Founders, clients, target groups, donor and the overall mission. These relationships are upward and downward or external and internal. How much accountability varies depending on the relationship that the organization has with the next entity. Some relationships can be at odds with each other. For example, attempting to meet requirements set by donors may draw the company away from its mission. A mission may be to broadly defined, which mean additional requirements that are not clearly linked to the mission must be completed, that in turn can go against staff accountability.

To correctly assess the effectiveness of any program, an evaluation has to regularly occur to test whether success is being achieved. The scientific method is the most popular choice. It is defined as the follow by the WK Kellogg Foundation “The scientific method is based on hypothetico-deductive methodology. Simply put, this means that researchers/evaluators test hypotheses about the impact of asocial initiative using statistical analysis techniques” Evaluation takes into account statistics and correlates inputs with outputs. It occurs after the implementation of a program and used to measure what works and what does not. Failure to properly evaluate a program can result in wasted funds, poor program management, unequally salaries and failed intentions. The impact may be lessened or completely missed with the inputs are no relevant to the intended goals.