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Educo carries out its self-conducted performance reviews by the Board of Trustees
As established in the Code of Good Governance, the Board of Trustees commits to carrying out at least two reviews of its performance during its period of mandate, one at the halfway point and the other at the end. Likewise, Educo is currently in the process of preparing the first...
Educo’s reporting schedule allows them to have a broader approach to accountability
The Accountability and Internal Audit Division is responsible for compiling the report. The report is compiled and disseminated in accordance with their Procedure and standards for external publications, and according to the following timeline: For this particular reporting year more qualitative feedback was included. The information was gathered in a...
Educo established its own accountability and audit division
Educo’s Internal Control Department was replaced by an Accountability and Internal Audit Division. It is committed to two main activities: fostering a culture of accountability in both internal and external processes (Accountability Department), and ensuring compliance with policies, codes and the responsible use of resources (Internal Auditing Department)....
SOS Children’s Villages engages in a dialogue between employees and management
SOS Children’s Villages uses online communications forums that not only serve to inform stakeholders about the actions performed by legal bodies, but focus lies on creating a two-way communication and fostering dialogue and engagement of stakeholders....
World Vision embeds risk management in all their regions
World Vision’s focus in 2014 has been on embedding risk management globally – making it part of normal business – in all regions and offices across the World Vision International Partnership. All seven regions appointed the senior director of operations as the regional risk management champion, established risk management committees...
World Vision’s workshop strengthening accountability at the national level
In 2014, World Vision initiated accountability reporting at national offices, encouraging different offices to include an accountability component in their annual external reports, without having to write a separate report. This effort commenced with an accountability workshop for 29 staff members, organised in Swaziland, where a template and guide were...
Amnesty International engages with stakeholders in 79% of all its projects
A wide range of relationships are being managed across the movement, with the people whose rights AI seeks to advance – human rights defenders, affected rights-holders, and members of local partner organisations. The manner of engagement varies depending on the context and scale of the work, and takes place through...
Educo listens to its employees and its executive team responds
Educo has different internal communication channels to facilitate the exchange of information across the entire organisation, thus contributing to improving efficiency in their work and encouraging staff to present their feedback and complaints to management....
90% of Amnesty’s national entities provided inputs for the accountability report
Each year, every Amnesty International entity submits a Standard Action Report (SAR) containing information on their activities, campaigns, growth and accountability measures for the past year. The SAR data is collated and analysed to support global planning and measurement of the movement’s performance against stated plans....
Using accountability reporting as an organisational development process
Amnesty International’s report submission to Accountable Now is based on analysis and inputs from International Secretariat staff who have oversight over different areas of accountability. These members of staff – internally referred to as ‘Accountable Now indicator owners’ – assess performance, reflecting on the Independent Review Panel’s (IRP) feedback, movement...
Greenpeace implements a 360 degree performance evaluation on its Board of Directors
The Greenpeace International Board of Directors Chair coordinates a 360 degree evaluation of the performance of the Board (as a whole) each year. This consists of three separate online surveys; one is sent to the Board members for a self-evaluation; one is sent to the Trustees; and the third is...
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