Let’s get real about public support for UK aid and development
Slippery concept or not, the government needs to show leadership and the development sector needs to pull its socks up to get the public on side of UK aid.
Public Support
How can research support volunteering?
With over 14 million people involved in formal volunteering and 61% charities struggling to recruit volunteers, what can a researcher do to make any meaningful difference to volunteer recruitment. Susannah Pickering-Saqqa introduces Volunteer, Reflect, Grow: Cards to inspire and sustain volunteering, which has been designed to help.
A battle we can win, with the public behind us
Zero Malaria are on a mission to eradicate malaria for good. But they need the voting public and the government on board. In this blog they discuss their new campaign to drum up support for this achievable mission.
Are the UK government going to lose the public with its latest announcement of UK aid cuts?
Analysis from the Development Engagement Lab on current public attitudes towards recent cuts to Official Development Assistance, and how it might backfire on the government.
Charity campaigning – where next?
In their new report, Charity campaigning – where next? The International Broadcasting Trust (IBT) looks at the changing campaigning landscape and what steps NGOs can take to become more effective. IBT’s Mark Galloway, tells us more.
Meeting people where they are at? Sure, just don’t leave them there
It’s a laudable aim to engage groups who have lost faith in international institutions and “meet them where they are at” as the We The Helpers campaign set out to do. But we have a duty to move towards greater understanding and global solidarity.
Political attempts to stifle campaigning are backfiring – but charities still need to respond
This year’s Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) UK Campaigner Survey hoped to find organisations resisting the urge to withdraw into their shells to avoid criticism. What they discovered was even more reassuring. SMK’s Chloe Hardy tells us more.
Learning the art of advocacy and campaigning
Influencing is an art, not a science, and there is never a right or wrong way to do things. But what are the theories and techniques that can help you understand how and when to spot opportunities for change?
Talking Disability: The new animation for those who dare to do it differently
What makes a “”good disability story””? How can we embrace authentic voices for inclusive storytelling and journalism? Bond’s Disability and Development Group have launched a new animation which provides some solutions to these questions.