Covinformation Report May 2021

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The Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it unprecedented turbulence, impacting on life throughout the world. This report looks at some of the impacts it has had on the UK charity and voluntary sector over the last year. Charities have been impacted on numerous levels, including their income from a range of sources, volunteering opportunities, services provided and working practices.

The Right Candidate: Making your job application more attractive during the Covid-19 pandemic

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This week, we reflect on our experience of recruiting for new Research Assistants last Autumn. We received a record number of 650 applications for two positions - indicative of how tough the current job market is. We share our criteria for shortlisting candidates, and highlight things you can do to give your job application the best chance of standing out in this difficult climate.

The UK Runs the Risk of Being a ‘Justgiving’ Nation

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'Do-gooders', so called by Home Secretary Priti Patel, continue to plug the gaps in society left by the inaction of the current government. In this week's guest blog Peter Markham, a correspondent for the Immigration Advice Service, digs a little deeper into this worrying trend and questions what this means for charity in the UK.

Our fifth wave of public research on charities and the pandemic

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This weekend we continued our series of polls to understand public reactions to the pandemic and charities. Case numbers, hospitalisations and deaths have all increased dramatically since our previous wave of fieldwork so now is a particularly important moment to try and gauge how the public is feeling. Explore our results in this week's blog.

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