Sivio Institute

“The executive director reviews the form 990 to ensure accuracy and conformity with audited financial statements. The form 990 is then emailed to each board member for final review and feedback before the return is filed.”

“The organization has a written conflict of interest policy which is shared with all personnel.”

“The compensation of the executive director is reviewed by the board of directors on an annual basis.”

“Compensation of key employees of the organisation is reviewed annually. At the beginning of each year, during the annual budgeting process, management does an assessment of employee compensation based on market value of the job and growth of the organisation. Any suggested reviews are then presented to the board for approval.”

“No other documents available to the public.”

“Program expenses:sustainability farm - $129,014other - $ 15,258total other program expenses - $144,272 management, g&a expenses:board meetings - $14,900staff development - $8,756loss on foreign exchange - $66total other management, g&a expenses - $23,722”

“Form 990, part iii, line 4a - program service accomplishmentscentre for civic engagement - the goal of the work done in this centre is to enhance processes of democratisation and economic processes through evidence-centre for civic engagement - the goal of the work done in this centre is to enhance processes of democratisation and economic processes through evidence-based policy advocacy and nurturing a culture of deliberative dialogue, as well as the sharpening of citizens engagement in public spaces/processes by:1. Ensuring improved government accountability and performance in effecting public policy reforms, especially in the following areas (i) elections, (ii) addressing corruption, (iii) resolving the factors currently inhibiting economic growth through evidence-based advocacy. 2. Improving prospects for a pro-poor/inclusive development model through the generation of credible policy-related evidence and development of models that can be tested by makers, especially in the areas of financial inclusion, small-scale agriculture development and alternative forms of economic organisation (e.g. Cooperative vs traditional firm).3. Reducing high levels of mistrust and polarization currently at play between citizens and government and between political parties through nurturing platforms for deliberative dialogue that provide safe spaces for actors to find common ground and make trade-offs.4. Mapping and understanding the continued threats to civic space.5. Profiling the work citizens do for and with each other. The key activities we are carrying out in this centre:-ongoing tracking and analysis of government performance across five african countries. - policy knowledge generation/research resulting in 3 policy briefs, 1 policy insight and undertaking 1 survey on citizens perceptions and expectations of government performance; 1 volume of the african journal of inclusive societies focused on re-imagining citizenship and democracy, electoral processes and inclusive development. The publications have been downloaded 136 times. - training/capacity building on civic engagement with 16 participants to build up the capacity of non-state actors to understand and contribute towards policy processes and to enhance their advocacy capabilities; and an online training course on civic engagement completed by 44 participants. - leveraging technology for advocacy using integrated technology platforms (itps) such as online trackers like www.africancitizenswatch.org and www.africanagora.org. - hosting and participating in 15 face-to-face and online dialogues on the state of the civic space and electoral processes,and sharing our insights based on research we have carried out and our tracking data. Form 990, part iii, line 4b - program service accomplishmentscentre for philanthropy and communities - the centre for philanthropy and communities is focused on nurturing philanthropy, in particular, community-based philanthropy/giving across africa. Existing frameworks often portray philanthropy as only associated with the acts of giving by the rich to the poor and is mostly measured in monetary terms. Whilst rich-to-poor giving is necessary and must be encouraged, there are also forms of giving that need to be recognized and sustained such as the combined giving by the growing middle class and the poor giving to the poor- what others refer to as peer-to-peer giving or just as community giving/philanthropy. The work of this centre is therefore focused on:1. Improving the understanding of the operations and role of existing forms of philanthropy.2. Enhancing practices and innovations of philanthropy.3. Ensuring that there is an adequate policy framework to support the growth of philanthropy.the key activities in this centre are:- knowledge generation/research, which includes mapping studies to improve understanding of the operations and role of existing forms of philanthropy; profiling various forms of community philanthropy through analyzing community”