Respond, recover, reset: the voluntary sector and COVID-19
NCVO, Sheffield Hallam and Nottingham Trent have just released the latest instalment in their ongoing research which includes lots of good insights into how the voluntary sector is being impacted and changed.
The future of giving – and what have we learned during the pandemic?
New research from CAF on how COVID is changing how we give.
It may not be just the ways in which we are giving that are changing – is our very notion of what counts as giving changing too? There are signs that it may be; many of which are linked to trends that were already in evidence, but which once again may have been accelerated by the Covid-19 crisis.
NPC interactive databank
…to help charities and funders see the places most affected by Covid-19, and those that have underlying factors—such as age, health, ethnicity, economic indicators, and multiple deprivation—which may put them at risk. Use this databank to find out more about needs and services in your region, and better target your work.
Radical Uncertainty
I think we mentioned the book last year when it was first released but it seems even more relevant now. This podcast gives more insight into its propositions.
Professor John Kay CBE and former Governor of the Bank of England Lord Mervyn King argue in Radical Uncertainty that the future is largely unknowable and we have unwarranted confidence in our ability to predict the future…Adept Economics Director Gene Tunny discussed Radical Uncertainty with Professor John Kay on his Economics Explained podcast
The Positive Potential of Tempered Radicals
A bit of reading about the value of ‘Tempered Radicals’ in organisations.
Tempered radicals embody a tension between the existing institutional order and alternative orders. They are at once insiders and outsiders, negotiators of a middle path between conformity and rebellion (Meyerson, 2001)
Ten Women artists
Things may be changing but it is taking way too long.
Only 11 percent of all museum acquisitions between 2009 and 2019 were pieces by women, and female artists’ works are still valued less than those of their male peers.
Here’s a great selection of forthcoming major shows to explore over the weekend. Long may it continue!