Charity writing digest – Charity isn’t ‘gentle’ – it’s messy, hard, difficult and painful

This digest goes first to subscribers to our email newsletter and website. There’s been so much important writing about charities over the last month, a lot of it related to the global pandemic. Here’s the latest charity writing digest: Chancellor's announcement and sector responses"Today I am announcing £750m of funding for the charity sector" - Rishi SunakCharity isn’t ‘gentle’ - it’s messy, hard, difficult and painful - Caron Bradshaw"This is an important first step, but it won't be enough to prevent good charities around the country from closing their doors" - NCVOChancellor’s funding package condemns charities to closure - DSC Directory of Social Change"Maybe let’s be honest about the impact of lockdown on charities..." Twitter thread by David Ainsworth The charity sector response to coronavirusA quick thread on how serious the impact of coronavirus is on the charity sector - Genevieve EdwardsRacial injustice in Covid-19 Response - #CharitySoWhiteA quick run through of the #coronavirus resources for charities and other voluntary organisations that we've published so far [thread] - NCVODROP-IN WORKSHOP | Charity crisis management during a global pandemic - range of panelists including meThread on civil society responses to the coronavirus - Rhodri Davies Announcements from and reports on charities amidst crisisMessage to our charities - DSC Directory of Social Chan