The Impact of Transparency

625651 — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:07:00 GMT

With the ever-expanding saga of MPs expenses dominating the media, hot on the heels of many a story about bankers' bonuses and the like, it's not a bad time to be thinking about accountability and transparency in the voluntary sector.

Trust is the basis of all charities' success and at a time when the public is challenging the behaviour of prominent individuals and organisations the sector should be refocusing on its own approach to accountability and transparency. Of course, that's not just about salaries and expenses being properly managed and accounted for. For charities, clarity for donors about how their money has been spent and what impact it has had is a constant challenge, and rightly so.

The impACT coalition, now operating within the Institute of Fundraising, was established to promote better public understanding of how charities work and the benefits they bring to society by improving Accountability, Clarity and Transparency. The coalition's website has some excellent advice and a toolkit for voluntary sector organisations looking to be clearer about the impact of their work, and how they deliver it.

http://www.impactcoalition.org.uk/

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The Impact of Transparency