We are the world’s leading nonprofit organization promoting more responsible, effective, and equitable management of public money. We partner globally with civil society, community organizers, government champions, and budget analysts. Together, we generate data, advocate for reform, and build the skills and knowledge of people so that everyone can have a voice in budget decisions that impact their lives.
For 25 years, we have worked to build a community of people who leverage budgets to drive change. Check out our timeline charting 25 years of impact.
The public budget is an expression of societal values. We believe in a world in which:
We work to make public budget systems more open and accountable by:
Competition and rivalry, either internal or external, undermine creative solutions to the problems that we are working to address. To fulfill our mission, we need to engage with a broad range of external actors, while fostering collaboration among IBP staff, all of which requires flexibility. We approach all of our engagements with partners and other stakeholders — as well as with each other — respectfully, working with them as peers to achieve our goals. We value the voices of our partners, provide spaces for them to be heard, and strive to promote their voices and messages at every available opportunity. We see ourselves as consensus builders who are strong but reasonable, and passionate yet humble.
As a global organization in composition and vision, IBP encourages a culture of empowerment and equity of our staff and our partners. We seek to dismantle all forms of exclusion and marginalization and embrace intersectionality – in our internal policies and practices, as well as programs. Recognizing the dignity of our staff, partners and the communities we serve is central to our growth as an organization and the change we seek in the world.
Como organización global en composición y visión, IBP fomenta una cultura de empoderamiento y equidad para nuestro personal y nuestros socios. Buscamos desmantelar todas las formas de exclusión y marginación y abrazar la interseccionalidad, en nuestras políticas y prácticas internas, así como en nuestros programas. Reconocer la dignidad de nuestro personal, socios y las comunidades a las que servimos es fundamental para nuestro crecimiento como organización y como el cambio que queremos ver en el mundo.
En tant qu’organisation mondiale dans sa composition et sa vision, IBP encourage une culture d’autonomisation et d’équité de notre personnel et de nos partenaires. Nous cherchons à démanteler toutes les formes d’exclusion et de marginalisation et à adopter l’intersectionnalité dans nos politiques et pratiques internes, ainsi que dans nos programmes. Reconnaître la dignité de notre personnel, de nos partenaires et des communautés que nous servons est au cœur de notre croissance en tant qu’organisation et du changement que nous recherchons dans le monde.