Impact of the recession on third sector organisations

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There have been various studies of the impact of the recession on third sector organisations. These include:


National

Stories of Resilience: BME third sector organisations finding solutions to the recession
Voice4Change England.

The third sector and the current economic climate
NAVCA's contribution to NCVO's Recession Summit.

From recession to recovery: the local dimension
This report, commissioned by the LGA, analyses the local effects of recession and the impact of the economic slowdown on towns and cities, regions and sub regions in England.


The Credit Crunch and Regeneration: Impact and Implications
Communities and Local Government has published a study of what the effect of the economic downturn has been, what might happen next, and what the key implications for partners involved in regeneration.


Government Policy, Recession and the Voluntary Sector

Cardiff University report for Unison.



Local and regional studies

London
LVSC: Big Squeeze
Big Squeeze is LVSC's campaign to minimise the effect of the recession on London's third sector. LVSC is gathering information via an online survey, and would like to hear about the impact the recession is having on the communities you work with, the demand for your services and your strategies for dealing with this.

South East
Milton Keynes
Study of the the effect of the current economic situation on the voluntary & community sector in Milton Keynes.

Brighton and Hove
Resilience and the Recession: How is the Third Sector Managing?

South West
Voscur has published a snapshot of the effect of the recession on Bristol's Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise Sector

West Midlands
Regional Action West Midlands has produced two studies:

Case study evidence of the impact of the economic downturn on the voluntary & community sector

Initial statistics showing the impact of the economic downturn on the voluntary & community sector

East Midlands
Impact of the Economic Downturn on the VCS in the East Midlands Region
One East Midlands.

North East
Vonne has published Surviving not Thriving, the results of a survey to measure the impact of the recession on the North East's third sector.

Infrastructure,The Recession and Changing Needs Tyne and Wear Infrastructure Consortium

June 2009