📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives. Hear from @ONECampaign on @gavi: www.one.org/press/uk-ple... #CutsCostLives

📣 Today, November 25, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Let’s remember that ending violence against women begins with ensuring safety wherever women seek opportunity, and that includes microfinance. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...

💡 Supporting community-led organisations is one of the best ways to ensure aid is money well spent. As aid budgets shrink, if communities know what they need, why aren’t we trusting them to lead? www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...

Join us on Thursday 4 December at 2pm (GMT) for our upcoming webinar on health systems strengthening (HSS) in fragile and conflict-affected settings FCAS). my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...

💡 There are important concerns about charities using AI to generate images of poverty and suffering. Despite ethical warnings, we know some organisations will continue using these tools. Can community-led AI transform humanitarian communication? www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...

MEET THE WORLD’S LOAN SHARKS 🦈 Banks and hedge funds profit from unfair loans to vulnerable nations. 54 countries spend more on debt than on hospitals or schools. The system’s broken. Time to fix global debt for good. 💰🌍 #unfairloans www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmHM...

💡 If you are a new or existing Bond member, come along to our session tomorrow to find out more about how to create an account, where to find out what's on, more about our working groups and an overview of the work Bond is currently focused on. my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...

Today, Tuesday 18th November, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has declared that the Chancellor should slash the UK aid budget by 90% to £1 billion, to fill the hole in public finances. Read Bond's Gideon Rabinowitz's reaction here: www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...

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. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...

📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives. Hear from @oxfamgb: www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-... #CutsCostLives

📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives. Hear from @UNICEF: www.unicef.org/documents/ed... #CutsCostLives

📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives. Hear from @ONECampaign on @gavi: www.one.org/press/uk-ple... #CutsCostLives

📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives. Hear from @BBCNews: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli... #CutsCostLives

📢 The recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID have real impacts on people's lives. Here from @guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel... #CutsCostLives

In a time of shrinking resources and increasing crises, @UNICEF_uk describes how it takes proven approaches and embeds them into public systems, scaling solutions through policy and finance to achieve lasting, systemic change. 🔗 www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...

It's vital that we highlight the consequences of the recent funding cuts to UK aid and USAID. Here's an example of the real-world impacts these cuts are having on people's lives. Please share widely. #CutsCostLives

Filling in the same due diligence forms over and over again for different funders is frustrating and time-consuming for local organisations. What is ‘passporting’ and what does it mean for funders? Dominic Vickers at Oxfam GB share in this new blog. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...

We have seen how powerful the international community can be in the way the world responded to the outbreak of war in Ukraine. World leaders now have a role to play in making sure that Sudan is not left behind, before it’s too late for the next generation. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...

The UN Tax Convention negotiations begin next week. If successful, the convention would mark the beginning of a new era of international tax justice – one where wealth is no longer hoarded by a tiny elite while billions go without the basics. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...

The sector continues to experience shrinking funding. Bond’s annual safeguarding survey gives us insight into what this means for our members’ abilities to keep the communities they work with safe. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...

By 2050, one in five people will be over 60, with 80% living in low- and middle-income countries. @hester_c at @HelpAge and @jakeman_katie at @Age_Int highlight the invisibility of older people in humanitarian programming in this new blog. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/11...

"Protecting education means protecting lives and securing a resilient, peaceful future for children, families, and communities". @NBajali from @UNICEF_uk sets out what the UK government must do to protect children from cuts to education in this blog. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/10...

💡 Are you a Bond member? We invite both new and existing members to join us on 20 November for a session to support you in making the most of your Bond membership. my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...

💡 "Peace photography isn’t just about showing peace – it’s about practising it". Read the blog by Ingrid Guyon to learn why peace photography matters and access the guide to see what peace might actually look like. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/10...

Is your NGO ready for non-grant funding and impact finance? Join this session with @MzNInt on 25 November, where we will discuss how NGO leaders are building resilient non-grant income and accessing impact finance to scale proven programs. my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...

A new report by @UNICEF reveals that aid going towards global education is facing a $3.2 billion cut by the end of 2026, threatening the future of millions of children worldwide. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/10...

💡 Peace is not a moment but a daily, collective process – and it deserves to be photographed. @IngridguyonFoto explains the unique nature of this branch of photography and how it can be a powerful tool across the humanitarian and development sectors. buff.ly/QO2mJCI

In 2024, @ChanceChildhood's UK-based CEO, Anna-mai Andrews, stepped aside to open the door for a leadership transition that brings first-hand knowledge of local policy. Hear from Ven Nyamondo, newly appointed CEO of Chance for Childhood. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/10...

Five years have passed since the murder of George Floyd forced a global reckoning with racism. Yet in the UK international development sector, the question “what has changed?” still lands heavily, often with silence, discomfort, or defensiveness. buff.ly/eDSOgcj

Starting 14 January, the practical course 'Decolonising Safeguarding', delivered by @intrac_uk, will help you examine safeguarding challenges and capacities in your context and support you to build a safeguarding action plan for decolonising safeguarding. www.intrac.org/courses/deco...

🌍 @ChanceChildhood set a clear goal: to build teams led by people from the communities they serve and ultimately appoint an Africa-based CEO. This September, the transition was complete. Hear from Ven Nyamondo, CEO herself ↓ buff.ly/KthaTSp

Five years have passed since the murder of George Floyd forced a global reckoning with racism. Yet in the UK international development sector, the question “what has changed?” still lands heavily, often with silence, discomfort, or defensiveness. buff.ly/eDSOgcj

📣 The Crime and Policing Bill is back in parliament after a summer break that saw thousands on the streets in protests. Bond's Bibusa Musukwa shares what you need to know in her new blog. buff.ly/fPBY6Iu

💡 Who should decide what and who gets aid funding? Momentum is building across the development sector to shift power over funding decisions to the communities where the money is being spent. Dominic Vickers from @oxfamgb tells us more. buff.ly/8ocJ4OZ

In the run-up to COP30, we are hosting a session for our members on Monday 27 October at 12.30pm. Join us to hear about CAN-UK's and member's plans and priorities for COP30. my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...

📣 Calling all IT professionals 📣 @smartdesc_ltd is hosting a charity IT leaders' social at Microsoft on Thursday, 6 November, and they're inviting everyone involved in IT and tech at charities to come together in a relaxed space over drinks and nibbles. www.smartdesc.co.uk/charity-lead...

If you're a Bond member working on, or curious about impact investing, join tomorrow's meeting to learn, reflect and connect. 📅 Thursday 23 October at 11:30-12:45 📍 Online on Zoom buff.ly/zbjGM8q

📣 The Crime and Policing Bill is back in parliament after a summer break that saw thousands on the streets in protests. Bond's Bibusa Musukwa shares what you need to know in her new blog. buff.ly/fPBY6Iu

💼 Recruiting for INGOs will always come with its challenges. But by reducing admin, cutting unnecessary costs and giving recruiters more time to focus on people, technology can make a real difference. Read the blog by Lilia Stoyanov at @Transformify. buff.ly/z13d9EE

How does your organisation approach impact investing? Bond members are invited to join us for our next interactive Impact Investing Group meeting this Thursday, 23rd October at 11:30 - 12:45, on Zoom. 🔗 Register here: buff.ly/zbjGM8q

🌎 Voluntourism: where’s the harm? As the international development sector increasingly seeks to decolonise practice and ‘shift the power’, is there still a place for global volunteering? Hayley Still from @salvationarmyuk explores this in her new blog. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/10...

Reminder to join us for an in-person event tomorrow in collaboration with @HaysMac_LLP, as we dive into the practical steps, lived experiences, and strategies for navigating and mitigating the impact of funding crises in our sector. Details below. buff.ly/QTdTj9F

Bond, together with 165 civil society organisations from around the world, has signed a letter addressed to South African President @CyrilRamaphosa, calling for higher ambition on debt under South Africa's @g20org presidency. 🔗 Read the letter here: www.eurodad.org/letter_to_sa...

Bond joins 70 organisations demanding a Special Drawing Rights (#SDRs) Playbook as the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (@IMFNews) and @WorldBank kick off. 🔗 Read the press release for further information regarding our asks. cepr.net/newsroom/70-...

Ahead of the @IMFnews and @WorldBank annual meetings, which start on 13 October, @brettonwoodspr has launched a new website analysing IMF surveillance from the last 15 years. Tara Povey takes us through the findings. buff.ly/2f3Burj #GlobalDevelopment #EconomicPolicy

Julia Rosell Jackson, ActionAid UKs Senior Girls Rights Technical Specialist, champions the voices and leadership of girls globally in her new blog as we celebrate International Day of the Girl 2025. 🔗 Read the full blog here: buff.ly/PnHO3Fl #DayoftheGirl

We are two weeks away from our civic space webinar, where we will discuss the current environment, restrictions on protest rights, the importance of solidarity, and what organisations and individuals can do about it. 📍 Thursday 23 October on Zoom. buff.ly/HCeRp1W

Populism is dominating traditional media and politics. Join us for our event on 14 October at 11am with Black Sands Communications as we explore what populists are getting right and what we can learn from it. 📍14 October 11am (BST) on Zoom buff.ly/iYFqQ1I

Join us for an in-person event in collaboration with HaysMac, where we’ll look at strategic action for INGOs during a financial crisis. 📍 Thursday 16 October | 10 Queen St Pl, London EC4R 1AG, UK | Register here: buff.ly/1TjV6Dy

Ahead of #GrandBargain Annual Meeting, BOND @CAFOD & research partners launch report from Conference on Locally Led Humanitarian Action. Find the report here: www.bond.org.uk/resources/pe... @Charter4Change @FCDOGovUK @JennyChapman