Bond | The international development network | Elest Ali | Activity https://staging.bond.org.uk/members/elesta/activity/ Activity feed for Elest Ali. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:11:47 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-GB 30 hourly 2 e8acfb6729cc2f7b9748907c39a2a07f Elest Ali posted an update in the group Humanitarian: Hello all,Our members have identified a number of […] https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/920/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:05:48 +0100 Hello all,

Our members have identified a number of common issues that require attention and action to ensure the principled and effective delivery of UK aid.

  • The UK Government must support principled humanitarian assistance. In order to ensure safe access to those in need, humanitarian assistance must be governed by the principles of…

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]]> 0 6fb311b8484c9b2593c9200c23641592 Elest Ali posted an update in the group Ethical storytelling: Hello all,Huge thanks to those of you who battled the […] https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/917/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:54:29 +0100 Hello all,

Huge thanks to those of you who battled the heat and made it to our in-person meeting last month, Fundamentals of ethical storytelling, and the ethical implications of AI image-generation. We really appreciated your energy and ideas. It was a great reminder of why this group exists – and how much we still have to discuss!

With…

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]]> 0 0354aade7aa289bcf17878846ae85f2f Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/891/#acomment-903 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:13:51 +0100 Testing notifications again

In reply to - Elest Ali Test Member posted an update in the group Bondies Test Group Here is a document from a test user who'll be deleted soon ]]> 8371db319c915e1f72ac7d2a1e27d174 Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/901/#acomment-902 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:11:40 +0100 Saw it! Came through immediately

In reply to - rebecca test 2 sher posted an update in the group Bondies Test Group

testing to see if Elest gets this notification – posted 1703 5th Aug

]]> fb80182f91e0c0d667aed8122e80cfcf Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/890/#acomment-899 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:24:28 +0100 hello again. here’s another comment for you

In reply to - Elest Ali Test Member posted an update in the group Bondies Test Group

Here is a post. This is to test what happens when the user who posted it is deleted.

]]> de14b1c51b575f3f4a7147fc9e690fc1 Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/891/#acomment-898 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:23:50 +0100 Hello new member! This is a good post. Let me know if you get this comment…

In reply to - Elest Ali Test Member posted an update in the group Bondies Test Group Here is a document from a test user who'll be deleted soon ]]> 431b04f88bfb5d46f67c9c85463af58f Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/894/#acomment-897 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:22:35 +0100 I wonder if you’ll be notified of my comment after you’ve left this group…

In reply to - Elest Ali Test Member posted an update in the group Disability and Development

Testing to see if post remains after member leaves group.

Anyone working closely with civil society organizations knows there is a […]

]]> eb9ba6a106f26568b300c29cc741e934 Elest Ali posted an update in the group Communications: 📢 […] https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/883/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:06:23 +0100 📢 Bond Communications Group summer meet-up at Regent’s Park in London, Wed 29th July

Join us this Wednesday for an informal summer meet-up of the Bond Communications Working Group, bringing together members to share ideas, challenges, practical advice and a few drinks afterwards.

At a time of continued uncertainty for the sector, this session…

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]]> 0 873e066bc02fe33d816f2610adc685bd Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/857/#acomment-864 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:08:03 +0100 The link in the notification email does not take you directly to the poll, it just takes you to the post feed, and you have to scroll down

In reply to - Lucy McCall posted an update in the group Bondies Test Group

How is a poll formatted in an email notification?

Can you click straight through to it from the email?

]]> dcfb42b35f7913d36016c7f5a6e2b4f6 Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/860/#acomment-861 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:03:24 +0100 I wonder why it says ‘page not found’ in the thumbnail

In reply to - Elest Ali posted an update in the group Bondies Test Group

Here’s a recent blog we put out: https://www.bond.org.uk/news/2026/07/what-do-the-british-public-really-think-about-shifting-the-power/

And here […]

]]> 656960f6c29bf2b03b0d44ee4cf359a1 Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/857/#acomment-859 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:57:58 +0100 I’ve clicked straight through, but that might be because this poll is at the top of the post feed. Will try again after I’ve posted a few things on here.

In reply to - Lucy McCall posted an update in the group Bondies Test Group

How is a poll formatted in an email notification?

Can you click straight through to it from the email?

]]> 8f82d89f478d19d35e95ad3dafc7afb6 Elest Ali posted an update in the group Ethical storytelling: What does the British Public really think about […] https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/856/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:12:55 +0100 What does the British Public really think about shifting power and locally led development? The answer may surprise you and you’re invited to hear it first on Monday 22 June.

For decades, international development communications have operated on one core assumption: British audiences need to see crisis and need to give. It felt risky to test it.…

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]]> 0 1feb3dff09bf1ad4c522b3f45b075060 Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/799/#acomment-810 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:30:36 +0100 Yay! progress

In reply to - Lucy McCall posted an update in the group Communications

Another test for email notifications. Can you see the attachments in the email digest?

]]> 117f2e1341c5f16a889ae795fc3377bc Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/799/#acomment-808 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:10:17 +0100 I got the update for this post. The attachments don’t show in the email digest.

In reply to - Lucy McCall posted an update in the group Communications

Another test for email notifications. Can you see the attachments in the email digest?

]]> e8bb675be3448b009e3e4eaa0573271f Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/799/#acomment-803 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:08:50 +0100 I haven’t received an update for this post in my email. The only updates I’ve received so far were my own comments under posts. Are you getting this one?

In reply to - Lucy McCall posted an update in the group Communications

Another test for email notifications. Can you see the attachments in the email digest?

]]> 2f1297da846f5c89707917391e8f190c Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/765/#acomment-796 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:52:17 +0100 I’ve received nothing yet

In reply to - Lucy McCall posted an update in the group Humanitarian If you have received this notification in your email inbox:
  1. Can you see which group it has been posted in?
  2. Can you see who has posted it?
  3. Can you see the […]
]]> 06975baf57eccee653df887548e7991f Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/762/#acomment-795 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:47:58 +0100 😂

In reply to - Lucy McCall posted an update in the group Humanitarian

Hi @Rach

]]> 91c8dee577ef3e8b48508689c0944460 Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/765/#acomment-794 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:43:43 +0100 I haven’t received anything yet. I’ve set this group and communications to ‘all emails’ and the rest to ‘daily’. still waiting

In reply to - Lucy McCall posted an update in the group Humanitarian If you have received this notification in your email inbox:
  1. Can you see which group it has been posted in?
  2. Can you see who has posted it?
  3. Can you see the […]
]]> 2a781d6f1f406797151e87acc7278caf Elest Ali posted an update in the group Communications: if @Rebecca gets an update when I post on this group.. https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/793/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:39:46 +0100 if @Rebecca gets an update when I post on this group..

]]> 0 d2db5c04f338eff1ad163378194dd615 Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/790/#acomment-792 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:36:19 +0100 That’s a good point. Let’s see if you get this

In reply to - Lucy McCall posted an update in the group Communications

Every post – realising now that I probably won’t be notified of my own post.

]]> 840996dbec08f0ac260e9f0399023905 Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/751/#acomment-756 Tue, 05 May 2026 07:50:32 +0100 This is a fake group! —I created it as a test. So maybe this is happening because Iforgot to set/tick something on the backend?

In reply to - Lucy McCall posted an update in the group Bondies Test Group

This group does not require me to pick a ‘topic’ to share a post – I thought this was a requirement? 🤔

]]> 8d5dd7681adf3b338c0b60b197c21730 Elest Ali posted an update in the group Communications: if we can post on here without picking a topic. https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/755/ Tue, 05 May 2026 07:48:30 +0100 if we can post on here without picking a topic.

]]> 0 01a3b8f29963ccab5b36d36bd74089f5 Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/748/#acomment-753 Tue, 05 May 2026 07:43:46 +0100 I can see the post

In reply to - Lucy McCall posted an update in the group Communications

Testing what happens to my post when I leave the group.

]]> 75956c0c8385e54f53e1434c1c68fd6e Elest Ali posted an update in the group Communications: post here and not have to select a theme https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/705/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:32:13 +0100 post here and not have to select a theme

]]> 0 371beacd7b3ec61808ecc0d8626fd6f4 Elest Ali posted an update in the group Communications: this is an announcementthis is an announcement 😡 https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/704/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:26:46 +0100 this is an announcement

this is an announcement 😡

]]> 0 065dcfb50306621eca7068602920423d Elest Ali posted a new activity comment https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/702/#acomment-703 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:23:56 +0100 hello this is great!

In reply to - bond_maryam posted an update in the group Communications

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]]> 2a015f71c8d6ab406e6639ce3b52271d Elest Ali posted an update in the group Communications: The unprecedented cuts to ODA and their impact […] https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/680/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:40:26 +0100 The unprecedented cuts to ODA and their impact on communities serve as a reminder that the current way of doing funding does not work for the communities it ultimately seeks to serve. Flexible funding provides an alternative which puts people and communities in charge.
]]> 0 4c74dde7a9b49a7e1721078ffa2b895e Elest Ali posted an update in the group Communications: https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/621/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:30:03 +0100 0 cfc8b2145a97539abd190661dda11b86 Elest Ali posted an update in the group Communications: This is a very special document with special things inside https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/618/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:25:27 +0100 This is a very special document with special things inside

]]> 0 d20649b71849ac531669bd10f5a196b2 Elest Ali posted an update in the group Communications: A bird in hand is better than two in a bush. Some […] https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/617/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:54:55 +0100 A bird in hand is better than two in a bush. Some more proverbs:

  • A cat in mittens won’t catch mice
  • To live with wolves you have to howl like one

And now I might add some emojis: 🍕✊

and maybe a quote:

When elephants fight, it’s the grass that get’s hurt <– is this a quote too? bit tempermental!

I’m having trouble with the quote function…I can’t…

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]]> 0 51bbd96da2457a8d4ad4a513e3e47b64 Elest Ali joined the group Communications https://staging.bond.org.uk/activity-feed/p/566/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:52:38 +0000 0