Putting the Lasts First: The Case for Community-Focused and Peer-Managed NGO Accountability Mechanisms |
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Authors: | Niaz Murtaza |
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Affiliation: | (1) Mack Center for Non-Profit Management, University of California, 945 Ohlone Ave # 961, Berkeley, Albany, CA 94706, USA |
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Abstract: | The calls for NGO accountability have grown louder in recent years, some based on genuine concerns to help improve their performance and others on a desire to muffle their advocacy activities. Using a comprehensive analytical framework, this article finds that current accountability approaches prioritize accountability to boards and donors and give weak accountability to communities despite strong NGO rhetoric to the contrary. The article recommends the development of accountability mechanisms managed by NGO coordination bodies and focused primarily on accountability to communities to improve NGO performance and protect them from politically motivated attacks. |
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