AccountabiliTea Podcast
AccountabiliTea Podcast
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The AccountabiliTea Podcast unpacks key governance and anti-corruption trends for people interested in, and working in, the accountability sector.
The Accountability Lab was founded in early 2012 as an effort to work with young people to develop new ideas for accountability, transparency and open government. It has evolved into a global translocal network that works to find new ways to shift societal norms, solve intractable challenges and build “unlikely networks” for change.
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The podcast focuses on themes such as global governance challenges, press freedom, the role of art in social change, and strategies for human rights defenders, with episodes like 'What does the global aid shift mean for the future of civil society?' and 'How can music drive social change?' highlighting the impacts of funding changes and the transformative power of music on accountability efforts.
The AccountabiliTea Podcast unpacks the big questions around governance and anti-corruption – spotlighting the people, ideas, and networks reshaping accountability worldwide.
Accountability Lab is a global network that makes governance work for people by supporting active citizens, strengthening institutions, and shifting norms through creative and collaborative approaches.
What happens when funders hand decision-making power to the people closest to the challenges they are trying to address?
In this episode of AccountabiliTea, Accountability Lab Co-CEO Cheri-Leigh Erasmus speaks with Carolyn Dallmann, Senior Manager for Peacebuilding & Partnerships at Humanity United, and Lior Ipp, CEO of Proximate Futures Fund, about innovative approaches to grantmaking – and what it truly means to shift power in philanthropy.
Together, they explore participatory grantmaking, the value of lived experience and proximate knowledge, and why funding locally led organizations may be less risky – not more. They also examine how funders can rethink trust, accountability, and their role as strategic partners while directing resources closer to the people doing the work.
The conversation asks a powerful question: Do you simply want to make a grant, or do you want to solve a problem?
Episode produced by Naseera Noor-Mahomed, Global Communications and Marketing Manager at Accountability Lab.
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