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Table 13-1:
Top Reasons for Being Accountable by
Accountability Mechanism and Charity Size

From Chapter 13: Accountability in International Children’s Non-governmental Organizations, by David Kirsch
In Accountability for Effectiveness in Global Governance
edited by John Kirton and Marina Larionova
available from Routledge, 2018

  Charity size
Accountability mechanism Small Medium Large
Reason % Reason % Reason %

Standards

 Good management 96% Good management 100% Good management 100%
Improve effectiveness 71% Improve effectiveness 80% Improve effectiveness 100%
Improve behaviour 68% Improve behaviour 70% Reduce risks 100%
Reduce risks 68% Maintain standards 70% Improve behaviour 67%
Maintain standards 61% Reduce risks 50% Improve results 67%
Funding requirement 54%     Maintain standards 50%

Code

 Good management 64% Good management 90% Good management 100%
Reduce risks 61% Reduce risks 90% Improve behaviour 100%
    Improve behaviour 80% Reduce risks 83%
    Maintain standards 70% Improve effectiveness 67%
    Improve effectiveness 60% Improve results 50%
    Improve results 60% Maintain standards 50%

Complaints

     Good management 50% Good management 67%
        Reduce risks 67%
        Improve behaviour 50%

Planning, monitoring and evaluation

 Good management 96% Good management 100% Good management 100%
Improve effectiveness 86% Improve effectiveness 90% Improve effectiveness 100%
Improve results 68% Improve results 90% Improve results 100%
Maintain standards 61% Reduce risks 70% Reduce risks 100%
Reduce risks 54% Funding requirement 60% Funding requirement 83%
    Improve behaviour 60% Improve behaviour 83%
    Public relations 60% Increase funding 83%
    Maintain standards 60% Maintain standards 50%

Learning

 Good management 64% Good management 80% Good management 83%
Improve effectiveness 64% Improve effectiveness 70% Improve behaviour 83%
    Improve results 70% Improve effectiveness 83%
    Reduce risks 60% Improve results 83%
    Reduce costs 60% Maintain standards 50%
    Improve behaviour 50% Reduce risks 50%
    Maintain standards 50%    

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