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.

Volunteers have proved how crucial they are for the charity sector, and for society more broadly, during the Covid-19 pandemic. In this week's blog, Max Roche contextualises some recent changes in volunteering patterns within some longitudinal trends.

In recent days and weeks, we have all been witness to a huge moment in the fight against racial inequality across the world. In the charity sector, questions are now being confronted as to how we better reflect the societies that we live and work in. Research carried out with the BAME community by nfpSynergy at the end of last year seeks to contribute to this discussion.

This week's blog looks into the potential opportunities that the Coronavirus crisis opens for charities. 

The Coronavirus crisis has intensified and shed light on the weaknesses of the charity sector. This week's blog explores these shortcomings.

We surveyed 1,000 members of Britain's Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME)​ population to learn more about the ways this audience engages with charities. The blog takes a closer look at volunteering, fundraising and trust in institutions trends among the BAME population and compares those to some of the findings from our research with the general public done through our Charity Awareness Monitor (CAM). The full set of findings is linked in the blog.

Joe Saxton gazes into his crystal ball and makes a few predictions about what the charity sector will look like in 20 years. Do you agree with his visions?

This blog explores the role of ethnicity in volunteering and the key motivating factors that encourage engagement from BME groups.

Some small local charities make a huge impact on people's lives. This week's blog covers a story about a creation and development of such charity, written by its founder.