian Leaders Initiative! 🌏 YSALI unites changemakers to tackle challenges in civic participation, entrepreneurship & natural resources. We’re proud of you! 💫 #Nepal #SouthAsia

"What happens when climate change solutions are created far from where their impact is felt?"

Youth climate activists in Nepal answer the question: bit.ly/45wZOPJ

#InternationalYouthDay

As US aid dwindles, more turn to restructuring to stay afloat More aid organizations are eyeing restructures, mergers, and partnerships to survive. A new initiative is helping them pivot — but for many, the clock is running out.

📊 Measuring the impacts after US government aid cuts earlier this year, it became clear that aid and development ecosystem was going to need massive support to preserve mission, work and institutional memory.

👓 Read the full story of how we did it on
@devex.com: bit.ly/3J8PiXi

How co-leadership helps us navigate a sector-wide crisis Candid insights | One of Accountability Lab’s co-CEOs shares her first-learnings about how co-leadership helps position nonprofit organizations to better navigate today’s sector-wide challenges.

AL co-CEO @jeanscrim.bsky.social reflects on how her, Cheri-Leigh Erasmus, and @blairglencorse.bsky.social navigated January's sector wide crisis, tapping into shared leadership to take bold risks, maintain stability across the Lab, and work to support the development ecosystem.

bit.ly/4fkl1AK

🎧 What does the U.S. #FCPA pause mean for #SMEs and business integrity?

In Ep. 1 of our Beyond the Frameworks series, @MicheleCrymes and @DavidMparutsa explore the risks, ethics, and opportunities for collective action.

🎙️ Listen now:
🔗 Spotify: bit.ly/4lL4msF
🔗 Apple: apple.co/3GZ9nyE

Honoring Public Servants Who Lead with Values In classrooms, community centers, and streets across Philadelphia, five dedicated people are redefining what public service looks like. Quietly, persistently, and with remarkable integrity, they show ...

✨ What does #publicservice look like when led with values? ✨

The latest piece in @KetteringFdn’s Resilience & Resistance series spotlights @AccountLab’s #IntegrityIcon campaign – this time in 🇺🇸 Philly!

📖 Read: bit.ly/4nkokLW

#NameAndFame
#IntegrityMatters

🇳🇬 Over the last year Accountability Lab Nigeria has worked to foster transparency and integrity through ecosystem development, collaborative training, and advocacy initiatives.

👓 Learn how from AL Nigeria's Annual Report: bit.ly/3TtwqEs

Development in Retreat? (SSIR) Finding a way forward in the global pullback from solidarity

Global development is grappling with one of the biggest reductions in funding in recent years. As traditional, top-down aid models face scrutiny, the sector is adapting by embracing innovative thinking, accountability, locally-led solutions and partnership.

bit.ly/3G9R9tX

Last week, in Hargeisa, we wrapped up the Good Governance Summit 2025. This was a reminder that real leadership doesn’t chase the spotlight; it builds trust, improves systems, and attracts people. 📸 See the moments that moved us.

#AccountabilityLabSomaliland #GoodGovernance #Leadership

On adapting and building on local solutions after aid cuts, AL Mali's Country Director stressed that reinforcing locally-led work would ensure communities are lifted to stand independently – doing away with current funder-funded power imbalances.

📽️ Watch the full conversation: bit.ly/4eHEc7h

Honoring Public Servants Who Lead with Values In classrooms, community centers, and streets across Philadelphia, five dedicated people are redefining what public service looks like. Quietly, persistently, and with remarkable integrity, they show ...

Integrity isn’t rare; it’s just rarely rewarded. In Philly, our 2025 #IntegrityIcons are doing the work, with empathy, clarity, & courage. 💫

We’re proud to partner with @thephilacitizen.bsky.social on this campaign, & grateful to ‪@kettering.org‬ for this feature: 🔗 bit.ly/4nkokLW

At #WJF2025 in Warsaw, hosted by the World Justice Project, our Co-CEO, @blairglencorse.bsky.social, closed the Forum with powerful reflections on courage, civic space, and people-powered action.

🔗 Read his full remarks + our commitments: bit.ly/3GgGMV6

#RuleOfLaw #CivicSpace #WarsawPrinciples

Calling all UK charities & civil society orgs navigating tough choices - mergers, partnerships, or winding down - to join us on Wed, July 2, from 3-4:30pm UK time (10-11:30am ET) for our 2nd webinar on legal considerations for mergers & partnerships.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...