Operations and contracts

Luke Stannard shares three lessons from Can’t Wait to Learn, a digital learning platform which has been successfully transitioned from an NGO to a government-run initiative.

Why it’s time to stop thinking about your organisation’s website solely as a communications tool.

After 40 years working in international infrastructure development, Mark Harvey reveals that the real key to successful projects isn’t just about engineering. It’s about understanding people, systems, and disciplines, as well as learning by doing – all captured in a new toolkit.

Mark Mapemba, Self-Advocacy Coordinator at Inclusion International, on why development organisations should work with disability organisations as equal partners from the start of projects if they want them to be truly inclusive.

This hybrid model frees up in-house staff from the reactive, unpredictable ‘noise’ of IT support, allowing them instead to focus on delivering the organisation’s IT strategy.

There are many ways to ‘do human resources’. Hafton HR looks at the different models available which combine internal and external expertise. Would outsourcing HR benefit international NGOs?

The issues raised in a recent Bond blog are important and its recommendations sound. But not all international volunteering is voluntourism – and failing to recognise this risks a valuable aspect of development work.