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Bond has over 40 working groups with more than 3,000 members, each focusing on key thematic areas in the development and humanitarian sector. 

Join these communities of practice to discuss challenges, share resources and network with other professionals. Groups meet online at present. Some groups also undertake advocacy and influence policy-making.

Our new communities platform is coming

We’re working on a new and improved communities platform, which will replace the current online groups space in October 2021. After gathering your feedback, we’re developing a members' platform with a range of new benefits:

  • You’ll be able to follow posts and get notified about any updates
  • A choice of instant, daily or weekly email notifications
  • A chat function where you can chat to multiple users
  • Smarter categories for posts and a documents library
  • Easy setup of group events with Zoom details and calendar invites that integrate with your email
  • A better search function across the whole communities platform

View and join groups

Log in to access all groups. Your organisation must be a Bond member to join our groups.

Aid effectiveness

Learn and become involved in issues around the aid effectiveness agenda in the UK and globally.

Caste and development

Discuss and collaborate on advocacy, awareness-raising and capacity building to overcome barriers of caste in development

Changing donor policy and practice

Influence donor policy and practice to shift how donors work for a more equitable development system.

Child rights

Help put children and their rights on the forefront of the UK’s international development and foreign policy and practice

Civic Space

Coordinate and facilitate advocacy and share practical learning on civic space and related issues

Commercial contracts

Network and undertake joint advocacy to promote fair and equitable access to DFID's commercial contracts

Communications

Discuss and share issues, challenges and best practice related to communications in the international development sector

Conflict policy

Analyse, debate and share experiences of UK policy on conflict and security

Cross-consortia for Aid Connect Programme

A closed group for consortia leads funded through DFID's Aid Connect programme

Disability and development

Influence government and other stakeholders to ensure disabled people are considered in all international development policies

EU funding and policy

Share information, policy analysis and experiences on EU funding and policy issues

Feedback and accountability

Share lessons, debate and critically engage with systems for listening and responding to feedback from community members

Funding

Share experiences of donor relationships and undertake joint advocacy with UK funders

G7 Advocacy

Share information, gather feedback and coordinate joint action on G7 2021.

Gender programme

Share learning on implementing and assessing programmatic work on gender equality, and girls' and womens' rights and empowerment

Group chairs

A space for Bond group chairs to discuss and share plans, problems and ideas

Human resources

Join staff with HR functions to discuss issues, exchange experiences and provide peer support

Humanitarian

Ensure aid reaches civilians in need of life-saving assistance during responses to natural disasters and conflict

IATI community of practice

Discuss and develop solutions for common IATI challenges

Impact investing

Share learning and discuss challenges and best practice related to impact investing in the international development sector

Knowledge management

Develop and share good practice in knowledge management

Locally-led coordination group

A closed group for members of the coordination committee for the locally-led development communities

Mental health

A sub-group of the Bond Disabiltiy and Development group for organisations working on Mental Health or interested in engaging in this area.

Monitoring, evaluation and learning

Share learning and experience to help improve the practice of MEL

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