Figure 13-1: Accountability Summary (Reasons, Accountability Mechanisms and Accountability Holders

Figure 13-1:
Accountability Summary
(Reasons, Accountability Mechanisms and Accountability Holders)

From Chapter 13: Accountability in International Children’s Non-governmental Organizations, by David Kirsch
In Accountability for Effectiveness in Global Governance
edited by John Kirton and Marina Larionova
available from Routledge, 2018

Why		For what		To whom
Accreditation requirement Funding requirement Good management practice Improve organizational behaviour Improve program effectiveness Improve public relations Improve results Increase funding potential Legal requirement Maintain standards Reduce costs Reduce risks Standards body requirement		Standards Code Complaints Planning, monitoring and evaluation Learning		Those who fund them Donors Funders Those who they help Beneficiaries Community group Those who are interested in what they do General public Themselves Board of directors Management team Staff Volunteers Those who they work with Partners Peers Governments or agencies Governments or agencies

Source: David Kirsch (2013). "Accountability in Children's Development Organizations." PhD Thesis for the Institute of Medical Science. Toronto: University of Toronto.

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