Covid-19 briefings

Experiences of the voluntary sector during 2020/21.

Recognising the tremendous pressure that charity leaders and the health sector were under as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, we started facilitating online peer support groups in April 2020. The aim was to create a space for leaders to share challenges, dilemmas and worries, and to learn from each other’s experiences.

These briefings share the kinds of challenges that faced different groups, and the support they needed.

‘Be brave’, ‘be flexible’, ‘trust us’, ‘be clear and open’, ‘understand the pressure we are under and reflect this in how you work’, ‘become more of a partner and less of an auditor’.

Charities on what they need from funders

Charity leaders

Building a positive legacy together

Briefing 16 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Show us you trust us

Briefing 15 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Chasing against time

Briefing 14 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Steadfast endurance

Briefing 13 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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Complicated and messy

Briefing 12 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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The certainty of uncertainty

Briefing 11 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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Looking for more stability

Briefing 10 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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Between a rock and a hard place

Briefing 9 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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Finding a way forward

Briefing 8 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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Time for flexibility

Briefing 7 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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Taking some control

Briefing 6 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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Focusing on what we can do

Briefing 5 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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A funding cliff edge?

Briefing 4 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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Getting ready for the fallout

Briefing 3 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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Moving out of the initial shock

Briefing 2 for trusts and foundations on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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The pressures of uncertainty

Briefing 1 for trusts and foundations on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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7 popular publications of 2021 – and what they can teach us for the year ahead

‘Just put your faith in us’

Supporting charities to navigate prolonged uncertainty

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Charity leaders

Building a positive legacy together

Briefing 16 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis.

Read more Publication

Show us you trust us

Briefing 15 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis.

Read more Publication

Chasing against time

Briefing 14 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis.

Read more Publication

Steadfast endurance

Briefing 13 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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Complicated and messy

Briefing 12 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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The certainty of uncertainty

Briefing 11 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

Read more Publication

Looking for more stability

Briefing 10 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

Read more Publication

Between a rock and a hard place

Briefing 9 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

Read more Publication

Finding a way forward

Briefing 8 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

Read more Publication

Time for flexibility

Briefing 7 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

Read more Publication

Taking some control

Briefing 6 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

Read more Publication

Focusing on what we can do

Briefing 5 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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A funding cliff edge?

Briefing 4 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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Getting ready for the fallout

Briefing 3 on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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Moving out of the initial shock

Briefing 2 for trusts and foundations on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

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The pressures of uncertainty

Briefing 1 for trusts and foundations on the challenges faced by VCSE leaders during the Covid-19 crisis

Read more Publication

7 popular publications of 2021 – and what they can teach us for the year ahead

‘Just put your faith in us’

Supporting charities to navigate prolonged uncertainty

Read more Publication