Following the money: what do the aid cuts tell us about government’s new approach?
…despite their manifesto commitment and the law, come ahead of a proper strategy for aid and development. A new International Development Strategy is now being worked on ahead of the…
UK aid cuts: reactions from the UK and beyond
…a grave mistake and not in the spirit of ‘Global Britain’. I’m sorry @DominicRaab could not come to the Chamber to make this announcement. pic.twitter.com/pEYzlLP76U — Tobias Ellwood MP (@Tobias_Ellwood)…
Where environment and development meet: 4 opportunities for collective influence and action to 2020
…opportunity for UK environment and development organisations to collaborate on areas of common concern. While NGOs’ missions are diverse, they converge around nature and humanity, and are united by a…
Squeezed funding, programme cuts and redundancies: NGOs struggle without government support
…needs of marginalised communities, compared to 20% of large organisations. Staff furloughed, but redundancies still loom As seen in our earlier surveys, most organisations are unable to access the UK’s…
The rollback of US abortion rights has sent shockwaves across the world. Now is the time to unite for reproductive choice
…UK government continues to be a global champion for progressing and defending comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights, including safe abortion. Whilst we welcome the commitment in the new…
The changing faces of aid: 4 trends that may be widening inequality
…example, was partly financed through ODA/blended finance mechanisms. In contravention of requirements under Cameroon law, the project implementers largely ignored the need to address local community services. At the broader…
NGOs face a slow-onset funding disaster โ what can be done to avoid it?
…accommodate some uncertainty or risk. There are encouraging examples from DFID and their Better Delivery agenda around more flexible results frameworks in grants and commercial contracts, for example (eg SAVI)….
UK NGOs to collectively raise the bar on safeguarding
…find ways to scale up the best examples of safeguarding policies and practices in the aid and UK domestic sector. Our Commitment to Change in Safeguarding pulls this work together…
Bond and Buzzacott launch governance guide for UK international NGOs
…on charity governance for trustees. While the Charity Commission’s Charity Governance Code offers a framework for governance best practice, this guide provides much-needed clarity on how to practically apply these…
5 steps to build trust in your organisation
…it comes to impact (and one of the worst offenders when it comes to the use of dubious facts!). The advance of graphics technology also offers a powerful way for…