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  • 2004
  • Report

Seeking NGO-Donor Partnership for Greater Effectiveness and Accountability

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Partners and Partnerships; Governance; Performance Effectiveness
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Seeking NGO-Donor Partnership for Greater Effectiveness and Accountability." Report, Inter-American Development Bank, May 2004.
  • May 2003
  • Article

Accountability in Practice: Mechanisms for NGOs

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Non-Governmental Organizations
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Accountability in Practice: Mechanisms for NGOs." World Development 31, no. 5 (May 2003): 813–829.
  • autumn 2005
  • Article

Evaluating Accountability: Can We Do More with Less?

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Keywords: Governance
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Evaluating Accountability: Can We Do More with Less?" AccountAbility Forum 7 (autumn 2005): 28–33.
  • 2008
  • Chapter

Learning in Environmental Policymaking and Implementation

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
This paper explores how "learning" occurs in the context of environmental policy formulation and implementation. Rather than viewing policy learning as a rational and technocratic process, the emphasis here is on the political and institutional contexts within which... View Details
Keywords: Learning; Corporate Accountability; Policy; Government and Politics; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Natural Environment; Power and Influence; South Africa; Brazil
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Learning in Environmental Policymaking and Implementation." In Strategic Environmental Assessment for Policies: An Instrument for Good Governance, edited by Kulsum Ahmed and Ernesto Sanchez-Triana. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2008. (Was HBS Working Paper 08-071.)
  • March 2014
  • Module Note

Performance Measurement & Accountability in the Social Sector

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Performance Measurement & Accountability in the Social Sector." Harvard Business School Module Note 314-101, March 2014.
  • 9 Dec 2011
  • Keynote Speech

Being Realistic about Results

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Being Realistic about Results." Annual Manager Retreat, Multilateral Investment Fund, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC, December 9, 2011.
  • 2009
  • Comment

Testimony on 'The World Bank's Disclosure Policy Review, and the Role of Democratic Participatory Processes in Achieving Successful Development Outcomes'

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Policy; Success; Growth and Development; Outcome or Result
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Testimony on 'The World Bank's Disclosure Policy Review, and the Role of Democratic Participatory Processes in Achieving Successful Development Outcomes'." United States House Committee on Financial Services, Hearing (2009).
  • 2009
  • Article

Placing the Normative Logics of Accountability in 'Thick' Perspective

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
This article provides a critical reflection on the heavily normative nature of current accountability debates. In particular, it explores three streams of normative discourse on nonprofit accountability: improving board governance, improving performance-based... View Details
Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Accounting; Governance; Performance Evaluation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Organizational Structure; Relationships; Accounting Industry
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Placing the Normative Logics of Accountability in 'Thick' Perspective." American Behavioral Scientist 52, no. 6 (2009): 885–904.
  • 2007
  • Chapter

Beyond Dependence: Conceptualizing Information and Accountability in NGO-Funder Relations

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
This paper explores the linkages between information systems and accountability in nongovernmental and nonprofit organizations (NGOs). The information systems in four NGOs are introduced: two Indian NGOs engaged in natural resource management and rural development, an... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Corporate Accountability; Information Management; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Non-Governmental Organizations; Information Technology; India; District of Columbia
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Beyond Dependence: Conceptualizing Information and Accountability in NGO-Funder Relations." In Reconceptualising NGOs and Their Roles in Development: NGOs, Civil Society and the International Aid System, edited by Paul Opoku-Mensah, David Lewis, and Terje Tvedt, pp. 119–159. Aalborg, Denmark: Aalborg University Press, 2007.
  • 2006
  • Working Paper

Placing the Normative Logics of Accountability in 'Thick' Perspective

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Placing the Normative Logics of Accountability in 'Thick' Perspective." Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations Working Paper, No. 33.2, January 2006.
  • 2003
  • Report

Effectiveness of Stakeholder Participation Processes: Yacyretá Hydroelectric Project, Paraguay and Argentina (LAC Region)

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Keywords: Business and Stakeholder Relations; Corporate Governance; Performance Effectiveness; Energy Industry; Paraguay; Argentina
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Effectiveness of Stakeholder Participation Processes: Yacyretá Hydroelectric Project, Paraguay and Argentina (LAC Region)." Report, World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office, January 2003.
  • 2006
  • Other Unpublished Work

Analytical Dilemmas in the Study of Accountability: Center for Democracy and the Third Sector, Georgetown University

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Keywords: Governance
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Analytical Dilemmas in the Study of Accountability: Center for Democracy and the Third Sector, Georgetown University." Georgetown University, Center for Democracy and the Third Sector, January 2006.
  • May 2000
  • Article

Agricultural Cooperatives in Gujarat, India: Agents of Equity or Differentiation?

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Keywords: Cooperation; Equality and Inequality; India
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Agricultural Cooperatives in Gujarat, India: Agents of Equity or Differentiation?" Development in Practice 10, no. 2 (May 2000): 178–188.
  • June 2001
  • Article

NGO Behavior and Development Discourse

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations; Behavior; Growth and Development
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "NGO Behavior and Development Discourse." Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 12, no. 2 (June 2001): 79–101.
  • 05 Oct 2009
  • News

The World Bank must fix its business model

  • 01 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

including suggestions for future research. The Many Faces of Nonprofit Accountability Authors:Alnoor Ebrahim Publication:Chap. 4 in The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. 3rd ed., edited View Details
  • March 2014
  • Teaching Note

ActionAid International: Globalizing Governance, Localizing Accountability Teaching Note

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "ActionAid International: Globalizing Governance, Localizing Accountability Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 814-025, March 2014.
  • March 13, 2013
  • Blog Post

Let's Be Realistic About Measuring Impact

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
"Measure impact" has become a mantra for creating social change. Claims about making a difference are no longer sufficient; evidence of how much difference you're making is now required. We should applaud this trend, because results are sometimes ambiguous and claims... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Entrepreneurship; Performance Evaluation
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Let's Be Realistic About Measuring Impact." Harvard Business Review Blogs (March 13, 2013). http://blogs.hbr.org/hbsfaculty/2013/03/lets-be-realistic-about-measur.html.
  • July 2013
  • Supplement

ActionAid International: Ramesh Singh, CEO

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "ActionAid International: Ramesh Singh, CEO." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 314-701, July 2013.
  • 2011 - 2011
  • Conference Presentation

The Limits of Measuring Social Impact

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "The Limits of Measuring Social Impact." In Academic Showcase. Paper presented at the HBS Conference on Executive Compensation: A Broader View, Harvard Business School, 2011. (Also sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.)
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