Response, Recovery and Resilience Fund: A rapid evaluation of the first £1,000,000 distributed by Foundation Scotland (May 2020)
Foundation Scotland launched the Response, Recovery and Resilience Fund on Friday 27th March 2020 with funding from the National Emergencies Trust (NET). The overall aim of the Fund was to help those most affected by the recent coronavirus outbreak. In order to quickly evaluate… Read more
Inclusion Scotland Covid-19 Evidence Survey (April 2020)
Inclusion Scotland created a survey to gather evidence of what disabled people are experiencing during Covid-19, and received 822 responses. Key findings "Our survey quickly showed that the Covid-19 crisis is having a significant impact on the mental health of disabled people… Read more
How to create real, lasting change after covid-19
Blog exploring a simple tool to help how we learn from and make sense of the crisis, and how we build bridges to a post-pandemic future. The RSA model suggests putting the measures that we’ve all taken in response to Covid-19 into four categories - stopping activity, pausing ac… Read more
Third Sector Resilience Fund - summary of phase 1 (May 2020)
Letter to Members of the Local Government and Communities Committee summarising the first phase of the Third Sector Resilience Fund: - Levels of applications and awards made - Details of awards by organisation type and size - Level of demand - future of fund Grant applic… Read more
Relationships in lockdown
Polling by Relate UK, which finds that the coronavirus lockdown is impacting negatively on many couples and families. Relate and Relationships Scotland warn of a "post-lockdown relationship reckoning”. Key findings -More than one in eight people surveyed who currently li… Read more
The effects of the coronavirus crisis on workers - flash findings from the Resolution Foundation’s coronavirus survey (May 2020)
Coronavirus / COVID-19 Findings based on the analysis of an online YouGov survey that ran from 6-11 May 2020. The total sample size was 6,005 adults, aged 18-65. Key findings - Nearly one-third of lower-paid employees have lost jobs or been furloughed, compared to less… Read more
Young workers in the coronavirus crisis - Findings from the Resolution Foundation’s coronavirus survey (May 2020)
Coronavirus / COVID-19 Findings based on the analysis of an online YouGov survey that ran from 6-11 May 2020. The total sample size was 6,005 adults, aged 18-65. Key findings: - Younger and older workers have experienced the brunt of the hit to jobs and pay - 35%… Read more
LockdownLowdown - what young people in Scotland are thinking about COVID-19 (April 2020)
Survey of young people from across Scotland on their concerns about COVID-19. The survey took places from 3rd – 17th April 2020. The survey received 2,421 completed responses. Key Findings Young people’s concerns regarding the impact of coronavirus (COVID19) 1. Over two… Read more
Covid19 impact on voluntary sector organisations - chief executive case studies (May 2020)
23 sector leaders share their experiences of the impact of Coronavirus on them and their organisations, sharing stories of stress, challenges, digital innovation and resilience. Read more