Labour’s priorities for international development: highlights and insights
…aim to go beyond DFID’s recently announced gender strategy [PDF] and would seek to make gender a cornerstone of UK development policy. Labour commits itself to tripling the amount of…
Take your training online: A deeper dive
…Jones, Senior lecturer, The Open University UK Giles Mohan, Professor of International Development, The Open University UK Sarah Armstrong, Learning and training manager, Bond Simone Arthur, Senior research manager, The…
The people in the pictures
…In late 2014 Save the Children commissioned a qualitative research project to listen to and learn from those who contribute their images and stories to Save the Children’s visual storytelling….
How startups and NGOs can work together for stronger impact
…For example, after setting up a co-working space for tech startups, Friends of the Earth was able to improve its internal processes, by adopting startups’ approaches to project management, research…
10 steps to creating better engagement with the UK government
…these in a Terms of Reference. Be open and accountable, while recognising need for confidentiality: Engagement should be as open and transparent as possible, but there may be a need…
More questions than answers: Raab on aid cuts, new priorities and 0.7 legislation
…continues to invest in fossil fuel programmes, and confirmed that the CDC will not face any budget cuts. Raab’s comments come after Bond, Development Initiatives and Publish What You Fund…
Agreeing a common approach to tackle sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment
…endorse the Common Principles as drafted. Respondents especially liked CAPSEAH’s multi-stakeholder approach, its brevity and clarity, the summarised overview of the principles and key actions, and its comprehensive online content….
Government rejects Freedom of Information request to reveal cuts to UK Aid
…(Commercial interests) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 stating that the disclosure “could have a damaging effect of FCDO’s business reputation and confidence which suppliers and partners” which…
Using IATI: A guide for NGOs
On this page you’ll find answers to the most commonly asked questions by NGOs using the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) data standard. Bond and our partners also provide a…
We need to start putting communities in the driving seat of successful fundraising
…we share authentic stories from communities? How do we represent people and communities realistically and positively? Patrick’s community-led appeal was a success, but that is not to say it was…