Insights
Here are the latest publications from our hosted programmes and ideas from our staff, searchable by date, title or programme. For further information on any of these publications email info@global-dialogue.org
Go big or…? Trends in Closing Space Grant-making
Published in December 2018 by the Funders’ Initiative for Civil Society (FICS), this paper highlights emerging trends in closing space grant-making.
Read MoreFunding Journalism and Media
An Introduction to Funding Media and Journalism, developed by Ariadne and the Transparency and Accountability Initiative and written by Sameer Padania, aims to help funders boost their understanding of the key issues, debates and approaches in funding journalism and media.
Read More10th Anniversary
This article from Alliance Magazine, published in September 2018, shares learning from our first ten years and looks to the challenges ahead.
Read MoreWhat is Closing Space Grant-making?
An emerging framework from the Funders’ Initiative for Civil Society.
Read MoreWhy Shrinking Civil Society Space Matters in International Development and Humanitarian Action
Jointly published by FICS and the EFC in November 2017, this paper examines how the trend of shrinking space for civil society effects development funders and actors and how they are responding.
Read MoreIntroducing the Funders’ Initiative for Civil Society: Our Strategy
This publication sets out the Funders’ Initiative for Civil Society’s three-year strategy from July 2017.
Read MoreBuilding Bridges: Connecting with Values to Build Support for Human Rights
A guide sharing findings of in-depth research into the frames which are being used in discussions about human rights, the values they evoke and what we can do to introduce more positive frames into the debate.
Read MoreChallenging the Closing Space for Civil Society: A Practical Starting Point for Funders
This report, published in 2016, aimed to give funders and members of civil society a practical starting point for thinking about possible approaches for working together and contesting the closing space for civil society.
Read MoreCompassionate Care for All
Watch Charles’ story on why we need to care about human rights for older people.
Read MoreUnpunished: Showing Domestic Violence the Red Card
Watch this film about how domestic violence and training people to be a hero off the pitch.
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