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In the face of the Covid-19 crisis, vaccination was the medical tool and nonprofit organizations have tried to reduce its social impact. Nevertheless, they are mostly constituted of elderly volunteers, who chose to suspend their commitment. In France, within community-engaged research, a proposition from practitioners was to adapt the health strategy by including volunteers in the vaccine strategy. A survey dedicated to these topics and testing the proposition in January-February 2021 obtained 1,862 responses from volunteers. It confirms that the pandemic has disrupted volunteering and that the vaccination of volunteers would allow NPOs to reduce the lack of human resources.
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The Covid-19 crisis has placed non-profit organizations in a new operational, human, financial, and economic situation. In France, "associations" (grassroots volunteer organizations, as specific NPOs) have experienced three lockdowns and numerous restrictive measures. The study of their resilience is therefore necessary, and contributes to the knowledge of the concept. A large-scale survey of 10,926 NPO leaders showed that French organizations are still suffering one year after the crisis began. Their recovery is still difficult and their dependence on their resource-providing stakeholders disadvantages them. A cubic analytical framework is also proposed to synthesize the research dedicated to non-profit resilience.
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In the face of the Covid-19 crisis, vaccination was the medical tool and nonprofit organizations have tried to reduce its social impact. Nevertheless, they are mostly constituted of elderly volunteers, who chose to suspend their commitment. In France, within community-engaged research, a proposition from practitioners was to adapt the health strategy by including volunteers in the vaccine strategy. A survey dedicated to these topics and testing the proposition in January-February 2021 obtained 1,862 responses from volunteers. It confirms that the pandemic has disrupted volunteering and that the vaccination of volunteers would allow NPOs to reduce the lack of human resources.
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This article seeks to analyze the resilience of arts and cultural nonprofit organizations in France during the Covid-19 crisis. A broad survey and multiple logistic regressions highlight the resources availability, the crisis impact, the NPOs' needs and the reforms they conducted during the first French lockdown. This study shows that the resilience of these NPOs must be differentiated between activity continuity and organizational persistence. Resilience in culture and the arts is specific, based on reforms, and requires special support from partners.
Cet article cherche à analyser la résilience des organisations à but non lucratif (associations) du secteur artistique et culturel en France pendant la crise de la Covid-19. Une large enquête et des régressions logistiques multiples mettent en évidence la disponibilité des ressources, l'impact de la crise, les besoins des OBNL et les réformes qu'elles ont menées lors du premier confinement français. Cette étude montre que la résilience de ces organisations doit être différenciée entre la continuité des activités et la persistance organisationnelle. La résilience dans le domaine de la culture et des arts est spécifique, repose sur des réformes et nécessite un soutien particulier des partenaires.
Este artículo se propone analizar la capacidad de resiliencia de las organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro (OSAL) del sector artístico y cultural en Francia durante la crisis de Covid-19. Una amplia encuesta y múltiples regresiones logísticas ponen de manifiesto la disponibilidad de recursos, el impacto de la crisis, las necesidades de las OSAL y las reformas que llevaron a cabo durante la primera contención francesa. Este estudio muestra que la resiliencia de estas organizaciones debe diferenciarse entre la continuidad de la actividad y la persistencia de la organización. La resiliencia en el sector de la cultura y las artes es específica, se basa en reformas y requiere un apoyo especial de los socios.
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La crise sanitaire du Covid-19 devient une crise globale qui touche toutes les spheres collectives. Les associations françaises tentent de participer å la réponse å la crise mais, en dépit de cet engagement, elles subissent de plein fouet les consequences de la crise et souffrent du manque de ressources qui est déjå structurel chez elles. L'objectif est de comprendre comment elles ont réagi å la crise en composant avec ce manque. L'article s'appuie sur une enquete de grande ampleur aupres des associations durant le premier confinement. Les résultats montrent que les associations ont considérablement réduit leur activité, tout en essayant de maintenir des liens sociaux si possible. L'impact économique est cependant tres fort, malgré la réorganisation des modalités de travail.Alternate :COVID-19 became a global health crisis affecting all collective spheres. French nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are trying to participate in the crisis response, but they are suffering from the consequences of the crisis and a structural lack of resources. The aim of this article is to understand how they reacted to the crisis and how they coped with the associated lack. It is based on an extensive survey of French NPOs during the first lockdown. The results show that NPOs considerably reduced their activity while trying to maintain social links. Despite the reorganization of working arrangements during COVID-19, the economic impact of the crisis was very strong.