This Collaboration Case Note describes an initiative to expand funder transparency, participation, and accountability (TPA) portfolios to be more diverse, inclusive, and relevant. TAI funder member, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (Hewlett), and the Dutch government co-financed From Open to Inclusive Governance Call for Ideas with support from the TAI Secretariat. It aimed to […]

This Collaboration Case Note describes TAI efforts to establish a clear structure and parameters for Secretariat support to individual members, complementing collective initiatives. The TAI Secretariat established “office hours” during which staff time would be dedicated to member support requests submitted via email, text message, or Slack. The Secretariat fulfilled 29 requests in 2020, and […]

This Collaboration Case Note describes the creation of a Collective Voice Working Group within TAI, reflective of increased member attention to their own funder voice. All TAI members participated and worked to achieve a clearer idea of what is meant by collective voice and a process for intentionally determining when and how that voice can […]

This Collaboration Case Note describes the use of TAI platform to help members make sense of the global pandemic, its repercussions for their grantees, and their own funder strategies. Actions included TAI Secretariat-convened and facilitated calls, as well as intelligence gathering and synthesis via a three-part COVID-19 Monitor series. While collaboration on and around COVID-19 […]

This Collaboration Case Note describes TAI’s efforts to generate evidence to inform member discussions and expectations and refine its collaborative strategy beyond 2019. For that, TAI commissioned an external evaluation and partnered with a strategy consultant to transition to strategy refresh. The evaluation process engaged a diverse range of collaborative funder members including and beyond […]

This Collaboration Case Note describes TAI’s efforts to co-fund a developmental evaluation to generate rigorous evidence about the Open Government Partnership (OGP) platform and policy reform strategies and results. The initiative involved understanding and working around co-funders’ differing perception of the problem as specific learning needs and key questions were developed and refined. This resulted […]