The goal of ParentAdvocates.org
is to put tax dollar expenditures and other monies used or spent by our federal, state and/or city governments before your eyes and in your hands.
Through our website, you can learn your rights as a taxpayer and parent as well as to which programs, monies and more you may be entitled...and why you may not be able to exercise these rights.
Mission Statement
is to put tax dollar expenditures and other monies used or spent by our federal, state and/or city governments before your eyes and in your hands.
Through our website, you can learn your rights as a taxpayer and parent as well as to which programs, monies and more you may be entitled...and why you may not be able to exercise these rights.
Mission Statement
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The E-Accountability Foundation announces the
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
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Stories & Grievances
The Charity Commission for England and Wales Has Very Important Criteria for Transparency and Accountability
the standards have global relevance to charitable work
RS8: Transparency and Accountability
Foreword Charities play a rich and varied role in modern society but their continued success is dependent upon the public's trust and confidence in their work. The Strategy Unit (SU) report Private Action, Public Benefit recognised this link, with the government's response to the report commenting that "...easy access to accurate and relevant information about charities is essential for real accountability, and for trust and confidence in charities." (1) A number of the SU's recommendations have a direct impact on charities' transparency and accountability. One of these recommendations, that larger charities complete an annual Standard Information Return (SIR) about their work, achievements and impact, is currently being piloted in consultation with the sector. Another recommendation, included within the draft charities Bill, gives the Charity Commission a specific statutory objective to enhance the accountability of charities to donors, beneficiaries and to the public. These changes, together with the development of Guidestar-UK (a new information portal displaying information from charities' Annual Reports and Accounts plus supplementary material) will help to increase the amount of information available to stakeholders and so increase charities' accountability. The Charity Commission interprets transparency and accountability as providing relevant and reliable information to stakeholders in a way that is free from bias, comparable, understandable and focused on stakeholders' legitimate needs. This report looks at what people think is important in this area and examines the level of transparency and accountability a charity demonstrates in its reporting. We consider compliance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) to be the minimum standard of accountability, particularly for the largest charities. The forthcoming SORP review consultation will create a focus for better reporting of charities' objects, achievements, results, and impact. This report presents the findings of an analysis of the information provided in the Annual Report and Accounts and the Annual Review of a sample of 200 of the largest charities. The analysis was not designed to assess of the extent of SORP compliance in the sector. Instead it assessed the extent to which the charities in the sample had gone beyond minimum requirements to provide information that accounted fully and transparently for their performance during the year. Our evidence is that the general standard of performance against the transparency and accountability framework is not satisfactory. Whilst there are some very good examples, too many charities in our study did not meet basic requirements. We hope that charities will take both this message and what the report shows about good practice to heart and respond constructively. John Stoker Chief Charity Commissioner |
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