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Reforming Audit in the Public Interest
Auditing with Accountability makes a strong case for reform of the audit industry. It also calls for a reaffirmation of the founding principles of audit: credibility, objectivity, and integrity around the scrutiny of financial...
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Strengthening audit for the benefit of stakeholders, the environment, and...
Audits are a vital contributor to the trust and confidence that underpins a modern, resilient economy, but they continue to fail us. We hope to support a clearer understanding globally of why audit matters, more resolute...
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PPLAAF: Protecting and empowering whistleblowers in Africa
The Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa supports people wishing to disclose compromising information in particularly difficult and dangerous contexts by helping them publish what they know, use it for accountability,...
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New ways of collaboration in fighting corruption
The Anti-Corruption Data Collective (ACDC) brings together journalists, programmers, academics, and advocates in an effort to tackle the lack of alignment across anti-corruption disciplines.
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Using Public Audit to Foster Accountability and Development in Nigeria
PLSI leverages audit data to identify missing public funds as the basis of its advocacy work to get projects completed, funds returned, and perpetrators held accountable.
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Call for action on audit reform
Luminate is seeking opportunities to support work that will further the audit reform agenda both in the UK and globally.
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Luminate grant to accelerate OpenCorporates’ impact
Andrew Clarke, Luminate's Interim Director, Financial Transparency , talked with OpenCorporates about our recent support of their work.
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Building an eco-system: why it matters
Watch some of our Nigeria-based investees talk about their work to increase accountability, reduce corruption, and ensure public funds are spent delivering the services the public really needs.
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Tackling corruption and promoting transparency in Nigeria
SERAP is a Nigerian non-profit working to remedy corruption by advocating for improved implementation of the policy, legislative, and legal framework that dictates how public funds are to be spent and how government should...
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Helping governments and people make the most of their natural resources
Natural Resource Governance Institute aims to help resource-rich countries reap the benefits of natural resources to support sustainable development through domestic resource mobilization and accountable policy-making.
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Helping communities defend their rights
Accountability Counsel supports people harmed by development projects with community-driven and policy-level strategies to ensure that financial flows do no harm, support local development, and do not undermine human rights.
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Luminate appoints experts on governance, media, technology to Advisory...
Global philanthropic organisation Luminate has appointed an Advisory Group to feed into its strategy, advise investees and partners, and offer a view on the impact being achieved by its funding.
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The future of public contracting in Nigeria
Luminate is proud to announce a new three-year grant of $900,000 to PPDC that will support their continued work on open contracting and enabling citizen engagement in public financial management.
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Driving positive narratives about change and accountability
There is a pressing need for tools that counter the perception of futility, open channels of engagement, and celebrate positive elements in government and civil service.
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