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 and in-person. Some groups also undertake advocacy and influence policy-making.

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Anti-corruption

Come together to push a zero-tolerance policy on corruption to alleviate its devastating impact on governance, poverty and development

Brexit

Share information, updates and views on Brexit and its impact on international development

Caste and development

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

Child rights

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

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 funded through DFID's Aid Connect programme

Development and environment

Exchange information and coordinate advocacy at the interface of environmental and poverty issues

Development finance

Learn and become involved in issues of development finance both here in the UK and global processes around financing for development

Disability and development

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

Disaster risk reduction

Share information on disaster risk reduction, explore opportunities for closer coordination and influence government

Drug policy

Discuss the influences and impact of drug policy on governments and governance alongside gender, health and rural livelihoods

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

Futures and innovation

Think through the implications of major changes on the horizon and harness your ability to seize new opportunities

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

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

Monitoring, evaluation and learning

Share learning and experience to help improve the practice of MEL

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