The high price of lowballing local organisations
…to win the respect and trust of local organisations. It makes fair labour practices possible. Our staff has to work for free. Often. It’s as painful and as simple as…
A respectful organisational culture is crucial to safeguarding
…without proper procedures or training leads to burn-out. Lessons are compiled for reports but are not actually being learnt. Information gathered from complaints or exit interviews remain hearsay without proper…
Education Cannot Wait High Level Financing Conference: An opportunity for world leaders to step up for crisis-affected children and youth
…others to call on the global community to allocate 10% of humanitarian funding to education, matching the EU’s target announced in 2019. 3. Commitments to meaningful youth engagement The Youth…
NGOs have improved safeguarding, but the aid sector needs systemic change to be safer
…internationally. It is good to see the new Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office’s commitment to safeguarding and preventing sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. This commitment is also reflected in the…
LGBTI social exclusion is a protracted humanitarian crisis
…and strategic alliances that build from the community level up to democratic and free governments that protect all citizens. The persecution of LGBTI individuals is a crime against humanity. We…
Calculating the cost of using the IATI data standard
…business case framework originally created by a group of NGOs, including Bond, working with Accenture Finland. It is shared using Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-SA-4.0 so feel free to use…
ICAI review presents an opportunity to reshape DFID’s partnerships and improve CSO performance
…Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) gave the department an amber/red rating for its lack of commitment to understanding the wider contexts CSOs operate in, as well as its complex approach…
GenerAction: It’s time to rewrite the future
…risk from preventable, treatable diseases. It is easy to feel helpless. But despite the challenges, we have all been inspired by people in our own communities and around the world…
Pledging summit for Afghanistan: 5 key considerations for the UK government
…multiple crises globally, it’s crucial that urgent support for Afghanistan does not come at the expense of the UK’s response elsewhere. 3. Policy commitments beyond funding Preventing long-term mass suffering…
5 digital fundraising tips for small NGOs
…with your communications Make sure to communicate with supporters via the right digital channels. This could be social media, with Facebook being the main channel for most charities, but if…