How can a funder's exit be responsible and help build a resilient civil society? Our Co-CEO, Cheri-Leigh Erasmus and Eszter Filippinyi of @TAICollab, explore this question in “Leaving with Care: Responsible Funder Exits.” When a funder exits, the consequences can extend beyond the loss of funding. But a funder’s departure does not have to be an unavoidable crisis. The authors highlight practical ways to make exits more responsible: 📌 Give organizations time to plan. 📌 Support a collective approach. 📌 Build a resilient civil society. Read more about some promising practices that can help organizations navigate funding transitions: bit.ly/47n1ooB

What does shifting power look like in practice? Carolyn Dallmann and Lior Ipp join Cheri-Leigh Erasmus on AccountabiliTea to explore innovative approaches to grantmaking. 🎧 Watch, listen or read: bit.ly/4d5BYyU

"When money can buy influence and technology can multiply it, how can we protect elections from these forces?" At the 3rd Electoral Integrity in Africa Summit in Accra, Ghana, participants highlighted the urgent need to equip citizens to assess and question online content, find ways to position young people as co-creators of democratic innovation, and build solidarity to protect citizen election observers’ independence and facilitate transparent and fair accreditation procedures. We’re proud that Accountability Lab East and Southern Africa (ALESA) was among the Summit’s partners and that Habibou Diaou, Executive Director of Accountability Lab Mali, was among the speakers.

Transparency and accountability depend on a civil society that can act independently. @accountlabng is among 31 civil society organizations calling for the withdrawal of Nigeria’s proposed Foreign Aid (Regulation, Transparency and Disclosure) Bill, 2026, which seeks to regulate foreign aid and funding. The coalition warns that requirements to align projects with government priorities, alongside severe penalties for non-compliance, could restrict independent civic action – including work that challenges government decisions and holds public institutions accountable. Its joint statement calls for strengthening existing transparency mechanisms while protecting freedom of association and communities’ ability to organize and support one another. 👓 Read more on Accountability Lab Nigeria’s website: bit.ly/4zgZYYx 📄 View the statement: bit.ly/47F9d95

🎙️ What if shifting power made partnerships stronger? Carolyn Dallmann of @humanityunited makes a point we keep coming back to: funders can create more room for others to lead and remain strategic partners. Hear her explore the possibilities with Lior Ipp of Proximate Futures Fund and host @cherileighe in our AccountabiliTea episode on innovative approaches to grantmaking. 🎧 Watch, listen, or read via the link in our bio.

💭 Should every new initiative become its own organization? Should every organization be built to last indefinitely? In 'Beyond the Heroic NonProfit', Jacob Harold and Archie Kindon explore how mission-driven organizations can rethink their structures as circumstances change – from legal form and independence to what they might share or distribute. 🔎 Read the new report from Civic Strength Partners: bit.ly/4xHgXlF Learn more about CSP: civicstrengthpartners.org/

🎙️ A grant is a starting point. What happens after it’s made? In this AccountabiliTea conversation, Lior Ipp and Carolyn Dallmann explore how funders can work alongside organizations, value the knowledge they bring, and stay engaged with the problems they’re trying to solve. 🎧 Watch, listen, or read: bit.ly/4d5BYyU

Who says civic learning belongs in a meeting room? 🏢 In western Liberia, @accountlablb and local women-led partners took conversations about participation and leadership to the markets where women gather. In Bomi, women described how a lack of information had made it harder to get involved in leadership. The market lectures created space to ask questions, talk about the power of their votes, and consider how they could support one another to lead. This International Day for Universal Access to Information, their story asks us to think beyond whether information is available: who is it reaching, and where are the conversations happening? 🔗 Read the full story by Parnneh T. Mallobe: bit.ly/4yjPIyL

📢 Opportunity alert! Local Works Global is recruiting its first-ever cohort of interns across four areas: → Storytelling and community engagement → Policy and research → Network engagement and community support → Fundraising and business development These remote roles offer interns the opportunity to take ownership of meaningful work, learn alongside an experienced global team, and receive support from a dedicated coordinator and mentor. The internships are open to applicants worldwide, with a flexible commitment of about 5 – 10 hours per week. Please note that the roles are currently unpaid. Local Works Global acknowledges the barriers this can create and encourages those who are interested but unable to take on unpaid work to reach out and stay connected for future paid opportunities. 📅 Applications close on October 5. 🔗 Learn more and apply: localworksglobal.org/interns…

What happens to peace when we can no longer agree on what is real? AI-generated content, manipulated media, and algorithm-driven narratives are changing how conflicts are understood – often allowing fear and outrage to travel faster than verified information. This International Day of Peace, we’re reflecting on why investing in peace must also mean investing in trustworthy information, media literacy, and digital accountability. Read “Battleground Algorithms” by Muhammad Abubakar of @accountlabpk: 🔗 bit.ly/4y6e6DH