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- Title
Global Civil Society Response to the COVID-19 Crisis.
- Authors
Garcia, Silvia; Carrigan, Cathie; Wiepking, Pamala
- Abstract
How did Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) globally address the needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic? In this study, we examine the roles CSOs played during the first 18 months of the pandemic, their main challenges, and how the pandemic changed CSOs' roles in society across 39 countries and economies. Using inductive thematic analysis analyzing responses from global philanthropy experts in two consecutive studies (2020 and 2021), we find that CSOs played fourteen roles, of which we discuss the six most mentioned: providing social assistance; responding to health care needs; coordinating and collaborating with government and business; mobilizing funds to address societal needs; raising awareness and combating misinformation; and advocating. Challenges for CSOs included reduced revenue and difficulty reaching beneficiaries. We found these challenges led to innovative ways of operating and new arrangements between civil societies and governments, which may have opened opportunities for a more active role of CSOs.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; CIVIL society; MEDICAL needs assessment; CONSCIOUSNESS raising; COMBINED sewer overflows; THEMATIC analysis; SEWERAGE
- Publication
Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary & Nonprofit Organizations, 2023, Vol 34, Issue 6, p1310
- ISSN
0957-8765
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11266-023-00589-5