The COVID-19 outbreak is an exceptional event that will have an impact on civil society groups, and we wish to be as helpful as possible during the coming weeks and months so that community businesses can focus on the vital work of supporting some of the most vulnerable people in the country. We understand that there will be times when staff and volunteers will not be available, when beneficiaries may need services to be provided in different ways, or when systems need to be flexible to ensure that needs are met.<\/p>\n
If your community, services or organisation are affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, and you receive grant funding from us, we are committed to:<\/p>\n
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We also recognise that there may be further shocks to the system caused by COVID-19 that may impact on your other income streams, or require a more urgent response from funders. Where we have any news on emergency funding we commit to publishing this in our newsletter<\/a> and on the COVID-19 Funders website<\/a> so you can see all available programmes in one place.<\/p>\n This statement is being coordinated by London Funders but is not only for their members or funders in London, so if you have other funders or supporters you think would like to sign this please ask them to get in touch with the team at info@londonfunders.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n