Funder Survey: Understanding Accountability Practices in a Changing Philanthropic Landscape

This survey aims to understand different approaches to accountability and stakeholder engagement in funding organizations during a period of significant change and chaos across philanthropy, development, human rights and humanitarian sectors.

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We define accountability structures as the formal and informal structures, processes, and practices that funding organizations use to:

Examples include advisory committees, participatory grantmaking processes, community review panels, and feedback systems that influence organizational decisions.

We're particularly interested in how accountability structures are maintained, adapted, or challenged when funding priorities shift or resources are constrained. At this critical time when our sector is experiencing significant funding shifts and constraints, interrogating and recommitting to genuine solidarity and accountability is key. Your responses will help develop field-wide insights on effective accountability approaches, especially related to girl and young feminists and broader social movements. All organizational information will be kept confidential and anonymous in any public reporting unless explicit permission is granted for attribution.

All participants will be entered into a draw for a goody bag worth over $100 containing Curiosa Cards for shared leadership, a beautiful print, a book and an extra surprise.