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The latest news, blogs and opinions from across the international development and humanitarian sectors.
Bond experts, members and thought leaders from civil society provide the latest insights and trends across a range of topics, including: aid, funding, politics, Brexit, the SDGs, communications, public support, project management, leadership and civic space.
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21 August 2019
The UK’s agreed date to leave the European Union on 31 October 2019 is fast approaching. What can NGOs do to prepare?
21 August 2019
How can we encourage whistleblowers to come forward? Changing cultures and having the right mechanisms helps with under-reporting.
15 August 2019
In order to realise the Civil Society strategy, the new government needs to produce a plan as to how it will be achieved.
13 August 2019
It’s time to examine our funding paradigms and transform the way NGOs fund their missions.
12 August 2019
Children and young people have the right to participate in policy decisions that effect them. How can we facilitate this?
8 August 2019
A look at some promising ideas and projects showing how artificial intelligence can potentially help with international development.
6 August 2019
Key trends shaping how the humanitarian financing landscape is (and is not) changing from Development Initiatives' global humanitarian assistance report 2019.
1 August 2019
How NGOs can address the emotional wellbeing of NGO staff and the challenges faced during and after deployment in the humanitarian field.
21 August 2019
The UK’s agreed date to leave the European Union on 31 October 2019 is fast approaching. What can NGOs do to prepare?
15 August 2019
In order to realise the Civil Society strategy, the new government needs to produce a plan as to how it will be achieved.
24 July 2019
The new UK prime minister's views on aid spending and DFID's future as an independent government department.
24 July 2019
A look at what has changed and what hasn't in disability and development, a year on from the Global Disability Summit.
14 July 2019
No country is set to achieve gender equality by 2030, so the UK government must lead on driving global change in gender policy.
12 July 2019
We must hold the UK government accountable for its global leadership on universal health coverage and HIV.
8 July 2019
While the HLPF is reviewing global progress in achieving Goal 10, the UK government needs to prioritise action to reduce inequality between and within countries.
28 June 2019
The UK government's voluntary national review and plans for delivering the SDGs lack analysis and ambition.
29 July 2019
It is not enough to ask if you can take someone's photo. A look at the importance of having conversations with the people you're working with before sharing their story.
24 May 2019
Exploring the ethical questions surrounding how we use data to provide effective humanitarian assistance.
22 May 2019
Understanding how people use and view different media outlets can help NGOs tell their stories more effectively.
8 May 2019
Nine recommendations for better advocacy, based on the experience of a campaign coordinating efforts to make the case for aid.
16 April 2019
Focusing more on hope and values in our communications could help us to shift public opinion about our work.
9 April 2019
Civil society advocacy has had lots of successes but our current strategies are not winning over enough to people to achieve structural change.
21 March 2019
Key takeaways from Europe’s biggest international development event.
31 January 2019
Asking ourselves why our advocacy doesn't work can hurt but it also helps us to understand what we need to do next.
13 August 2019
It’s time to examine our funding paradigms and transform the way NGOs fund their missions.
3 July 2019
DFID's new cost templates and guidance will allow NGOs to recover more grant costs, but barriers to full cost recovery still remain.
27 June 2019
NCVO's latest UK Civil Society Almanac highlights the size, makeup and funding of international NGOs compared to the rest of the UK sector.
1 May 2019
Three ways that international NGOs and donors can support local CSOs to lead their own development agendas.
27 March 2019
DFID will provide financial assurance for UK INGOs receiving EU funds if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
21 March 2019
Key takeaways from Europe’s biggest international development event.
11 March 2019
As local and networked social movements grow, INGOs need to draw on the experiences and lessons of civil society in the global south.
28 February 2019
Islamic social finance has huge potential as a financial tool for the humanitarian funding gap, and now rivals conventional banking.
12 August 2019
Children and young people have the right to participate in policy decisions that effect them. How can we facilitate this?
8 August 2019
A look at some promising ideas and projects showing how artificial intelligence can potentially help with international development.
3 July 2019
DFID's new cost templates and guidance will allow NGOs to recover more grant costs, but barriers to full cost recovery still remain.
25 June 2019
Governments must act with renewed vigour on targeted interventions on water, sanitation and hygiene to achieve Agenda 2030.
4 June 2019
115 DFID staff across 37 countries identified what emerging forms of technology they think will most change development.
30 May 2019
Working internationally in challenging contexts demands responsiveness and flexibility.
25 April 2019
There is a growing interest in the idea of INGOs running programmes in their home countries as well as the global south, but this approach raises a number of challenges.
17 April 2019
Four takeaways from the Bond Conference session on getting funds and resources to people in conflict zones.
8 August 2019
A look at some promising ideas and projects showing how artificial intelligence can potentially help with international development.
12 June 2019
Olivier Usher from Nesta explores the transformational implications of data-driven tech in international development, and asks the important questions: what it’s for and who benefits?
4 June 2019
115 DFID staff across 37 countries identified what emerging forms of technology they think will most change development.
28 February 2019
Islamic social finance has huge potential as a financial tool for the humanitarian funding gap, and now rivals conventional banking.
12 February 2019
More and more organisations are endorsing the Principles for Digital Development, which help guide the effective use of technology.
7 February 2019
NGO leaders need to make brave decisions in order to adapt and evolve for the future.
1 November 2018
Some recent examples of NGO mobile apps and three things to think about before making your own.
17 October 2018
Over 550 CSOs are publishing data to the IATI standard - here are four ways that data is informing the sector's work.
25 July 2019
Alok Sharma has been appointed as the new secretary of state for international development as prime minister Boris Johnson names his first cabinet.
19 June 2019
Bond's new CEO highlights challenges and opportunities for the sector as we enter the “decade of delivery”.
1 May 2019
Guidance to help trustees and board members play their part in driving up safeguarding standards and protecting people.
25 April 2019
There is a growing interest in the idea of INGOs running programmes in their home countries as well as the global south, but this approach raises a number of challenges.
21 March 2019
Key takeaways from Europe’s biggest international development event.
5 March 2019
Many of us will need to give some things up if we are to achieve equality in the workplace.
28 February 2019
What is a theory of change and how can you go about developing one to support your NGO's strategy?
7 February 2019
NGO leaders need to make brave decisions in order to adapt and evolve for the future.
