Evidence round-up: Challenges faced by VCSE leaders during COVID-19 crisis
How leaders of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations are planning in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis and a very insecure future.
Third sector resilience is at the heart of community resilience: Making use of risk management
Third sector resilience is at the heart of community resilience so this is the time for third sector organisations to implement risk management.
The University of Glasgow’s Third Sector Knowledge Exchange Collaborative
As is the case for other sectors, the global pandemic will have significant impacts on the third sector. However, it is likely that it will disproportionately affect the third sector, just as the 2010 UK Government austerity measures did. The demand for services is ever greater in a time of need, and at the same…
Evidence round up: Third sector impacts and looking ahead
As we enter a new phase of the COVID-19 crisis and recovery, evidence from the third sector about priorities and needs is vital as governments and organisations make decisions about areas of focus in the coming months.
Evaluation Support Scotland’s response to COVID-19 pandemic – supporting third sector organisations and funders to learn in a crisis
How Evaluation Support Scotland has adapted to help third sector organisations and funders measure and report on their impact while under COVID-19 restrictions.
Evidence round-up: community voices and national briefings
Curated links to evidence and briefings offering the best rapid insights into the COVID-19 related issues facing communities today.
CNS: Early insights into the COVID-19 response – 8 May 2020
Part of a series that shares regular insights emerging from research in high poverty settings across Scotland. It focuses on the third sector and the collaborative response to supporting families.
COVID-19 and Food Train – more food security, kindness and dedication to vulnerable older people at home
How Food Train has rapidly adapted to ensure older people get meals and contact with others during COVID-19 and the lessons that will be useful for future policymaking.
Welfare reform in Scotland: Research, policy and the third sector
Summary and presentations from a Policy Scotland seminar on how academics and partners can influence the developing social security agenda in Scotland and research collaborations can be developed to improve the evidence base for the social security system.