News
March 2010
What do you think of Bond learning and training?
If you have participated in a Bond training event, you can help us to improve our service by taking part in a short online survey. Reply by 31 March 2010 for a chance to win a £50 voucher.
New course flyers available for Bond training events
New course flyers (PDF) are available on the learning and training page and include details of the course programme, the trainer, prices and member discounts and how to book.
Bond launches Leaders Series
We are delighted to launch a new series of high level events for chief executives of Bond member organisations.
February 2010
Anti-vulture fund legislation in UK Parliament
The British Government has published its response to a consultation on vulture funds which it launched in July 2009, to which many Bond members contributed.
Update on the 2010 UK General Election
The latest details on Bond and its members are working together.
Stand Up and Take Action for the Millennium Development Goals
This year, the annual Stand Up and Take Action mobilisation will take place on 17-19 September, the weekend before the major UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Review Summit
Latest issue of The Networker out now
Bond members can download the February/March 2010 issue from the members' area of the website.
Bond delegates to CONCORD announced
Following elections in January 2010, two new Bond delegates to the pan-European NGO confederation CONCORD have been elected.
Bond FAQs updated
The FAQs on the website have been updated.
ODI resources for NGOs on post-earthquake programming
Overseas Development Institute have pulled together a special virtual edition of Disasters that combines their best articles on earthquakes and earthquake recovery since 2000.
January 2010
New DFID Development Innovation Fund launched
DFID have launched a new Development Innovation Fund aimed at small not-for-profit groups.
Bond member A4ID to extend lawyer placement scheme
Advocates for International Development (A4ID) is extending its lawyer placement scheme for its development partners to include more experienced as well as junior lawyers. Under the scheme, you can advertise for a lawyer to work with you on a project free of charge.
Bond members respond to Haiti earthquake disaster
Bond members, 11 of which are also members of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), are playing a significant role in the humanitarian effort.
Aid update: draft bill on aid volumes published
Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, has published a draft bill for enshrining in law the target of 0.7% of GNI as aid.
Aid update: draft bill on aid volumes published
Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander has published a draft bill for enshrining in law the target of 0.7% of GNI as aid.
Bond supporting UK Food Group seminar, Food sovereignty and the right to food: 28 January 2010
This seminar will inform, discuss and deepen understanding of the ways in which implementing the food sovereignty framework and realising the right to food will strengthen our food systems and eradicate hunger, secure livelihoods of food providers and sustain the biosphere.
Bond Annual Conference and AGM confirmed as 4 November 2010
This year, the Bond Annual Conference and AGM will be held on 4 November in central London.
Deadline for next Bond membership round is 15 January 2010
The deadline for the February membership round is 15 January 2010.
Bond seeking website consultant
Bond re-launched its website in November 2008 and over the past year has developed a members’ area for online networking. We are interested in engaging a consultant a review of the website.
Bond members recognised in New Years Honours
Bond members receive a Knighthood and OBE's in the 2010 New Years Honours.
December 2009
Great disappointment after Copenhagen Conference
Find out how Bond members and others are responding to United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
Leaders of Zimbabwe national NGO platform arrested in November aquitted
In November 2009, Bond expressed its deep concern at the recent arrest of two representatives of the Zimbabwe national NGO platform, NANGO. The two representatives have now been acquitted of all charges.
November 2009
Listen, read and view highlights from the Bond Annual Conference and AGM 2009
Highlights include the transcript from the political panel, selected audio from the development panel and a montage of photos, and summaries from each of the six parallel afternoon sessions.
Nominations open for two Bond delegates to CONCORD
Nominations are open for two formal Bond delegates to the pan-European NGO confederation CONCORD for the period February 2010 to January 2012.
Commonwealth Group on Culture and Development produce statement for Commonwealth Heads of Govt meeting
The Commonwealth Group on Culture and Development have produced a statement highlighting the importance of the multiple connections between culture and development.
New online resource section for smaller Bond members
In response to feedback, we have developed a ‘Useful Resources' section on the Small NGOs Group's online community area.
A new, refreshed Bond - introducing the new Bond brand
We are delighted to share with you details of the new and refreshed look and feel to Bond. We are confident that the changes made as a result of the review will enable Bond to meet current and future demands and help take us to the next stage of our development.
Bond Annual Conference and AGM 2009 a great success
It was billed as a day that would challenge and inspire Bond members, and feedback shows that the Bond Annual conference and AGM, held on 5 November, did not disappoint.
Political parties commit to World Poverty Day in UK General Election
All three main political parties have committed to holding a ‘World Poverty Day' during the upcoming UK General Election campaign.
October 2009
Over 100,000 people demand politicians tackle global poverty
Over 100,000 people across the UK took part in a ‘Great Persuasion' of politicians from 16-18 October, calling on them to tackle global poverty and inequality.
New online resource: search our networks database
Find profiles of a broad range of networks that Bond work closely with.
CONCORD release Spotlight on Policy Coherence Report
Responding to the European Commission's Communication and report on Policy Coherence for Development, CONCORD, the pan-European NGO network, has released a report appealing for Europe to stop harming developing countries with its policies.
Bond reaction to Irish vote on Lisbon Treaty
The Irish have voted 'Yes' to the Lisbon Treaty. If the Treaty eventually comes into force, the European Union's development co-operation work would change significantly.
Bond and NGOs respond to article in The Times
Bond and other leading NGOs respond to "Home truths on overseas aid" article in The Times newspaper on 3 October 2
0.7% to become law
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged to enshrine in law the commitment to spend 0.7% of national income on international development aid.
G20 Summit does little for international development agenda
G20 Leaders met in Pittsburgh on 24-25 September for another high level summit to discuss ways out of the international financial crisis.
