Accountable Now

• Resilient Roots: Debunking the Myths around Primary Constituent Accountability

  By Isabelle Büchner (Accountable Now) and Laurence Prinz (Keystone Accountability)

  When you are passionate about something and join others to work on it collectively, you quickly start to develop your own group language. You start using jargon and acronyms. This is a central part of creating a close community of peers. Yet this language can also become exclusive, where others misinterpret or feel uncomfortable to ask for clarifications on what has become a common part of your group’s vocabulary.

• Turning data-driven accountability into meaningful action for civil society

  By Merle Rutz, CIVICUS Accountability and Impact Coordinator

  Are we representing and amplifying the right voices? Are our programmes and campaigns geographically inclusive? How can we support our vision with actual data in order to make good strategic decisions?

  These are some of the pressing questions we in civil society today are having to ask – and answer. Accountability and data-driven decision-making have become buzz words in the civil society sector. And yes, the idea of turning information into real-time and meaningful action to deepen our impact and achieve our mission seems a valuable ambition.

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