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📮 We’re excited to invite you to a side event at the 2026 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)

Join us for a powerful, online showcase of how local efforts contribute to advancing the 2030 Agenda and SDG16+, with an emphasis on evolving, scaling, and flourishing amidst crisis.

📅 Thursday, July 9, 9-10:30am EDT / 3-4:30pm CEST | Online

🔗 Register here: https://t.co/jzIosnRtB0

The event will showcase video stories submitted to the Voices of SDG16+ 2026 campaign, highlighting inspiring stories of civil society actors working at the local level to promote peaceful, just, and inclusive societies amid complex challenges.

#SDG16 #VoicesOfSDG16 #HLPF2025 #CivilSociety #2030Agenda

[Accountability Lab | accountlab.bsky.social @AccountLab]

As the Nepal government completes its first 100 days in office, it has shared a series of fiscal, administrative, infrastructural, and investment-related initiatives, hopefully paving a different route from the past. Yet the central question remains as to whether the government has lived up to its commitments to good governance.

In this new edition of the Governance Weekly newsletter, Team Nepal outlines the government's key thematic commitments and maps their progress: https://t.co/YLQUmNNDZv
Follow @accountlabnp for more.

[Accountability Lab | accountlab.bsky.social @AccountLab]

How can reporting help us make better decisions – not just document our work? 🤔

In her latest article for @PhilanImpact, Florencia Guerzovich explores how reporting can support learning, adaptation, and stronger decision-making when change depends on relationships and collaboration.

📖 Read more: https://t.co/qvhZ4Vn2V3

What makes reporting most valuable in your work?

#MEL #SystemsChange #Philanthropy #accountability #funding

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🎙️ Can collaboration become civil society's greatest strength?

As funding pressures continue to reshape the sector, organizations are finding new ways to work together – from building coalitions to sharing resources and rethinking how change happens.

In this episode of the AccountabiliTea Podcast, Cheri-Leigh Erasmus speaks with Anabel Cruz, Dr. Fay Hodza, and Leah Shearman about what this moment means for civil society and what comes next.

🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via the Accountability Lab website: https://t.co/jUEZngLWl8

[POPVOX Foundation @popvoxfdn]

Organized by @WFD_Democracy and IALS at the University of London, with partners including @AccountLab, AFRIPAL, IAL, IPEN, Political Tech Summit, POPVOX Foundation, and PSA Parliaments.

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📈 GDP growth is a positive sign, but does it tell the full story?

The latest Accountability Lab Pakistan's (@accountlabpk) latest Country Analysis Report explores what it takes to turn economic growth into inclusive, sustainable progress.

📖 Read the report: https://t.co/w9WOkriiDp

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Strong public institutions are built by people committed to serving others.

@UN #PublicServiceDay gives us another reason to recognize public servants across our network who are helping to make governance more responsive, accountable, and effective – from strengthening judicial capacity in Nigeria to supporting public-sector innovation in Pakistan to advancing inclusive local governance in Nepal.

📖 Read more in our 2025 Annual Reports: https://t.co/CssHHvCy5e

@accountlabng | @accountlabpk | @accountlabnp

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🚨 Happening tomorrow!

We're excited to bring together leaders and practitioners to explore a simple but important question: What happens when leadership is shared?

Join @AccountLab, @rightsmetrics, and Digital Action as we discuss the opportunities, challenges, and lessons that emerge when leadership becomes a collective practice.

Plus, be among the first to explore Accountability Lab's new Co-Leadership Toolkit.

📅 23 June 2026
⏰ 6:00 AM ET | 12:00 PM CET | 10:00 PM NZT
🔗 Register: https://t.co/Z0gRO1sFlc

[Accountability Lab | accountlab.bsky.social @AccountLab]

Can leadership be shared? 🤔

Join @AccountLab, @rightsmetrics, and Digital Action as we explore the opportunities, challenges, and lessons that emerge when leadership is a collective practice.

The conversation will also mark the launch of Accountability Lab's new Co-Leadership Toolkit.

📅 23 June 2026
⏰ 6:00 AM ET | 12:00 PM CET | 10:00 PM NZT
🔗 Register: https://t.co/Z0gRO1sFlc

[Accountability Lab | accountlab.bsky.social @AccountLab]

What happens when a sector built around donor funding is suddenly forced to rethink how it operates? Across the democracy, rights, and governance space, organizations are navigating shrinking budgets, project closures, and growing uncertainty. But this moment also presents an opportunity to rethink how we build and sustain.

In a new article for openDemocracy, our Co-CEO Blair Glencorse and Partnerships Officer Shally Baloch look back at an earlier era of governance work to explore lessons that remain relevant today.

Their reflections highlight eight ideas that may help shape the path to a future that is locally grounded, supported by diverse funding sources, and powered by people working together for change.

📖 Read: https://t.co/41qdQcM8Zr

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🎙️ What if one of the biggest barriers to collaboration is the system itself?

In the latest episode of the AccountabiliTea Podcast, Leah Shearman shares her reflections on how funding models have encouraged competition across the sector – and what that means for organizations being asked to work together in a rapidly changing environment.

🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via our website: https://t.co/jUEZngLWl8

Cheri-Leigh Erasmus | Anabel Cruz | Fay Hodza

[Accountability Lab | accountlab.bsky.social @AccountLab]

💭 Trust. Collaboration. Shared responsibility.

Join Accountability Lab, @rightsmetrics, and Digital Action for a conversation on the opportunities, challenges, and lessons that emerge when leadership is shared.

The conversation will also mark the launch of Accountability Lab's Co-Leadership Toolkit, a practical resource for organizations interested in exploring collaborative leadership structures.

📅 23 June 2026
⏰ 6:00 AM ET | 12:00 PM CET | 10:00 PM NZT
🔗 Register: https://t.co/Z0gRO1sFlc

We look forward to seeing you there!

[Skoll Foundation @SkollFoundation]

As mission-driven organizations explore how to adapt to a changing sector, radical candor deserves a seat at the table.

At the 2026 #SkollWF, Cheri-Leigh Erasmus of the Accountability Lab made the case for leaning into difficult topics early on in exploratory conversations about restructuring the work. That candor, she argued, is what allows organizations to move forward with clarity and kindness, both internally and with the communities they serve.

Watch the full conversation from her session, “State of the Pivot: Adapting Organizational Models for a New Era”: https://t.co/0m56Cc2sZg

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🎙️ What does meaningful change require in a time of uncertainty?

In this episode of the AccountabiliTea Podcast, @HodzaFay reflects on the importance of collaboration in responding to today's challenges:

"There was a realization that we cannot do this alone. You need to work in consortia, you need to work in coalitions, you need to work with others to drive the change that you want to do."

As organizations navigate shifting realities, the conversation highlights the value of partnership, collective action, and working together to create lasting change.

🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via our website: https://t.co/jUEZngLWl8

Cheri-Leigh Erasmus | Anabel Cruz | Leah Shearman

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📣 Applications for 2026 Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders (ADEL) Program are now open!

Are you a young leader (25-35) from Africa or the Atlantic Basin driving change in your field?

Join an immersive leadership experience, connect with fellow changemakers, and take part in the Atlantic Dialogues Conference.

📍 Rabat, Morocco
📅 Dec 6-12, 2026
⏳ Application Deadline: June 14
🔗 https://t.co/l4IYdwnQhm

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"We can either rebuild the old system, with all its silos and competition, or build something more collaborative, more relational, and more honest about what civic work actually requires."

AL Co-CEO Jean Scrimgeour sat down with @Alliancemag to talk about this moment as one of opportunity – to look at the ways in which we can work more effectively by prioritising those with proximity to the problems we want to solve and the crucial assets they bring.

👓 Read the full interview: https://t.co/8nTNvedH1p

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Join us in welcoming Jed Miller, our Senior Non-Resident Fellow!🎉

With 20+ years at the intersection of accountability and digital transformation, Jed brings deep expertise on AI, and the role of culture and narrative in shaping effective governance of technology.

We’re excited to have his expertise guiding our work.

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🪧 From lowering the barrier to civic participation to creating emotional memory that drives the will to change, creativity can and does drive civic engagement and accountability.

In an expansive conversation artivists Nishchhal Kharal, Rafid Ariyan, Amanda Chenai Makombe, and Leiden shared their experiences of how art has democratised access to governance issues for many.

Most pointedly for youth who participated in uprisings across the globe, what could feel like inaccessible topics meant for elites to wrestle over, became theirs to challenge.

These poignant takeaways were just some of the nuggets from a conversation that underscored the value of the artivism archive, institutions and governments using creative principles, and the democratisation of art.

[Accountability Lab | accountlab.bsky.social @AccountLab]

🎙️ How are civil society organizations responding to uncertainty?

In our latest #AccountabiliTeaPodcast, Anabel Cruz reflects on disruption, solidarity, and how organizations are adapting to shifting realities.

🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via our website: https://t.co/jUEZngLWl8

Cheri-Leigh Erasmus | @HodzaFay | Leah Shearman

#GlobalDevelopment #CivilSociety