Consultation- DFID Resource & Support Hub
SAFEGUARDING! Don’t miss this opportunity to feed your views and suggestions for DFID’s proposed Resource and Support Hub! Complete the survey before 27 January.
"Safer For All" Safeguarding Package
We have just launched the Safeguarding Package “Safer For All”. This is a package of resources to support organisations to strengthen their safeguarding policies, procedures and practice.
Development Sector Vacancies
We advertise international development sector vacancies in Scotland and beyond. Have a vacancy to advertise?
Funding Updates
A list of funding opportunities available to organisations working in international development.
Take our SDG survey
Win a place on a UN course worth $500 by taking our SDG survey! Deadline approaching soon so don’t delay.
Welcome to Scotland's International Development Alliance
Scotland's International Development Alliance is the membership body for everyone committed to creating a fairer world, free from poverty, injustice and environmental threats.
We offer a range of services for our members. Browse our main areas of work below, or use the main menu above.
Effectiveness & Learning
Working on effectiveness has long term benefits for an organisation and the people it to support. We offer a number of bespoke services for our members.
Funding
Finding and accessing funding is an important aspect of any organisation's work. We offer services to members to support them with this.
Policy and Advocacy
We broker connections between our members and decision-makers, while also providing a platform to develop a collective voice on important issues.
Networking
By participating in an active network, organisations can become more effective. Together we can make better progress towards meeting our international development goals.
Safeguarding
The "Safer for All" package supports organisations to strengthen their safeguarding policies, procedures and practice; it comprises resources, templates, examples and is accompanied by a structured programme of capacity development, workshops and training.
Join Scotland's International Development Alliance and be part of Scotland's international development community.
Events View All
Using Video for More Effective Communication
31st January 2019
This training will be particularly relevant for programme and M&E staff in wish to add video to their toolkit of reporting methods. Of course, Comms and Media staff will find this course equally as useful.
Roundtable meeting with Susan Smith, Editor, Third Force News (TFN)
6th February 2019
Join our roundtable meeting on 6 February with Susan Smith, Editor at Third Force News.
Small Charities Challenge Fund Information Session
13th February 2019
This digital information session will be useful for organisations thinking about applying for the Small Charities Challenge Fund or those already mid-way through the application process.
Safeguarding Question Time at SCVO Gathering
21st February 2019
We are hosting a Safeguarding event at this year's Gathering. Your chance to ask questions to DFID, OSCR and the Scottish Government!
Round-table with Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard MSP
22nd February 2019
This round-table informal meeting will give Alliance and SMP members the opportunity to discuss priorities and share ideas with Richard Leonard MSP, leader of Scottish Labour. Richard also sits on the National Executive Committee of the UK Labour Party.
Resources View All
Policy Coherence for Development: Exploring and Learning from European PCD Approaches
A comparison of different policy coherence for development approaches across Europe.
Scotland's Place in Building a Just World
A detailed report examining recommendations on how to implement policy coherence for development.
Annual Reports
A full selection of our annual reviews going back to 2007, detailing our impact and financial reports.
Scotland's International Development Alliance Strategic Plan 2017-2020
This strategic plan sets out the new direction of The Alliance and what it hopes to achieve by 2020.
Effectiveness Services Evaluation Report
This report contains the findings from in-depth case study research of NIDOS' and Bond's effectiveness services.
News View All
The Alliance to host Safeguarding event at SCVO Gathering 2019
The Alliance to host Safeguarding event at SCVO Gathering 2019
DFID Safeguarding Resource & Support Hub
Don’t miss this important opportunity to feed your views and suggestions for DFID’s new Resource and Support Hub for Safeguarding! Complete the survey before 27 January.
Scottish Government Consultation on Charity Law
This consultation on charity law sets out options to change the current regulatory system in Scotland that would increase transparency, accountability and public trust in charities.
A big year ahead for the SDGs in Scotland and beyond
Here at the Alliance, more widely in Scotland and across the UK, 2019 gets underway with a bang when it comes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Over the course of this month, and beyond, there are important ways for you to get involved and raise awareness of this holistic and ambitious agenda.
Fostering Partnerships in Malawi
Gary Brough, of the World Mission Council of the Church of Scotland, writes about his new role in Malawi working with local partners focusing on access to justice, effective and accountable democracy, gender equality and the effects of climate change.