The Galing Pook Foundation is a member of the Innovations Program Liaison Group, an international network of local governance awarding institutions supported by the Ford Foundation.

Awards programs in this group share a strong allegiance to the core idea that “government can be improved through the identification and dissemination of examples of effective solutions to public sector problems”. The other members of the network are as follows:

BRAZIL:
Gestão Pública e Cidadania (Public Management and Citizenship Program)

CHILE:
Programa Ciudadanía y Gestión Local (Citizenship and Local Management Program)

CHINA:
Innovations and Excellence in Local Chinese Governance

EAST AFRICAN REGION:
Mashariki Innovations in Local Governance Awards Programme

MEXICO:
Premio Gobierno y Gestión Local (Local Government and Management Award)

PERU:
Participación y Gestión Local (Participation and Local Management Program)

SOUTH AFRICA:
Impumelelo Innovations Award Trust

UNITED STATES:
Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations

UNITED STATES:
Innovations in American Government Program