This article describes the extent and nature of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activities of communitybased organisations in rural Poland.The analytical foundation of the study is the research carried out in 2021 on a sample of three hundred and thirty-three rural NGOs.The negative and positive impact Console Electronics of the pandemic on the activities of these organisations were noted.Negative phenomena include a significant slowing down of existing tasks, abandonment of the completion of projects, an copyright of volunteers and active members.The bottom-up organised activity of the rural third sector during the pandemic also brought about noticeable positive phenomena: a widening of the activity field of organisations by new dimensions, an expansion of the cooperation network of rural organisations, and a significant increase in the appreciation of civic activity as a result of the speed and flexibility Jock of self-help activities.