From March to early June 2020, The European Foundation Centre conducted a survey for its members, affiliates, and partners to determine what immediate measures they were taking/ planning to take, internally, and in their programmatic and funding activities, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey aimed to gain an initial overview of how EFC members and affiliates reacted to the crisis to identify possible collaboration and synergy points, sharing useful information among them. Almost 80% of respondents indicated they had launched new initiatives, such as emergency funds, funds to mitigate economic consequences post-emergency, and research projects, with the following areas representing the top 3 beneficiaries: research (institutes, researchers), hospitals and health services, and humanitarian organizations/ international agencies. Read more here.
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