Jay Kennedy, Director of Policy and Research at DSC, analyses the results from our survey on the impact on charities and those they serve of the current pandemic. Earlier this week Directory of Social Change surveyed the thousands of charities it supports to try and understand the real impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on charities…
You might be at home, and you might be working, but there’s no way that what you’re doing right now is “working from home”. I’ve been working from home regularly for the last few years, and it’s great. When I do it I’ve got all the right things in place, including IT that works, a…
Funders have been quick to issue statements on how they will support their grant holders in the coming months. The message is clear – they will listen to their grant holders and try and be as flexible as possible in terms of deadlines, reporting requirements and financial flexibility. Over 230 funders have now signed the…
Charities are at the frontline of dealing with the COVID19 crisis across the UK and are doing everything they can to maintain critical services and respond to community needs. However, this crisis has generated massive financial and demand pressures on charities and other social sector organisations at extremely short notice. Many charities large and small…