Institute for State Effectiveness

“The board of directors is the only body with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The board of directors delegated the review of the form 990 to management.”

“During 2009 an independent group was brought together and officer compensation was determined based upon comparisons made with comparable organizations. The executive director was paid a day rate and her compensation method did not change until july 2020. In july 2020, the board approved a change in the payment method of the executive director's compensation from a monthly contractor to a payroll employee of ise, making the same compensation as determined in 2009. The monthly salary of the executive director has not changed since.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request at the organization's offices.”

“In 2024 ise launched an updated series of insight and analysis programs, namely: -global order & international partnerships - ise is committed to generating new ideas and perspectives to strengthen the international system and better serve citizens worldwide. Through workshops, roundtables and targeted research, including ise's "state of the state" process, the initiative aims to contribute ideas on how to regenerate and reform institutions for the 21st century. Specific focus topics include international partnerships; global supply chains and localized participation in the global order; -responding to open moments - ise has built tools, techniques and analytical approaches to identify "open moments" - critical opportunities for transformation and reform in countries. Ise supports countries to navigate these open moments by learning from past experiences and improving on conventional international approaches. Areas of focus include reconstruction and recovery, support to new governments and reform sequencing; -economic competitiveness - ise is undertaking a systemic analysis on supply chain shifts and how they might advance positive economic, security and development objectives. This work forms part of ise's practice supporting country strategies for growth and innovation. This practice partners with countries to map potential sources of growth and priorities for innovation and align investments, including skills, infrastructure and institutional capacity for these priorities; -future of development: development 3.0 - ise's "future of development" initiative provides cutting-edge research and options for how countries and their international partners can modernize their approaches to development and governance. This effort aims to update the toolkit used by leading development institutions, ensuring they remain relevant in a rapidly changing world; -ai, technology & citizen-centered governance - addresses critical questions at the nexus of ai advancements, governance and development. It investigates the impact of ai on core governance functions; ethically integrates ai to improve existing analytical tools and to develop new ones where appropriate; and disseminates findings to help key stakeholders understand both the risks and opportunities of ai for governance, ensuring its potential is fully leveraged to strengthen the state-citizen compact; -accountability & anticorruption - ise's national accountability diagnostics tool assesses a country's fiscal, budgetary, and anti-corruption systems. This diagnostic tool helps governments address fiduciary and economic development risks and opportunities; and -community-driven development & the social compact - se works with governments and their international partners to design, operationalize and scale cdd programs, supporting new social compacts for accountable governments, fair economies and empowered communities and citizens. Ise designs systems to connect communities to national-level decision-makers for service delivery and development planning.”

“Consulting fees: program service expenses 832,823. Management and general expenses 68,573. Fundraising expenses 19,580. Total expenses 920,976.”