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How do minority ethnic audiences engage with charities?

It is well known that Black, Asian and other ethnic minority communities are largely under-researched in the charity sector (and beyond). In 2019, we established a yearly research syndicate to explore how these audiences engage with charities. In this free report, we release some of the key findings from our November 2019 - January 2020 research.

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.

Are young people replacing older people as the key volunteering group?

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.

Researching minority communities is a key precursor to change

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.

Eight opportunities that the Coronavirus crisis reveals for the charity sector

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

Eight flaws that the Coronavirus crisis reveals about the charity sector

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

New research: the UK’s BAME population is likely to be at the heart of the coronavirus volunteer response

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.