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Coronavirus Resource Hub

April 14, 2020
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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.

Thank you to all those who have recommended and shared these resources with us.

If you have more resources / services to add, please contact us here.

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 

2021 Nonprofit Report CoverAmid 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.

Read more

 

 

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. 

Read more.

 

 

 

 

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

 


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