The Global Standard – a
self-regulation tool for CSO
Accountability
RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD
Economic and political power
Collective action problems
Distribution and nature of poverty
CHANGES IN CIVIL SOCIETY
• Rapid growth in CSOs
• Relevance, effectiveness and legitimacy in question
• Declining public trust
• Proliferation of accountability standards
• Donor focus on innovation and impact
• Repressive laws, regulations and practices
BUT CHALLENGES ARE OPPORTUNITIES
We can:
•Address trust deficit
•Get our own house in order
•Improve accountability and transparency
•Do this in innovative ways, learn and improve
•Learn, adapt, improve, evolve
A STRONG NETWORK
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ABOUT THE GLOBAL STANDARD
Aim: To strengthen CSO effectiveness
•Enhance existing and new accountability standards
•Reduce transaction costs
The Global Standard for CSO Accountability
•Builds on the Istanbul Principles and the rich experience across the CSO sector
•Usable across the sectors (development, humanitarian, environment, human rights, advocacy,…)
•Deliberately aspirational and forms a powerful collective narrative for CSOs worldwide
•Framed in simple language
WHAT’S NEW ABOUT THAT?
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• Standard for CSO Accountability Initiatives:
Has multiple end users, but currently mainly targets organisations that manage or drive the alignment in existing or new standards and the capacity to ensure implementation
• Dynamic Understanding of Accountability:
Sets feedback, participation and interaction with key from stakeholders at the heart of
accountability
STEPS OF A CLOSED FEEDBACK LOOP
•Preparatory Step: Buy-In
•1. Design your feedback process
•2. Collect constituent’s feedback
•3. Analyse the feedback received
•4. Dialogue and Sense-Making
•5. Course Correct
Your results:
satisfaction, ownership, better impacts, sustainability, trust
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
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Align
Revise and benchmark your accountability code
to align it with the Global Standard
Promote
Add your voice, discuss CSO accountability, and
challenge our practices
Join
Join a CSO accountability initiative that has
