The end-of-grant reports we receive from community organisations tell us a lot about the impact our funding has had. But these are typically filled in right at the end of the funded period, so we don’t always get to hear about any longer-term impacts that result from our grants.
We’ve been particularly keen to learn more about the long-term impacts resulting from our Resilience grant programme. This is because the Resilience programme is designed to help community organisations develop their organisational resilience, standing them in good stead for the longer-term.
So when we were lucky enough to host a volunteer researcher, Anna Roizes, we asked her to revisit some recipients of our Resilience grants from 2021 to find out what happened next for them, and to see if their funded projects had continued to have the long-term benefits they’d hoped for.
The results clearly demonstrate the value of the Resilience programme’s approach, with funding giving grantees a boost in their strategic, financial and wider organisational goals, and with the benefits lasting well beyond the life of the grant funding.
We’re really grateful to everyone who took part for their valuable insights and feedback, and special thanks to Anna for conducting the research. And we’re so grateful to all the fund holders who continue to make the Resilience grant programme so valuable for the local charity sector.
If you have any questions or feedback on the findings in the report, please contact our Head of Research & Learning, Lucy Gilbert. lucy.gilbert@quartetcf.org.uk.