We have updated this page with resources aimed at charities & community groups in London during the COVID-19 pandemic. Resources include advice on issues including working from home as well as governance.
Additionally, you can sign up for our monthly newsletter for the latest updates at the bottom of this page.
Please visit the below COVID-19 resource pages to find:
- Data resources (On vulnerable groups, demographics, and social inequalities).
- Resources and data about the impact of Covid-19 on the provision of free school meals.
- London Covid-19 Response: Funders, Community and Voluntary Sector (Bulletins)
Funding
- London Funders have a Covid-19 website with a list of flexible funders who have signed up to provide updates on available funding.
In addition, the sources listed below have lists of available emergency funding:
- Civil Society
- Ian McLintok’s LinkedIn blog
- NCVO’s funding central site is currently free for non-members.
- Charity Bank
- Grants Online
Governance
- The Charity Commission update this page with useful information for charities. It covers general as well as governance-related tips.
- ICO blog on Covid-19 and data protection.
- Protecture’s webinar covers GDPR and working from home.
Communications
- Volunteer PR practitioners provide free communications support to charities and public sector organisations that are struggling.
- Catalyst aims to support the sector’s development of digital skills. See their support resources here.
- Superhighways’ series of blogs aims to develop your digital skills to improve communication when working from home.
- Lightful has collated a useful list of free resources for charities during the pandemic. This includes comms as well as digital support.
- The NHS have guidelines which are translated into 34 languages.
Free resources/General guidance
- Covid-19 and its impact on young adults. This blog covers the potential impact of the pandemic on young people as well as advice for the future.
- Sustain’s blog highlights 11 resources to develop thriving local food movements.
- Future Learn is offering Free Covid-19: Psychological First Aid delivered by 1-hour weekly study sessions. It is aimed specifically at public-facing essential workers and volunteers.
- Track and Trace is a tool from Time to Spare that enables charities to track visitors to their space. It is also GDPR compliant, paperless and free for charities.
- See government guidance for a range of work and social settings.
- Kingston Council has a useful advice guide on working and caring for children at home and NHS advice.
- The GLA have a Covid-19 civil society support page.
- The NCVO has guidance around volunteering, contingency planning as well as other sector news. Non-members can access this.
- Coronavirus responders can apply for free unlimited HIPAA accounts on Jotform. They have also provided form templates to use.
- Canva has poster and social media templates specifically for Covid-19 awareness.
- HR services have guidance on Covid-19 and employment.
- CharityComms have resources and guidance for charity communicators navigating the pandemic.
- The DCMS government report measures the impact of Covid-19 on the charity sector.
- What Works Centre for Wellbeing’s guidance is useful if you:
1) work for a small/medium-sized charity or social enterprise and also want to understand how your activities impact the well-being of those you support.
2) are responsible for reporting, evaluating or impact.
3) are new to measuring well-being and need more guidance on how to start.
Children
- This NSPCC Learning newsletter is full of resources to support children during Covid-19.
- Youth Work Support is a website created for youth workers and young people as well as organisations during Covid-19.
Food
- London Plus have collated a list of resources around Covid-19 and the provision of Free School Meals.
- Sustain alliance have complied resources, blogs and guides to help secure food for vulnerable people as well as support local responses.
Volunteering
- Volunteering Matters have a guide on How to volunteer safely in response to Covid-19.
- See this video on how to keep safe whilst volunteering during Covid-19.
- Ann Craft Trust explains the DBS changes.
