Open Briefing is running an advanced first aid course for NGOs, journalists, field workers and other civil society actors from 24 to 28 April. It is ideal for those working in remote or hostile areas, where the risk of life-threatening injuries is heightened and where medical evacuation could take considerable time to arrange. Students successfully completing the course will be awarded a QA Level 3 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (QCF).
Category: Insights and updates
Happy Christmas from Open Briefing!
Open Briefing will be closed from Friday 16 December until Monday 9 January for a much-needed holiday! Wishing all our clients, subscribers and website visitors a happy holiday season and a peaceful new year.
Send us an encrypted email
Open Briefing takes the privacy and security of its clients and users very seriously. This sometimes requires using encrypted communications. You can now send our executive director, Chris Abbott, an encrypted email using his PGP public key.
New website launched!
Open Briefing is delighted to launch its new website! This follows on from the recent launch of our new strategy, and the website has been completely redesigned to better showcase our publications and new services.
New website being prepared!
Following on from the launch of our new services and strategy at the beginning of the week, we are updating the content and design of our website.
Launch of innovative new services and our ambitious strategic plan!
Open Briefing is today launching a complete package of low-cost, high-impact intelligence, security, training and equipment services for organisations and individuals striving for social and environmental justice, particularly those working in or on fragile and conflict-affected states or under repressive regimes. Our new strategic plan sets out how we will deliver on our pledge to protect and inform all those striving for social and environmental justice. It is an ambitious and truly groundbreaking plan, but with your support we can achieve real change.
Ethical statement
Open Briefing is committed to an ethical approach in all its activities and procedures. We are a a signatory of the Code of Conduct of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief, bound by the Code of Conduct for Members of the International NGO Safety and Security Association, a certified member of Social Enterprise UK, and signed up to the Disability Confident scheme, the Charter for Employers who are Positive about Mental Health and the Armed Forces Covenant. We also operate a 'no weapons policy' and do not knowingly make use of suppliers or services that invest in or have any links to unethical industries, including the arms trade and extractive industries.
Would you like to join our team as an adviser?
As Open Briefing rapidly expands the scope and reach of its work, we are seeking to recruit several new advisers to our advisory board. Advisers are expert practitioners who provide strategic advice and support to the executive director. This is a voluntary, flexible role. We particularly welcome applications from potential advisers with at least 15 years professional experience in NGO security, aid and humanitarian action, journalism, human rights, environmental campaigning, fundraising or charity management.