Gone Viral - The impact of a second year of Covid-19 on charities
Last year, we released our ‘Going Viral’ report, exploring the initial response to the Covid-19 outbreak by charities. This is the second year of Covid-19, and it was time to revisit and delve into the experiences of charities in the sector again to take a longer-term perspective on the pandemic and its impact on the sector.
What are MPs’ favourite charity causes?
This week we're sharing what we've learnt about MPs' favourite charity causes. We take a look at some differences (and similarities) between parties, as well as with the general public.
Guest blog: Special FX -saving money on currency transfers for charities
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This week's guest blog reflects on the challenges of managing international funding for INGOs. It also provides findings from the FX Insights Report 2021 on how charities can save money on currency transfers
Covinformation Report May 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it unprecedented turbulence, impacting on life throughout the world. This report looks at some of the impacts it has had on the UK charity and voluntary sector over the last year. Charities have been impacted on numerous levels, including their income from a range of sources, volunteering opportunities, services provided and working practices.
Covinformation: summary of our report on Covid and charities research
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This week's blog explores the first of three reports by Joe Saxton and Sarah Eberhardt about the impact that Covid-19 has had on charities over the last year and what the future is looking like for the sector.
Our sixth wave of public research on charities and the pandemic
Over the last week we continued our series of polls to understand the public response to the pandemic and how it is impacting on charities. In this week's blog Cian reflects on some of the latest trends across the charity sector.
Responsible Play - Charity Lotteries and gambling-related harms: a call for proportionate regulation
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The Lotteries Council commissioned nfpSynergy to write an independent report looking into the issues around problem gambling and responsible play. Here it is!
The ‘V’ rate - Six ways the pandemic has shaped volunteering
The pandemic has affected most parts of the charity sector, and volunteering is no exception. In this week's blog Max Roche looks at six defining trends of the pandemic with regard to volunteering and examines the differences across age and gender.
New research finds funders have responded well to the outbreak of Covid-19
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Earlier this year nfpSynergy surveyed 143 grantees and 218 unsuccessful applications from The John Ellerman Foundation to understand how charities have been impacted by Covid-19, and the overall effectiveness of the foundation. In this week's blog, Tim Harrison-Byrne discusses some of the insights from that research.