Building resilience is an all-year-round job and most of it happens outside the emergency itself. We focus on enabling partners to prepare for and learn from emergencies.

During emergencies we have an additional remit to bring partners together, reminding them of good practice and lessons from past responses and making sure they’re more connected and coordinated in the moment. Sometimes we’re able to help partners fill gaps in support, other times we’re not needed - every emergency is different.

After emergencies we provide space for partners to debrief and reflect on what’s happened, leading into our overarching work building resilience across society.

Want to join the Partnership?

Join the Partnership to access a wealth of online and in-person networking opportunities, capability building sessions and other ways to strengthen and expand your networks before, during and after emergencies.

You can become a partner by signing up to simple principles of collaboration, known as our Working Together Agreement (WTA). Whether you are a voluntary and community sector organisation, a statutory partner or a local or national government agency, there is a place for you in our network.

Start by emailing us – info@vcsep.org.uk – and a member of our team will be in contact, then join any of our events and activities as it suits you.