What Accountability Lab’s Co-CEO model teaches us about shared leadership

As organizations confront increasing complexity and global collaboration, leadership models are evolving. At Accountability Lab, our three Co-CEOs reflect on what it takes to build a shared leadership structure. Leadership in a changing sector Leadership in the world of civil society is changing. Today’s leaders face increasing funding uncertainty, political polarization, growing operational demands, and increasingly global teams – while working hard to remain closely connected to the communities they serve. As teams become more global, partnerships grow more complex, and expectations around accountability and transparency continue to rise,  social impact sector organizations are questioning whether traditional leadership structures still [...]

2026-04-09T12:38:51+00:0026th March 2026|

Defending press freedom: Five key takeaways from Danai Nhando and Nkosikhona Dibiti

Around the world, journalists are facing growing pressure—from legal threats and online harassment to financial constraints and shrinking civic space. These challenges don’t just affect individual journalists—they impact our collective ability to access credible, independent information and hold those in power to account. In a recent episode of the AccountabiliTea podcast, Cheri-Leigh Erasmus, Co-CEO of Accountability Lab and host of the podcast, spoke with Danai Nhando, a Human Rights Lawyer and Social Entrepreneur, and Nkosikhona Dibiti, Executive Director of Community Podium and Journalist, about the state of media freedom today. Their insights speak to a global moment of reckoning for [...]

2025-04-03T08:28:58+00:002nd April 2025|
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