Better together: How startups and the third sector can collaborate
…appoint a dedicated trustee responsible for innovation. Broker multi-party collaborations, for example between the third sector, startups, government and corporates. Investigate the role of intermediaries, for example, to hold equity…
Time to re-energise the INGO model through structural innovation
…But business pressures are now increasing rapidly: donors are increasing the use of commercial contracts (over grants) and introducing more demanding compliance requirements; DFID has removed PPA arrangements; and both…
Beneficiary Feedback: how we hinder and enable good practice
…work. This evidence-informed paper focuses on factors that enable utilisation of feedback from partners, programme participants and community members in decision-making and programmatic course corrections. It also offers guidelines for…
Safeguarding: our progress
…safeguarding complaints quickly and effectively. Case studies to illustrate how elements and principles of robust reporting mechanisms would apply to real-life scenarios. Good governance practice for trustees The Charity Commission…
5 tips for developing an organisational theory of change
…(such as the one we have created for Brooke) that is used for multiple purposes: planning, strategic decision making, monitoring, evaluation, communication, influencing, etc. To give a concrete example: The…
Bond response to the International Development Committee’s (IDC) report: Effectiveness of UK aid: potential impact of FCO/DFID merger findings
…merge DFID and the FCO. We support the IDC’s call for the Government to urgently present a statement to Parliament setting out an evidence-led rationale for this costly decision, and…
UK aid cuts: what’s being prioritised and what we still need to know
…of three parliamentary committees. As the UK economy is expected to contract in coming months, the proposed cuts to official development assistance (ODA) spending are a measure to ensure the…
OCFI – Water And Energy For Food (WE4F): A Grand Challenge For Development
Boris Johnson urged to show โresponsible leadershipโ at G7 Summit to stop global food crisis pushing 49 million people into famine
…Germany (26-28 June), humanitarian and international development organisations including Oxfam GB, ActionAid UK and UNICEF have today sent an open letter – coordinated by Bond, the UK network of NGOs…
Safeguarding: Where next for the sector?
…exploitation, and abuse by their staff, consultants, and volunteers. It will commit leaders to work towards increasing diversity and inclusion within senior leadership. It will also commit organisations to produce…