#LearningwithIntegrity: Reflections on Global Integrity’s closure Initially, I planned to share hard-learned lessons related to Global Integrity’s closure so others could avoid similar mistakes. It was a very long list. I’ve since realized as a sector we are more adept at identifying weaknesses than imagining new possibilities. As Global Integrity navigated a financial crisis…
Renewal and Rewilding: My Departure and Our Connections After eight incredible years with Global Integrity, I’ve decided to step down from my role as Executive Director. Thank you for being part of the journey, inspiring me, supporting me, and challenging me along the way. The connections we have made have been the highlight of the…
Grantees’ reports to funders are rarely shared with the public. We believe that sharing successes and failures can support learning and reflection that helps to strengthen the effectiveness of organizations facing similar challenges. It can also support greater accountability, to funders, and perhaps more importantly to those who that funding is intended to benefit. We’d…
Global Integrity works with government and civil society partners in countries and communities around the world, supporting their efforts to address complex challenges relating to corruption, the use of resources and the delivery of public services. A non-profit organization with an operating budget of $3.5m, we have a diverse and global team of 15 staff…
Integrity: i) The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles, and ii) The quality of being whole and complete (The Cambridge Dictionary) In my six years as Executive Director of Global Integrity, we have not spent much time explicitly reflecting on our name. I’d always assumed that we inherited it, having spun off…
Over the summer, we hired two new superstars, Raquel Rubio as our Director for Listening and Learning, and Ambika Samarthya-Howard as our Head of Communications, based out of Colorado and New York respectively. Raquel and Ambika co-wrote this blog [Alan added the superstars bit] to share their initial thoughts about the organization, and how they…