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Grants acquisition and fundraising strategies: Some basic rules

Resource mobilisation is key to being awarded grants and carrying out successful fundraising activities conducted. Grant-seeking and fundraising in a development organisation...

Head of Africa Engagement: Girls Not Brides, Nairobi – Deadline 31 March

Deadline: 23:00 EAT, 31 March, 2021 Interviews: Will be conducted via Zoom Location: Nairobi, Kenya Term: Full time consultancy Salary: £50,400 –...

How to rebuild trust in science and expertise

Our society has become increasingly less reliant on expertise. The success and large diffusion of free or cheap internet access in many...

Five Broad Stages of Research

Research is a systematic inquiry of knowledge that usually involves the collection, compilation, and publication of coherent data. It aims to build...

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Using social media to combat corruption

Working with social media can sometimes feel quite overwhelming. The digital world is so vast and noisy that we are constantly asking...

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Strategic communication

Grants acquisition and fundraising strategies: Some basic rules

25/03/2021

Blog Posts

Resource mobilisation is key to being awarded grants and carrying out successful fundraising activities conducted. Grant-seeking and fundraising in a development organisation is generally done…

Sudeep UpretySudeep Uprety

Strategic communication

Head of Africa Engagement: Girls Not Brides, Nairobi – Deadline 31 March

24/03/2021

Blog Posts

Deadline: 23:00 EAT, 31 March, 2021 Interviews: Will be conducted via Zoom Location: Nairobi, Kenya Term: Full time consultancy Salary: £50,400 – £57,000 plus generous…

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Making your research accessible

Dashboard: Communicating complex data clearly

04/03/2021

Blog Posts

A dashboard is an information management tool that tracks, visualises, and demonstrates metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPI). It can be customised for and shared…

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Building a strategy

Research Director, GiveDirectly – Deadline: 14 February, 2021

08/02/2021

Blog Posts

Research Director Salary range: £80,000-£100,000 Closing date: 14 February, 2021 Location: London, NYC, Nairobi, Monrovia, Kigali, Kampala, or Kilongwe Seeking a versatile individual who can…

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Targeting policy actors

Strategies to integrate research evidence into policy and system decision-making

05/02/2021

Blog Posts

The CoLab for Community and Behavioral Health Policy (CoLab) at the University of Washington has launched a short survey that may be relevant to some Research to…

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Strategic communication

Senior Communications Adviser, Trade and Climate Change: Trade Justice Movement – Deadline 8 February

01/02/2021

Blog Posts

Senior Communications Adviser: Trade and Climate Change Deadline: 9am, 8 February, 2021 Interviews: 9 February, 2021 Location: Oval (London) or home-based Term: Permanent, full time…

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Building a strategy

Marketing and Communications Officer, Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE), Brussels (negotiable) – Deadline: 8 February

25/01/2021

Blog Posts

Marketing and Communications Officer, Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) Deadline: 8 February, 2021 Start date: 1 March, 2021 Location: Ideally Brussels (but negotiable) Term:…

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Engaging the public

How to rebuild trust in science and expertise

12/11/2020

Blog Posts

Our society has become increasingly less reliant on expertise. The success and large diffusion of free or cheap internet access in many countries, the explosion…

Federico GermaniFederico Germani

Framing challenges

Five Broad Stages of Research

04/11/2020

Blog Posts

Research is a systematic inquiry of knowledge that usually involves the collection, compilation, and publication of coherent data. It aims to build on established lines…

Dennis WesleyDennis Wesley

Strategic communication

Advocacy Advisor, WaterAid: London or Global Offices – Deadline 15 November

02/11/2020

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Deadline: 23:59, 15 November, 2020 Interviews: w/c 30 November (video interviews) Location: Any country where WaterAid has an office Term: Permanent, full time Salary: £41,210…

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Using social media

Using social media to combat corruption

28/10/2020

Social media icons Blog Posts

Working with social media can sometimes feel quite overwhelming. The digital world is so vast and noisy that we are constantly asking ourselves ‘How do…

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Strategic communication

Communications and Impact Manager: IDS, Brighton – Deadline 3 November

26/10/2020

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Communications and Impact Manager: IDS, Brighton Deadline: 23:59 GMT, Tuesday, 3 November, 2020 Location: Brighton, Sussex, UK Term: Full Time, 35 hours per week, Fixed…

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