Brendan Halloran
Brendan Halloran has over 15 years of strategy, programing, learning, evaluation and research experience on participation, accountability and governance programing from grassroots local action to global initiatives. He has held strategic positions at USAID, the International Budget Partnership, the Transparency and Accountability Initiative (now Trust, Accountability and Inclusion, a donor collaborative on public governance), and as an independent consultant with international, national and local organizations. He has advisory roles in the Open Government Partnership, Accountability Research Center at American University, and Accountable Now, among others. While Head of Strategy and Learning at IBP from 2016-2024, Brendan helped design and lead the SPARK program, which has supported the Asivikelane campaign in South Africa.
Explorer Resources
Beyond the Playbook: Navigating Territorial Complexity and Finding the Others
Closing Keynote Address — Day of Innovation, Primer Encuentro Internacional en Gestión Social y Sostenibilidad (GESS 2026), Lima, Peru
Cooling as a public good: Lessons from London Climate Action Week
Tracy Jooste shares notes from London Climate Action Week on why cooling — like clean water or safe streets — needs to be treated as a public good, not just...
Trust: The Reinforcement of Good Governance
Reflections from Governance Action Hub and Action Aid Zambia Climate Governance convening
Making Democracy Irresistible: Katy Rubin on Theatre, Trust, and Real Policy Change
What would democracy look like if more people actually wanted to take part?
Cuando la transición verde nace desde la vocación agrícola: Aprendizajes del territorio
Este texto hace parte de la serie de blogs del proyecto FortaleceTEJ, un conjunto de publicaciones sobre cómo comunidades rurales del Cesar están construyendo su propia...
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