COVID-19 is having a major impact on voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE).
Demand has gone up and income down, leaving some organisations “fighting for survival”, as they try to navigate the challenges that the pandemic has thrown at them.
Whilst a lot of attention has focused on the funding that VCSE organisations receive, the impact of the pandemic has had even wider ramifications, transforming working practices and service delivery models, either by socially distancing, or digitalising their work, developing new practices that for many would have been unthinkable just a few months before.
This partnership project from The Centre of People, Work and Organisational Practice at Nottingham Trent University, The Voluntary Action Research Group at Sheffield Hallam University and NCVO is about understanding what it has been like working in the sector during the pandemic, the challenges that organisations face and how have they sought to overcome them. The goal of the project is to get behind the headlines, to really understand these experiences and learn from them.
Impact barometer dashboard.
Respond, Recover, Reset reports.
Take part in the monthly barometer survey
By taking part in this short survey once per month, you will help to capture key indicators about the impact that COVID-19 is having throughout the sector. The latest round to the survey is now open until 26th April. Each round the survey will have standard questions, together with a few on specific situations occurring at that time. The researchers are keen to hear from all kinds of organisations across the whole sector (from charities and community groups to social enterprises and sports organisations) throughout the entirety of the UK. As a small thank you to everyone who completes the survey, there is an option of being entered into a prize draw to win £200 each month and a £2000 prize draw at the end of the whole project (see here for participant information).
Take part in the survey.
The research team at Nottingham Trent University, the NCVO and Sheffield Hallam University are always looking at ways to make this project as valuable as possible. Their reports have been shared with decision-makers, and the results of the study recently presented to an All-Party Parliamentary Group and DCMS’ Civil Society Stakeholder Group. Should you have more time to share, you can contact the NTU research team at CPWOP@ntu.ac.uk or visit the project page to discuss the project and discover more.
This project is funded by the ESRC.
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