Value for money and disability inclusion: beware of false choices
As aid cuts deepen, Mark Barrell and Elizabeth Sidell of the Bond Disability and Development Group explain why inclusion is central to true value for money.
Funding
Gender, education and health programmes cut in FCDO’s UK aid allocations for 25/26
Yesterday, Tuesday 22 July, the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) released its Annual Report & Accounts for 2024–25 and…
Financing for Development Conference: last word from Seville
Last week, Bond and more than 20 of our members, travelled to Seville alongside government, UN, global civil society and business representatives for the Fourth International Financing for Development Conference (FfD4). Here, Alex Farley, Sandra Martinsone and our members take us through the events of the conference.
Presentation, Webinar
Webinar
Country platforms for economic transformation and climate action
There is an emerging paradigm change of aid architecture, which takes the public debate to a new level, questioning role, purpose and legitimacy of aid, institutions, INGOs and even the very concept of development. How do we move beyond fixing the broken system and reimagine a new one?
Webinar
The powerful role of media in disaster philanthropy and why funding beyond emergency response is vital to tackling inequity
As international development and humanitarian professionals we must do more to elevate overlooked crises and communities
If not now, when? The case for deceleration in times of change
For many organisations, there is a broader trend of uncertainty and shifting funding landscapes. But how prepared are we for these endings? And how do we ensure our organisations can adapt and thrive in such a rapidly changing world?