Publications
Welcome to BONDs publications page. BONDs information provision is designed to facilitate networking and information exchange amongst members and others.
General BOND resources
European Union Advocacy & Communications
Organisational Learning & Development
Accessing Funding Opportunities
General BOND Resources
Directory of Members and NGO Networks 2006
The Directory provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the activities of BOND members, reflecting the range and diversity of UK based NGOs involved in international development. The NGO networks pages provide a reference point for organisations and individuals wishing to liaise with NGOs to aid consultation and joint-working on issues of interest to specific networks.
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NGO Networks
The Networker
A monthly publication carrying features and news on funding, policy and other issues of strategic importance to the sector.
BOND Advertisements Bulletin
A twice-monthly publication widely circulated to organistions working in international development and development education. BOND members and other relevant organisations, service providers, consultants and relevant university departments subscribe to, and or, advertise in the bulletin. Categories include jobs, publications, office space, equipment and training.
All advertisements placed in the printed Bulletin are also available online.
Subscription: members - free of charge
non-members - £75.00 annual subscription
BOND's Annual Report 2006/2007
Our annual report provides an overview of our work in 2006/2007 and a summary of our accounts.
Price: free of charge.
BOND Annual Review 2006/2007 (2.7 MB)
Click here to read articles from the BOND Annual Review 2006/2007
Resources - UK Advocacy
Guidance Notes
The BOND Guidance Notes series aims to provide concise 'how-to' information on a variety of topics relevant to NGOs working in international development. These reports are online only resources:
The How and Why of Advocacy
How and Why of Advocacy (pdf, 147 KB) The How and Why of Advocacy (word, 246 KB)
UK Parliament: Corridors of Power UK
UK Parliament (pdf, 439 KB) UK Parliament (word, 185 KB)
Price: free of charge.
Resources - European Union Advocacy
Guidance Notes
The BOND Guidance Notes series aims to provide concise 'how-to' information on a variety of topics relevant to NGOs working in international development, over the next few months more Notes will be added. View the Guidance Notes online:
African Voices on Africa-Europe relations
African Voices gathers the opinions of civil society organisations from all regions of sub-Saharan Africa and the African diaspora in the UK on Africa-Europe relations.
English version
African Voices on Africa-Europe relations (477 KB)
French version
Voix Africaines sur les relations Afrique-Europe (477 KB)
Portuguese version
Vozes Africanas sobre as relações África - Europa (477 KB)
EU Institutions
EU Institutions (pdf, 134 KB) EU Institutions (word, 175 KB)
Price: free of charge.
Hold the Applause! EU Governments risk breaking aid promises (May 2007)
The second Aid Watch report has been launched (11 May). The report monitors progress on commitments made on aid quality and quantity by EU Member States and the European Commission.
The EU's Role in the Developing World (October 2006)
Find out more about EU aid and how EU institutions take decisions on development policies in BOND's guide!
The EU's Role in the Developing World (375 KB)
Price: free of charge.
EU aid: genuine leadership or misleading figures? (April 2006)
An independent analysis of European Governments aid levels.
EU aid: genuine leadership or misleading figures? pdf (1.27 MB)
Europe's Role in Making Poverty History (June 2005)
The full challenge from Civil Society Organisations to the UK Government.
Europes Role in Making Poverty History pdf (1 MB)
Price: free of charge.
A Development Agenda for the New Europe (May 2004)
New CONCORD manifesto for the upcoming European elections, produced by BOND, which informs representatives of the European Parliament and the public about NGO objectives regarding European Community development co-operation.
A Development Agenda for the New Europe (pdf, 1 MB)
A Development Agenda for the New Europe (word, 91 KB)
Price: free of charge.
Implementors or Actors? (2004)
New BOND research paper reviewing civil society's role in European Community development assistance in Kenya, Senegal, Bolivia and India. Further details and the research paper it was based on by Janice Giffen of INTRAC.
Implementors or Actors pdf (1.44 MB)
Price: free of charge.
Civil Society Participation in EC Aid (October 2003)
A critical overview of EU efforts to support democratic development through the participation of civil society in European Community (EC) aid.
Civil Society Participation in EC Aid (pdf, 810 KB)
Civil Society Participation in EC Aid (word, 136 KB)
Price: free of charge.