NET Coronavirus Appeal has supported more than 13,000 UK projects
Melanie May | 23 June 2021 | News
The National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus Appeal has raised nearly £100 million since last March, which has supported more than 13,000 projects around the UK, covering causes from mental health and domestic violence, to food poverty, isolation, and bereavement.
Almost all the funding has now been distributed with the remaining funds totalling £1.2million due to contribute to the sector’s recovery efforts, with a funding strategy currently being finalised.
The figures come from NET’s new report, Facing Covid-19 Together: Voices of the Coronavirus Appeal, which features first-hand perspectives from the Trust’s eleven funding partners, fundraisers and charity beneficiaries, as well as volunteers, team members and trustees.
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The report charts the journey of the Appeal from last March to the present day, the role of the Trust’s pre-existing relationship with UK Community Foundations (UKCF) and its network in enabling the first funds to reach grassroots groups within three days of the first national lockdown, and looks at the Trust’s effort to balance the need for speed with equitable distribution, which included the introduction of ten additional national charity partners and consortia from July last year.
Included too are chapters from each of the Trust’s eleven funding partners, outlining the unmet needs they saw in their communities, how funds from the Coronavirus Appeal helped to address these, and the challenges and opportunities they see ahead.
General The Lord Richard Dannatt, Chair of the National Emergencies Trust, said:
“In the spirit of collaboration, it was only right that this report be told through the voices of the extraordinary individuals and partners who helped to bring the Coronavirus Appeal together.
“From fundraisers and funders, to charitable champs, I would like to personally thank everyone who has contributed to what has been a remarkable effort this past year. They have made a meaningful difference to people’s lives when it mattered most and taught us lessons we take forward gratefully as we prepare for the next national emergency.”
About Melanie May
Melanie May is a journalist and copywriter specialising in writing both for and about the charity and marketing services sectors since 2001. She can be reached via thepurplepim.com.