The Three Pillars of Independence
The Directory for Social Change’s (DSC) new toolkit helps monitor and guard against encroachment on the Charity Commission’s independent decision-making. DSC developed the toolkit following “regular and widely-held concerns about…
We must celebrate diversity in our sector to drive inclusion
…thirds female, Third Sector found that only 32% of charity CEOs were women. Men also outnumber women by two to one on charities’ boards, according to government-commissioned research. In April,…
The UK’s response to the SDGs in 2023
This research provides an analysis of how the UK is placed to respond to the national and global commitments needed from states to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at…
Are we in danger of rolling backwards on global disability inclusion progress?
…The strategy, which is to last until 2030, is complemented by 18 Commitments as well as the overriding commitment to steer the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to “meaningfully…
Listen to children and young people in policy making
…children giving evidence, for example to governmental committees. World Vision Youth Advocates discussed whether young people in the UK could connect with children and young people overseas and then share…
How to engage a development-cynical audience: insights from Daily Mail readers
…a valuable audience themselves, but as a proxy for increasingly common complaints about the charity sector, specifically development, from across the political spectrum. Three particular complaints arise: CEO salary, traceability…
(De)risky business? International development and the banking sector
…transactions, money is often moving from the Global North into vastly more complex Global South recipient markets. INGOs are faced with the challenge of needing to deliver for the communities…
Fostering trust: how INGO leaders can build a positive workplace culture
…to a feeling of mutual support and inclusion. Without that openness, trust can be lost and with it people’s commitment, engagement and enthusiasm. The keystone of trust Trust is built…
Transparency Award
…do. WaterAid WaterAid’s open source IATI publishing tool turns simple spreadsheet data into the complex files required for publication; their slides show how they have been using the tool. Submissions…
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…