Many museums are charities that have lost all of their income and are in urgent need of financial help – to care for their collections, sites and staff. The problem is that many emergency schemes don’t work for charities. 1/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-52215097

With its laser-like focus on support for frontline coronavirus services, the Chancellor’s recent emergency charity fund excludes many charities; and many also don’t fit criteria for business loans. 2/

The furlough scheme is a huge help with staff costs and is keeping many museums alive at the moment. But museums have lots of other costs - conservation, buildings, capital developments - that they simply can’t meet during this crisis. 3/

That’s why we need a specific scheme that supports charities through this period. Otherwise many of the organisations that people will want to return to after this crisis just won’t survive. 4/

In Scotland, a Third Sector Resilience Fund has been launched which – although small – is a step in the right direction. What about the rest of the UK? When will we see the necessary support for charities? 5/5 https://scvo.org.uk/support/coronavirus/funding/for-organisations/third-sector-resilience-fund