Insights from our response to COVID-19

10 September 2020

In this Insights report, we summarise how we responded and what we learned about ourselves as a funder as well as what organisations we support have told us about how they've managed and some of the risks they now face.

To download the report, click the download link in the top left-hand corner. You can also download it from here.

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been focused on supporting organisations we fund. This report reflects on our 545 Fast Response Grants and draws together learning from 323 organisations we support.

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If there is anything that resonated or seems wrong to you we would love to hear about it.  Get in touch by emailing us at: communications@esmeefairbairn.org.uk.

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