Accountability of CSOs

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The Foundation for
Civil Society
15th Anniversary
Topic: Building an Accountable, Credible and Reputable Civil Society
Presenter – Adv. Harold Giliard Sungusia
At - Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC)
On - 24th November 2017
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Essence, Elements and Effects
of CSOs Accountability
By H Sungusia - Advocate
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Net
Works
mem
bers
Staff
FACILITATORS
REGULATORS
ADHERENCE DELIVERY
COMPLIANCE
Legality
Credibility
Relevance
CSO
Support
Legitimacy
& Ownership
Capacity
INTERNAL
ACCOUNTABILITY
HORIZONTAL ACCOUNTABILITY
EXTERNAL
ACCOUNTABILITY
EXTERNAL
ACCOUNTABILITY
EXTERNAL
ACCOUNTABILITY
EXTERNAL
ACCOUNTABILITY
Reputation
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CSOs Accountability Matrix
Horizontal
Accountability
Vertical
Accountability
Accountability
Elements needed
Self Censorship
questions
Results Consequences
Internal
Accountab
ility
X Members -Capacity to be
-Ensure ownership
Who really own the
organisation?
-Legitimacy
(Reputation)
-Parastatal
-Grabbed
-conflicts
Staff X -Capacity to do
-Ensure performance
How competent are
your staff? Shared
values? Impact?
Competence Workers not
devotees
Likeminded/
peers
X -Capacity to relate
-Ensure Solidarity
Is your organisation a
super star? Team mate?
-Survival
(Reputation)
-Isolation
-Easy-prey
External
Accountab
ility
X Regulators Ensure compliance Does your organisation
comply with the laws of
the land?
-Legality
(Reputation)
-Deregistration
-Penalties
Beneficiaries X Guarantee delivery Do they know that you
are serving them? Are
they satisfied? Impact?
-Relevance
(Reputation)
-Disliked
-Detested
-Not accepted
Development
Partners
X Adhere & fulfil
commitments
Is your organisation
truthful to the donors?
Financial discipline?
Value for money?
-Credibility
(Reputation)
-No funding
-No support
-Black listed