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ACFID Blog
The ACFID Blog features opinion articles on aid and development issues by ACFID staff, ACFID Members and a diverse range of other authors.
The purpose of the ACFID Blog is to engage readers in ACFID's work and to inform, engage and influence ACFID Members, the public and the government. Read more
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How technology and collective action can protect people from misconduct
Louise Gray
08 Feb, 2021
Humanitarian organisations and their partners have come together as the Trust Alliance, to find technology enabled solutions to the challenges facing the sector, including the...
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‘Nothing about us without us’: Why every organisation should consider partnerships with Disabled People’s Organisations
Karen Alexander, Alexandra Devine, Lana Logam, Laisa Vereti and Whitney Yip
22 Oct, 2020
/Reflecting on the .../
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Stronger When We Walk Together: How Diverse Partnerships Deliver Better Outcomes
Janet Cousens
14 Oct, 2020
In this blog, Janet Cousens, CEO for Act for Peace, discusses their dynamic and diverse partnerships - how they manage them, and the benefits that flow to their in-country...
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Seven partnership models that can transform your organisation
Sophie Seck
01 Oct, 2020
/To achieve social change, it is imperative to build coalitions. The partners of Australian NGOs.../
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Spotlight on the Code – let’s talk about partnerships.
Bridi Rice
21 Sep, 2020
/“I probably shouldn’t have a favourite ACFID Quality Principle, but I do. It’s QP 5 on Collaboration. It recognises that no one should go it alone in.../
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Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning: our Collective Conscience
Katie Chalk
03 Jul, 2020
/Through the Code of Conduct ACFID members commit to investing in quality assessment of their work (.../
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This is why we need to think again about ethical guidelines for research
Dr Philippa Smales
25 Jun, 2020
/In this blog for the Spotlight on the Code series, Dr Philippa Smales, Network Manager for the Research for Development Impact Network, considers why the ACFID Code.../
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Spotlight on the Code: Quality and Effectiveness
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Donating in a humanitarian crisis: what donors should know
Jocelyn Condon
31 Jan, 2020
In recent weeks, there has been much discussion about how organisations receiving funds for bushfire relief use the money received. We can all agree that donations from the...
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What’s your state of accountability?
Jocelyn Condon
23 Jan, 2020
ACFID’s Director of Development Effectiveness, Jocelyn Condon, reflects on her meeting at the International Council of Voluntary Action (ICVA) to discuss how the Global Standard...