In just a matter of weeks, COVID-19 swept across Europe, leaving charities and non-profits facing funding shortfalls of several billion euros for the months ahead. Almost two years later, uncertainty prevails.
Charities, sector bodies and suppliers are united in their drive to overcome the crisis, to continue vital charitable services and to support one another through this. Below is a range of resources and useful links to support fundraisers across Europe.
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Page updated: 08 December 2021
Latest news & features:
- Public donations to UK charities were down £4.4bn in first year of pandemic
- Philea paper examines how pandemic has changed institutional philanthropy across Europe
- Swiss report reveals how pandemic changed attitudes & behaviour towards nonprofits
- Scott Kelley: Why convincing the state to increase its charity spend requires a new mindset
- Nonprofit income is recovering, but pandemic takes its toll on sector workforce, survey reveals
Explore all the latest EFA news and features on this site tagged ‘Coronavirus’ here.
Covid-19 Nonprofit Pulse Reports
Amid a global pandemic, change has become the world’s new normal. But what does all this mean for nonprofits? This report summarises the key findings from our 2021 survey. While nonprofit income and donation levels seem to be in recovery, concerns are raised that the pandemic is taking its toll on the sector workforce. Published December 2021.
In our first joint survey with Salesforce.org, we surveyed almost 800 nonprofit representatives in 26 nations to gather their views. Find out what they have to say about the impact of the pandemic on fundraising and service delivery in our survey report, published December 2020.
Toolkits & resources:
Pandemic fundraising – Better Fundraising (guide on fundraising during the pandemic)
Covid-19: The Charity Digital Code – Developed by a steering group of UK voluntary sector trade bodies
Covid-19 Funding & Resource Hub – Charities Aid Foundation (funding, resources, research & insight)
Charity communicator coronavirus resources – CharityComms
Coronavirus charity toolkit (including funder lists, guidance for responding to the crisis & building sustainability) – Charity Excellence Framework
French Foundation Mobilisation Resources – Centre Français des Fonds et Fondations
Donor engagement – Strategies, template resources & more – Donor Perfect
European Philanthropy Statement – EFC/DAFNE (A statement signed by over 180 funders to offer greater support and flexibility to nonprofits during Covid-19)
Covid-10 French Resources and Studies – Frances Générosités
Project Everyone: Resources from the global virtual summit supporting charities through COVID-19 – Fundraising Everywhere (including resources & presentations on running digital events, using text giving in a crisis, legacy giving and more.)
Coronavirus resource centre – Institute of Fundraising (featuring research into the impact of the virus, blogs, sources of emergency funding & more)
15 free digital communications resources for charities to use during the coronavirus pandemic – Media Trust
Coronavirus Response Toolkit – New Philanthropy Capital (NPC)
Digital fundraising for small charities – Reason Digital
Freebies & offers for charities*:
Chapel & York – Emergency Affiliate Membership for Cross-Border Giving – Chapel & York is offering charities a free emergency membership in one or more of the group’s Foundations around the world, giving charities the opportunity to access international funding and secure tax benefits for donors. Grants are also available to member organisations every other week.
Charity Digital – Tech offers available to charities – Charity Digital has rounded up a series of technology currently being offered freely to charities for a limited period.
FAB friends / partners offering free support – Friends and partners of Fundraisers Alliance Belgium are offering free support during the coronavirus and surrounding weeks.
Procurios – Stay United – Non-profit IT specialist Procurios is offering associations and foundations in the Netherlands a free community platform, including their own app, during the corona crisis.
*Terms and conditions apply, see providers’ websites for further details.
Research:
Organisations across Europe have been researching the impact of the coronavirus on charities and nonprofits. This research includes the following markets:
Europe
The Impact of Covid-19 on Nonprofits in Europe – European Fundraising Association
France
Covid-19 French Resources and Studies – Frances Générosités
Impact on associations – Mouvement Associatif and Recherches et Solidarités
Donor barometer – Isoskèle
Finland
Consumer response to Covid-19 – VaLa (Finnish Fundraising Association)
Impact on Finnish charities – VaLa (Finnish Fundraising Association)
Italy
Consumer response to Covid-19 – Doxa
Netherlands
Impact on Dutch charities – Goede Doelen Nederland
UK
Charity landscape 2020 – Charities Aid Foundation
Impact on charities – Institute of Fundraising, Charity Finance Group and NCVO (for more IoF research, see the Coronavirus resource centre)
Donor Attitudes to giving part 1 & part 2 (UK) – Bluefrog Fundraising
Sweden
Impact on Swedish charities – Giva Sverige
Global
Coronavirus Multi-Market Research – GlobalWebIndex
The voices of charities facing Covid-19 worldwide, volume 1 – CAF America
The voices of charities facing Covid-19 worldwide, volume 2 – CAF America
Online forums / groups:
Covid 19 Charity Preparedness Group – A Facebook group to discuss and share contingency plans for charities in relation to Covid 19
Facebook group for fundraisers in France – Association Française des Fundraisers
Online meet-up for FAB members – Fundraisers Alliance Belgium
Useful blogs & articles:
Explore the latest EFA news and features on this site tagged ‘Coronavirus’
Chronicles from Italy during COVID-19 – 101 Fundraising
20 reflections on fundraising during the coronavirus – Asociación Española de Fundraising
Special Focus – What Covid19 means for fundraising – EFA
Special Focus – Charities turn to digital for fundraising in corona times – EFA
How to fundraise during a pandemic – EFA (Alex Blake, KEDA Consulting)
Fundraising in times of corona – Fundraisers Alliance Belgium
Rapidata’s Covid-19 Resources Hub – Rapidata (offering advice and links for charities looking to protect their regular giving income)
5 ways the coronavirus is changing the legacy market – Rob, Cope, Remember A Charity
Love for fundraisers in a time for coronavirus – UK Fundraising
Legacy Fundraising: The Best of Times or the Worst of Times? – Russell N. James, Michael J. Rosen
Supporting your wellbeing:
A wellbeing guide for charity communications professionals – Charity Comms (UK)
Coronavirus and your wellbeing – Mind