How TAI works

Our members use TAI as a space to strategize, interrogate evidence and develop joint actions. We do this through working groups, coffee hours, research, bringing in expert voices and other funders across a wide range of issues areas. We share knowledge and insights, build new alliances, and help to align funding to increase the impact of members’ grantmaking.

Our 6Cs of funder support

1 COLLABORATE

with diverse practitioners, researchers, and allies to pinpoint learnings and act on new ideas and insights. Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives Internationally, and National Chapters

2 CONDUCT

research to inform members’ strategic and funding decisions.

3 CONVENE

members to learn and strategize with leading practitioners, researchers and other funders.

4 COORDINATE

TAI members’ collective inquiries, action, and impact analysis.

5 CULTIVATE

relationships with other funders, helping to expand TAI’s network and further TPA-related funding strategies.

6 CURATE

existing knowledge and evidence around topics of member interest.

Our 6Cs of funder support

1 COLLABORATE

with diverse practitioners, researchers, and allies to pinpoint learnings and act on new ideas and insights. Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives Internationally, and National Chapters

2 CONDUCT

research to inform members’ strategic and funding decisions.

3 CONVENE

members to learn and strategize with leading practitioners, researchers and other funders.

4 COORDINATE

TAI members’ collective inquiries, action, and impact analysis.

5 CULTIVATE

relationships with other funders, helping to expand TAI’s network and further TPA-related funding strategies.

6 CURATE

existing knowledge and evidence around topics of member interest.

Our Model for Field-Level Progress

At every stage, we monitor and evaluate what works, when, how and why.
Learning
CONSOLIDATE evidence base
FACILITATE knowledge exchange
GENERATE new insights
Collaboration
ALIGN strategies and funding
LEVERAGE rapid response
REDUCE transaction costs
Impact
GROWING grantees resilience
BUILD cross-sectoral advocacy
STRENGTHEN collective action
Full 2020-2024 Strategy

Past Projects

Taxation and Tax Governance

This site is a resource for TAI members and for other funders and organizations working on tax issues.

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Data Use for Accountability

We promote the use of more and better data by citizens and governments toward greater accountability while addressing privacy concerns.

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Beneficial Ownership Transparency

Please explore the resulting products of our evaluation in partnership with 2 Impact. We hope you find them useful not just to funders but the good governance field more broadly.

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Working with other groups

Transparency, participation and accountability are essential to deliver positive societal outcomes, be that a stellar education service, effective regulation of new technologies or accessible, affordable renewable energy. Our work is intersectional in its nature and it is important we work with those championing change on related issues. That includes partnering with other funder networks.

The good news is that there is a growing list of progressive funder groups to connect with. TAI is in regular dialogue with other groups – sharing learnings, exploring overlapping interests across our memberships and promoting responsible funder practices. We are hugely grateful for the insights and advice of those running peer networks.

Transparency and Accountability Initiative Resources

Explore Our Resources
Blogs
9 tips for doing a participatory strategy (Part I)
Last year, the Transparency and Accountability Initiative brought together five practitioners of participatory strategy from international NGOs, nonprofits, and philanthropic funder networks to share their insights into what truly matters when embarking on this journey.
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Blogs
Ups and downs in governance funding – what the latest ODA numbers can tell us (and what they can’t)
In this blog, we analyze the overall increase by funding modality and designation to COVID-19. We look at which funders increased and decreased funding and what kinds of non-government organizations received the most funding.
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Reports
Mobilizing citizens to investigate corruption and demand government action in Nigeria
This report is part of a series of D4A outputs including a scoping report for Nigeria; landscape reviews for Nigeria and Colombia; notes about donor collaboration in Nigeria and Colombia, and GI’s role as a learning partner; pieces drawing lessons from the work in Nigeria (this report) and Colombia, and a note reflecting on the implications of these findings for future donor investments.
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