Understanding how charities have survived, and sometimes thrived, in the face of crisis has given rise to an increased interest in the resilience of these organizations. Research on dealing with uncertainty and crisis situations notes the ability to adapt as a critical resilience component (Siders, 2019). However, resilience and adaptive capacity in the charity sector are under-researched areas. This paper contributes to filling this gap by investigating two midsized Scottish charitable organizations that have weathered two significant crises: austerity as a result of the financial crisis of 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic. The study findings enhance resilience research by shedding light on the processes, actions and collaborations that facilitate resilience, and the importance of adaptive capacity in response to crisis. Two distinct approaches to resilience were identified: (1) a strategic approach to resilience, where the charity thrived in the face of crisis and demonstrated high levels of adaptive capacity, and (2) a pragmatic approach, where resilience equated to survival, adaptive capacity was low and, as a result, growth was limited.

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慈善机构和复原力：从紧缩政策到 COVID-19

了解慈善机构如何在危机面前生存下来，有时甚至蓬勃发展，使人们对这些组织的复原力越来越感兴趣。关于应对不确定性和危机情况的研究指出，适应能力是一个关键的复原力组成部分（Siders，2019）。然而，慈善部门的复原力和适应能力是研究不足的领域。本文通过调查两个中型苏格兰慈善组织来填补这一空白，这两个组织经历了两次重大危机：2008 年金融危机导致的紧缩政策和 COVID-19 大流行。研究结果揭示了促进复原力的过程、行动和合作，以及应对危机的适应能力的重要性，从而加强了复原力研究。确定了两种不同的复原力方法：(1) 战略复原力方法，即慈善机构在危机面前蓬勃发展并表现出高水平的适应能力；(2) 务实方法，其中复原力等同于生存、适应能力率较低，因此增长有限。