Report Performance Information to the Public for Accountability and Transparency
Accountability is defined as – the government is willing and able to tell taxpayers what they are getting for their money in terms of results, and why.
Transparency is defined as – taxpayers are able to easily access and understand information showing what the government is and is not accomplishing in terms of results.
The public’s expectations for both the quantity and quality of the information they can find online are steadily (and rapidly) increasing, and government is not exempt. Citizens want to see information that makes their government accountable and transparent – that clearly and objectively demonstrates what their government is doing, and how well it is doing it. Performance reporting can build the trust of your public and demonstrate what they are getting for their money.
Are you facing:
- Rising expectations from the public to cut costs?
- Increased public scrutiny?
- A need to tell the public your story of challenges and accomplishments?
- Increased demand for information on the services delivered and the results achieved?
- Employees who increasingly feel their accomplishments are underreported?
Weidner can help you design public reporting that works. Increasingly, well-managed governments are making performance reports available online. We have extensive experience in designing externally-focused performance reports and tools for organizations and governments to share their performance with the people they serve.
Weidner has been involved with several award-winning performance reporting efforts, both in print and online, and has been a participant in the development of reporting guidelines from such organizations as the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, the Association of Government Accountants, and the Government Finance Officers’ Association.
Second, Weidner has also developed an easy-to-use Accountability and Transparency Self-Assessment Tool that is free and available for you to use any time.
To find out more about how your organization can externally report performance information to drive accountability and transparency and build trust with your public, e-mail us at info@weidnerinc.com, or call us at 512-347-7054.
To find out more about how your organization’s performance data can be reported to your community via our web-based MFR Live™ software, click here.
