Groups
If you are interested in finding out more about what groups exist within or outside of BOND, setting up a new group or meeting with other workers from a similar field, please contact the BOND Secretariat groups@bond.org.uk
As a Network, it may be more effective to work in groups rather than as the membership as a whole entity. The BOND Groups Programme actively encourages members to work together on particular issues.
BOND Groups benefit the wider BOND Network through the development of expertise in the sector, by garnering momentum and action for collective advocacy work, and by providing another space for continuing training and development. Groups may also act as a source of advice and capacity building in their specialist area for others in the network.
- Advocacy Capacity Building Group
- Conflict Policy Group
- Development and Environment Group
- Disability and Development Group
- Disaster & Risk Reduction Group
- European Neighbourhood Working Group
- European Policy Group
- EC Funding Group
- Funding Working Group
- Latin American & Caribbean NGO Working Group
- Quality Standards Group
- Small NGOs Group
- SMOLNet The Strategic Management of Organisational Learning Network
- UK Food Group (Memorandum of Understanding)
- UK Network on Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights
- UK Water Network
- Youth Working Group
Guidelines
BOND Groups are member-led and self-managed - the formation of Groups, their structures, agendas and activities are determined by the Groups themselves. BOND members engage in BOND Groups for a number of reasons, including:
- Learning (peer support, exchange of information and experience, promotion of good practice)
- Research (investigation/exploration of issues; development of thinking around issues)
- Advocacy and Consultation (Development of advocacy statements and positions, policy and guidelines for good practice - aimed at influencing BOND's membership, other development organisations, government, the EU, funders or the general public, on behalf of the BOND Network, on behalf of a sector of the membership on a specialist issue eg. Eastern Europe, Disability).
BOND group guidelines (word)
BOND group guidelines (pdf)