# Civil Society URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/toolkits/civil-society Type: Toolkit Audiences Published: 2020-01-09 Updated: 2020-03-30 --- # Anti-Corruption Toolkits for Civil Society **Empower your cause and hold officials accountable.** We understand what it takes to operate in a range of environments, including hostile ones. Here are resources to help civil society organisations achieve a range of objectives from giving a voice to communities and strengthening services to monitoring public projects. ## [Monitoring political finance: Compendium of citizen initiatives and good practices](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/monitoring-political-finance-compendium-of-citizen-initiatives-and-good-practices) Publication • 18 August 2026 This compendium aims to provide ideas for stakeholders interested in monitoring political finance. It presents seven monitoring and disclosure solutions from around the world,… ## [Breaking the Silos: A Practical Guide to Fighting Corruption with a Human Rights-Based Approach](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/breaking-the-silos-a-practical-guide-to-fighting-corruption-with-a-human-rights-based-approach) Publication • 25 June 2026 This guide seeks to equip human rights defenders and anti-corruption advocates with practical tools to promote accountability for corrupt acts. ## [Addressing corrupt uses of artificial intelligence](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/addressing-corrupt-uses-of-artificial-intelligence) Publication • 17 June 2025 This working paper covers the corrupt use of AI in the public sector, proposing a definition, manifestations of corrupt use of AI, and a suite of recommendations. ## [This beautiful land: Corruption, discrimination and land rights in Sub-Saharan Africa](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/corruption-discrimination-land-rights-subsaharan-africa) Publication • 12 April 2024 This report explores the relationship between corruption and discrimination impeding the equal enjoyment of land rights in seven African countries. ## [Safeguarding the Independence of Supreme Audit Institutions: A Resource Kit for Civil Society Organisations](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/safeguarding-independence-supreme-audit-institutions) Publication • 22 November 2022 This kit assists CSOs to advocate for supreme audit institutions' independence effectively. ## [Internal Whistleblowing Systems: Best practice principles for public and private organisations](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/internal-whistleblowing-systems) Publication • 02 November 2022 This publication highlights best practice principles of developing effective internal whistleblowing systems to help organisations implement these systems. ## [Promoting the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption: Tools and Tactics](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/promoting-african-union-convention-preventing-combating-corruption) Publication • 11 July 2022 This toolkit documents advocacy tactics developed by African Transparency International chapters to hold governments accountable ## [Monitoring public contracting: Experience from 18 integrity pacts in the EU](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/monitoring-public-contracting-in-the-eu) Publication • 07 April 2022 This publication sets out key facts, figures and achievements from the integrity pacts in the EU between 2016 and 2021. ## [Convention Evasion: Madagascar's plan to pull rosewood stockpiles out of CITES](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/convention-evasion-madagascar-pull-rosewood-stockpiles-out-of-cites) Publication • 07 March 2022 Environmental Investigation Agency and Transparency International call for transparent and accountable approaches to management of the Madagascar rosewood stockpiles. ## [Integrity pacts in the EU: Suitability, set up and implementation](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/integrity-pacts-european-union-guidebook) Publication • 09 February 2022 Between 2015 and 2021, 15 civil society organisations monitored 46 public contracting procedures in the EU. This experience and learnings now help us to understand how to… ## [Tender Defender – Cards on the Table!](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/integrity-pacts-game) Publication • 26 August 2021 Tender Defender is a board game that helps civil society, citizens, journalists, activists and others to learn about public procurement and to identify corruption risks that may… ## [Safeguarding EU-funded investments with Integrity Pacts: A decision-maker’s guide to collaborative public contracting monitoring](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/integrity-pacts-safeguarding-eu-investments-decision-makers-guide-collaborative-public-contracting) Publication • 26 March 2021 Decision-makers across the EU have a timely opportunity to collaborate with civil society and create greater transparency and accountability in public contracting through… ## [Debugging democracy: Open data for political integrity in Europe](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/debugging-democracy-open-data-for-political-integrity-in-europe) Publication • 25 November 2020 This report uses new research to explore asset and interest disclosure, political financing, and lobbying and reveals a patchwork of ineffective legislation across the region. ## [Assessing Whistleblowing Legislation: Methodology and Guidelines for Assessment Against the EU Directive and Best Practice](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/assessing-whistleblowing-legislation) Publication • 23 September 2020 This tool helps assess how draft legislation stacks up against the EU Directive on Whistleblowing Protection and best practice. ## [Combatting Land Corruption in Africa: Good Practice Examples](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/combatting-land-corruption-in-africa-good-practice-examples) Publication • 22 November 2019 This publication brings together a diverse collection of good practices developed by our Chapters working to tackle land corruption across Africa. ## [Five Principles for Engaging Citizens in Anti-Corruption Mechanisms](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/five-principles-for-engaging-citizens-in-anti-corruption-mechanisms) Publication • 09 September 2019 In this guide, we build on our collective understanding that citizen engagement matters in the fight against corruption and provide insights about how organisations might go about… ## [Combatting Corruption through Participatory Video: a Guide for Practitioners](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/combatting-corruption-through-participatory-video-a-guide-for-practitioners) Publication • 12 March 2019 This step-by-step guide encourages and supports anyone planning to use participatory video to unearth, address and combat corruption. ## [Model Monitoring Agreement and Integrity Pact for Infrastructure: an Implementation Guide for Civil Society Organisations](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/model-monitoring-agreement-and-integrity-pact-for-infrastructure) Publication • 10 December 2018 Integrity Pacts tackle corruption in public procurement – one of the biggest areas of corruption risk for governments. Infrastructure procurement faces particular risk of… ## [Social Audit in 20 Steps: Lessons Learned from Fighting Corruption in Guatemala, Peru and Ghana](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/social-audit-in-20-steps) Publication • 29 November 2018 Social audit is a powerful social accountability tool. It scrutinises public officials’ decisions and/or actions, looking for administrative or financial irregularities. ## [Climate Adaptation Finance Governance Standards: a New Approach Piloted in the Maldives and Bangladesh](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/climate-adaptation-finance-governance-standards) Publication • 04 September 2018 Climate finance – money intended to help at-risk countries prevent climate change and adapt to its effects – can be vulnerable to corruption. ## [Independent REDD+ Governance Monitoring: A Guidance Document for Civil Society Organisations](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/independent-redd-governance-monitoring) Publication • 06 July 2018 Good governance is vital for achieving effective, efficient and fair REDD+ outcomes, and civil society organisations are in a strong position to monitor REDD+ governance… ## [Women, Land and Corruption: Resources for Practitioners and Policy-Makers](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/women-land-and-corruption-resources-for-practitioners-and-policy-makers) Publication • 08 March 2018 A compilation of relevant background information, lessons learnt and approaches to tackling land corruption as it affects women. ## [Mining Awards Corruption Risk Assessment Tool](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/mining-awards-corruption-risk-assessment-tool) Publication • 05 December 2017 This tool helps users to identify and assess the underlying causes of corruption in mining sector awards – the corruption risks that create opportunities for corruption and… ## [Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals: Shadow Reporting Questionnaire for Targets 16.4, 16.5 and 16.10](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/corruption-and-sustainable-development-goals-shadow-reporting-questionnaire) Publication • 19 May 2017 The purpose of this questionnaire is to enable civil society organisations to conduct an independent appraisal of their country’s progress in fighting corruption, tackling illicit… ## [A Handbook for Communicators & Journalists on Climate Change and Corruption](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/a-handbook-for-communicators-journalists-on-climate-change-and-corruption) Publication • 22 April 2017 Climate governance is an umbrella term for the various national, international, and private structures established to respond to the threats and opportunities of climate change. ## [Are we on the road to impact?](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/are-we-on-the-road-to-impact) Publication • 17 April 2014 ## [Corruption fighters' toolkit: civil society experiences and emerging strategies](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/corruption-fighters-toolkit-civil-society-experiences-and-emerging-strategi) Publication • 15 August 2002 Back Page 1 of 1 Next