ACCOUNTABILITY: A PREREQUISITE FOR THE SUCCESS OF NPOs At the end of this presentation you will have my answers to the following questions. WHY ACCOUNTABILITY IS A PREREQUISITE FOR SUCCESS? o Why accountability is so important? o What is joint accountability? o Are achievements enough as a indicators of success? o Is accountability connected only with financial issues? o Who should care about it? o Which are the new ways of generating money? o How accountability relates to them? o Which are the instruments that make accountability work? o Transparency? How much transparency is needed? o Is the Code of Ethics another instrument? o Can Standard Operating Procedures assure accountability? o How can be sustainability linked to accountability? o How can NPOs avoid bad practices? o How can NPOs partner with others and what role accountability plays?