Last updated: 17 April 2020
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COVID-19 Resource Hub for Charities and Social Enterprises
COVID-19 Resource Hub for Charities and Social Enterprises from Charity Bank
Summary of the UK Government’s policy on ‘Furlough’ and the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme
A summary of the UK Government’s policy on ‘Furlough’ and the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme from Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors.
The Coronavirus Act 2020 and Protection for Tenants
An article about the limitations on rights of forfeiture in commercial leases.
The Ethical Property Foundation
The Ethical Property Foundation is the UK property advice charity for the voluntary sector. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the team at EPF are fully operational working from home, offering free expert property advice to voluntary groups via email and phone, as well as affordable consultancy on more complex property issues via conference call/email: property strategies, empty property health checks and also board & CEO property coaching/group planning. Contact the team today if you have any property worries or download the free EPF Covid-19 Advice sheet from the home page of the EPF website.
Coronavirus Facebook Group for charities
This is a closed group just for third sector workers. You can request to join by searching for, COVID 19 Charity Preparedness Group, on Facebook and adding your name and the charity you work for. Once you have been verified, your request will be approved and you can join the conversation.
It's a very useful group, with lots of friendly people sharing useful advice and help.
Furlough Go has been set up to enable charities and community groups to connect with and involve these skilled and experienced furloughed staff as volunteers.
NCVO Guide: Your Organisation and Coronavirus
This is a comprehensive guide being updated regularly and aimed at the social sector. It includes sections on how to protect staff, how to support beneficiaries and service users, and other areas such as managing finances, planning and insurance.
COVID-19 Third Sector Information Hub
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations have created a COVID-19 Third Sector Information Hub to provide information to charities in Scotland.
Support for charities in the Current Crisis
This post seeks to provide helpful pointers for some of the many issues charities are facing, with links to additional sources of useful information.