#ShiftThePower Manifesto for Change: Where it started and where we are now
…the community foundation network, Comunalia, has been working with its members to help them find working methods that appreciate and unlock the inherent power of the communities they serve. For…
Assessing and Managing Value for Money: Lessons for NGOs – summary paper
…for Money Learning Group members. Download the full report here. The summary report is available below. Want to learn new practical skills? Join our Putting value for money into practice…
Assessing and Managing Value for Money: Lessons for NGOs – full report
…their organisations will find a useful structure for thinking about it, along with a wealth of practical examples and lessons from Value for Money Learning Group members. Download the summary…
Check your competencies as a project or programme manager
This tool enables project and programme managers to check their competencies against an industry standard for development organisations, helping you to prioritise and plan your personal development. Competencies are defined…
Powershifting in practice: How Restless Development is walking the talk
…For example, when discussing the cost of living crisis and staff salaries, or return to office procedures post-pandemic, I bring a very different perspective to older members of the board….
Humanitarian journalism in crisis
…Humanitarian Journalism report is the latest publication from the ongoing Humanitarian Journalism Research Project by Dr Martin Scott, Dr Kate Wright and Dr Mel Bunce. This AHRC-supported research has involved…
5 ways we’ve put adaptive management to the test during Covid-19
…challenges. Creativity during this time has been key. We put their ideas and alternative approaches into practice quickly. For example, voucher schemes were set up in collaboration with local supermarkets…
What works best to bring about big change?
…are then collaboratively developed and implemented to reconcile competing and/or conflicting practices. Recommendations to achieve impact at scale These proven approaches come from seven case-studies presented at the Impact Community…
UK aid in 2022: The point of no return?
Yesterday, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) published its Statistics on International Development: Final UK Aid Spend 2022. These tell us how the UK government’s Official Development Assistance (ODA/UK…
Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, questioned by International Development Committee – Bond reacts
Yesterday, Tuesday 20 June, the International Development Committee (IDC) took evidence from the Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, during a session looking at the future of UK aid. During session, James…