COVID-19 and the voluntary and community sector in the UK : responses, impacts and adaptation /

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Curating rigorous academic, policy and practice-based research, this book explores the response and adaptation of the UK voluntary sector to the COVID-19 pandemic and considers what can be learned to maximise its contribution in the event of future crises.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Rees, James, 1978- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2022.
Temas:
Since 2020
Nonprofit organizations > Great Britain.
Voluntarism > Great Britain.
Community development > Great Britain.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- > Social aspects > Great Britain.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work.
Community development.
Nonprofit organizations.
Social aspects.
Voluntarism.
Great Britain.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright information
  • Table of contents
  • List of figures and tables
  • Notes on contributors
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction
  • Introduction
  • Broad context: the COVID- 19 pandemic and the VCS
  • The UK's pandemic response
  • The voluntary sector response and the impact of COVID- 19
  • COVID- 19 and the UK voluntary and community sector: xperiences, knowledge and implications
  • Experiences and knowledge
  • Implications for the VCS moving forward
  • Overview of the book and chapter contents
  • References
  • Part I Experience, impacts and lessons for the voluntary community sector
  • 2 Mobilising the voluntary sector: critical reflections from across the four UK nations
  • Introduction
  • Study design and approach
  • Emerging findings from published research
  • Policy documents
  • Emerging findings from existing research publications
  • Policy divergence and policy adjustments
  • Discussion and conclusion
  • References
  • 3 Bouncing back: the employment of sector attributes to recover from crises
  • Sector adaptability and robustness in the face of crises
  • Sources of evidence
  • What makes the third sector different?
  • How are TSOs different from private sector organisations?
  • How are TSOs different from public sector organisations?
  • What is distinctive about TSOs?
  • Flexibility as a way of life
  • Swings and roundabouts
  • Notes
  • References
  • 4 The impact of COVID-19 on the formation and dissolution of charitable organisations
  • Introduction
  • What we know about the formation and dissolution of charities
  • Impact of COVID-19 on charitable activity
  • Regulatory data on charities
  • Modelling the impact of COVID-19 on charity formations and dissolutions
  • How exceptional were 2020 and 2021 for charity formations and dissolutions?
  • Trends in the formation of charities
  • Trends in the dissolution of charities
  • Insolvency
  • What does the pattern of charity formations and dissolutions tell us about the sector during and after the pandemic?
  • Notes
  • References
  • 5 Paying the price of 'doing good' in the face of crisis
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Constituting 'good' in a crisis
  • Doing good as organisational identity
  • Doing good work through first response
  • Being a good employee
  • The impact of doing good
  • Conclusion

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