 2020 social skateboarding survey results are out  2020 social skateboarding survey results are out bea g de silva tue 1122021 959 thu 1142021 1200 posted by the goodpush team see the newly published report on the big picture aims impact and activities of social skate projects around the world in 2020 this is the 3rd edition of the survey by skateistan x pushing boarders survey social skate pushing boarders the results of the 2020 edition of the survey of social skateboarding projects worldwide by skateistan and pushing boarders are now published in 2020 we received answers from 117 skateboarding projects working in 61 countries worldwide who reach a combined 21000 participants each week the purpose of this annual survey running since 2018 is to better understand and document the aims impact and activities of the social skateboarding world this year s report is special however because it provides a snapshot into how covid19 has impacted the social skateboarding sector unsurprisingly 97 of projects surveyed were negatively affected by the pandemic however many noted positive effects as well with nearly one quarter of projects expanding their scope to support the basic needs of their participants the 2020 survey results also highlight how the vast majority of social skateboarding projects are reaching marginalized young people and communities who may otherwise be left behind skateboarding has long been an alternative to more structured team sports or other afterschool activities with covid19 affecting organized sports however we are seeing a massive growth in skateboarding s popularity worldwide due to the ability for people to socially distance while skating needing only some flat ground and a skateboard these 2020 survey results show many different examples of how skateboarding can be leveraged to create positive change for individuals and their communities overview of key results  participants  the 117 projects combined work with approximately 21000 participants weekly up from 18300 participants in the 2019 survey 50 of these participants are girls 42 of projects in 2020 work with the lgbtqi community up from 27 in 2019  staff diversity  67 of the projects have at least one woman as staff increase from 40 in 2019 42 of projects have at least one person of color in their staff 31 of projects have at least on lgbtq person staffed 12 of projects have at least one person with a disability on staff we also gathered data for the first time in 2020 on what the staff and volunteer makeup is which demonstrates that the vast majority 80 of people involved in social skateboarding projects are volunteers see chart below  budget  in 2020 there was also a considerable decrease in the total combined budget for social skateboarding projects from 99m in 2019 to 67m in 2020 this could be partly due to fewer projects responding to the 2020 survey 117 projects down from 124 in 2019 as well as fundraising challenges related to covid19  how were projects affected by covid19  only 3 of projects said that they were not affected by the pandemic the other projects were affected in the following ways  how did projects adapt  many social skateboarding projects developed covid19 safety measures for programs shifted to online programming revised their income model or expanded support for basic needs ie food security on a brighter note some responders also shared some positive effects from the covid19 restrictions such as noting that more and more people were interested in skateboarding or projects having more time to work on organizational and curriculum development quick adapting to online programs and advocacy as well as distribution of a greater number of skateboards to children in need a massive thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out the 2020 survey these survey results will help to shape how the goodpush alliance serves and supports the social skateboarding community worldwide in 2021 and beyond    