From Multi-Year Sunsets to Practical Negotiation: How Funders and Civil Society Can Protect Ecosystems When Portfolios Change

In a recent Devex conversation, Eszter Filippinyi and Cheri-Leigh Erasmus, co-founder of Civic Strength Partners and co-CEO of Accountability Lab, sat down to confront the uncomfortable realities of programmatic sunsets.

In a recent Devex conversation, Erin Sines and Amina Salihu reflected on the realities of running, evolving, and closing out decade-long, time-limited grant portfolios.

From information ecosystems and local journalism to civic space, democracy and locally led development, explore this week’s TAI Weekly.

TAI Progress Report, covering July 2025 to June 2026, looks at how TAI is translating its new strategic framework into tangible progress. It explores what is beginning to change across funder strategies, funding practices, and the wider philanthropic ecosystem, while reflecting on progress across TAI’s four strategic priorities.

From tax and debt to climate accountability, this week’s TAI Weekly asks who pays, who decides, and what it takes to build more accountable systems.