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Aid Ink Copy
Humanitarian, development & security briefings
Humanitarian Development Security

A quiet, members-only reading room for people working in humanitarian, development and security spaces.

Aid Ink Copy is a small subscription-based space for briefings, context explainers and reading lists for teams working across programmes, policy, security and operations.

No ads or tracking widgets. Member access via secure portal. Built for practitioners, not headlines.
Not another news site – a slower reference space

Built for people who already know the basics

Aid Ink Copy assumes you are already close to the work. Notes and briefings are designed to help you keep track of context and conversations without starting from zero each time.

  • Short explainers on evolving contexts and themes
  • Links back to primary documents and reports
  • Reading suggestions to share with colleagues

Why access is membership-based

Keeping most content in a members-only space makes it easier to keep things quieter and more intentional, without chasing clicks or public reach.

  • Single secure member login for all content areas
  • Individual and small team subscriptions
  • Organisation access available on request
Who tends to use Aid Ink Copy

Country & programme teams

Staff juggling programmes, partnerships and donor conversations who need somewhere calm to park context.

  • Country managers and deputies
  • Programme and portfolio leads
  • Technical advisors working across countries

MEL, research and learning

Teams connecting evidence, reporting and learning agendas with day-to-day delivery.

  • MEL and research staff
  • Thematic learning advisors
  • Staff pulling together reporting packs

Comms & fundraising

Colleagues translating complex work into language for internal and external audiences.

  • Fundraising and philanthropy teams
  • Communications and advocacy staff
  • People preparing briefings for boards and partners
How people get access

Subscriptions

Access is anchored around named individual accounts with options for bundles for small teams and organisations.

  • Individual seats for practitioners and consultants
  • Small team bundles for 3–10 people
  • Organisation access by separate agreement

Member login

All content lives behind a single secure member login. Access details can be shared internally according to your organisation’s policies.

  • Browser-based access via the member portal
  • Additional security settings possible per organisation
  • Simple to add or remove users as roles change
Members forum for quiet discussion

Space to connect with other practitioners

Short, low-noise threads for people working across humanitarian, development and security work who want to compare notes without the feel of a public platform.

  • Informal peer questions and reflections
  • Links and resources shared by members
  • Lightly moderated, no public posting

At the humanitarian–development–security nexus

Many conversations sit at the overlaps between emergency response, longer-term programming and everyday security considerations in complex environments.

  • Displacement, protection and access constraints
  • Programme continuity in fragile settings
  • Operational questions from teams in the field