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.

How TAI works

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

Past Projects

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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
Based on the interview with Romy Krämer, the managing director of the Guerilla Foundation on 10th of May 2023
Eszter Filippinyi from the Transparency and Accountability Initiative (TAI) asked Romy Krämer about the Guerrilla Foundation's trajectory in shifting its organizational structure to redistribute power. We share some of the conversation highlights below.
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Blogs
#Notes: TAI Funder Call Community Philanthropy in South America: The Case of Socio-Environmental Funds.
TAI held a funder call with three representatives of South American socio-environmental funds to learn more about their model and challenges: Maria Amália Souza, Founder of Casa Socio-Environmental Fund (Brazil), Juan Camilo Mira, Coordinator of Emerger Socio-Environmental Fund (Colombia) and Eduardo Franco, President of Semilla Socio-Environmental Foundation (Bolivia).
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Blogs
What makes for a healthy information ecosystem? New visual tool
TAI has partnered with Dr. Courtney Radsch to map out a vision of what makes for a healthy information ecosystem. This visual and supporting explanation is an analytical tool that shows multidimensional aspects of an information ecosystem that can be used at various levels of analysis.
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