This report uses interviews, focus groups and an online survey of the sector to paint a detailed picture of how COVID-19 is changing charities and what this means for the future. It aims to be useful to charities, helping them see their own work in context and offering practical recommendations, but also of use to funders, philanthropists and policymakers with an interest in the health and future of the charity sector.

The challenges are numerous, varied, and experienced very differently by different charities. Of course, funding is generally regarded by charities as insufficient, but charities also told us that a lack of recognition for their work in wider society was the main thing holding them back.

Published in November 2020 by NPC.