CAF Coronavirus and public giving online resources
Coronavirus / COVID-19 Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has been conducting research into giving behaviours across the UK for decades. In these unprecedented times that we find ourselves in due to the coronavirus crisis, we have been monitoring public reactions to charitable giv… Read more
A COVID-19 Philanthropy Stimulus Package: Unlocking further giving in the UK to support civil society at a time of crisis
Coronavirus / COVID-19 In this paper CAF outline a number of immediate and medium term measures they believe could be taken to support charities at this difficult time. This is in addition to the sector calls for a charity specific fund. The CAF proposals focus on recomme… Read more
Resource: Covid-19 weekly intelligence gathering
Coronavirus / Covid-19 Each week Inspiring Scotland staff produce a Covid-19 intelligence report providing an overview of the key issues being reported by the 300 charities Inspiring Scotland supports across its funds. The weekly reports look at: 1) impact on people and com… Read more
The pressures of uncertainty: Briefing 1 for trusts and foundations on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis
This briefing shares the experiences of the first 23 leaders participating in IVAR's support sessions for leaders of voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. The briefing covers reflections on the questions and opportunities for funders that they raise. Fu… Read more
Scottish Volunteering Forum - Coronavirus Survey Results
Survey of volunteer-engaging organisations : 23 responses to the survey from a range of organisations, representing nearly 30,000 volunteers. Read more
COVID-19 and the impact on Social Enterprise in Scotland
The data in this report has been drawn from a variety of sources: our own experience, members' feedback from individual phone calls, data collated regarding emergency fund applications, the 2019 Census and survey information collected by others. Part one – Sector analysis a.… Read more
Support for community organisations during the Covid-19 crisis
Initial snapshot from SCDC Covid-19 / Coronavirus survey, looking at key issues and potential solutions. What are some of the big issues community groups are coming up against? - Issues with how we work: Community organisations worry about the transition from office working… Read more
Re-thinking our Global Economic Future: reflections on the early stage impact of COVID-19 crisis
Coronavirus/ Covid-19. Paper by Prof Andrew Goudie exploring the future economy in light of the coronavirus pandemic. It divided the crisis into three phases – the humanitarian response, the initial relaxation of restrictions and the third phase of “hesitant recovery” – whic… Read more
Covid-19 Impact on the Cultural Sector: Snap Survey Results
Covid-19/Coronavirus. This interim report provides a summary of the impact of Covid-19 on the Cultural Sector in Scotland, based on an initial one-hundred and forty-one responses. The first pages of the report covers individuals, the second part organisations. Key findings fr… Read more
Going Viral: Covid-19: How have charities responded to the first phase of the crisis?
Covid-19/Coronavirus. Report based on twenty-four interviews with a range of charity sector staff from CEOs, directors, heads and officers working in strategy, fundraising, marketing and communications, and some front-line staff working on service provision. The interviews took p… Read more