As well as helpfully moving the reader on from seeing the voluntary and community sector as a two-dimensional homogenous group, the report talks through the powerful range of skills and capabilities the sector offers in resilience and, quite rightly, calls for civil society’s role not just to be seen as a nice to have, but as a piece of ‘critical national infrastructure’ that attracts respect, involvement and Government investment.
Read MoreDecember’s bulletin reflects on 2024, shares winter preparedness resources and explores news and views from the Partnership.
Read MoreHow Suffolk’s LRF and VCS have implemented lessons to better understand each other.
Read MoreOctober’s bulletin reflects on recent conferences and events where we have been able to share the voice and experiences of partners, and explores resources and insight relating to exercising, learning lessons and improving cyber security.
Read MoreSeptember’s bulletin reflects on the responses that took place over the summer as well as takeaways from recent public inquiry reports including the Covid-19 and Grenfell Tower inquiries.
Read MoreJuly’s bulletin reflects on a busy few weeks with a headline-grabbing election night, a new government, the King’s speech and the publication of the Covid-19 Inquiry first module recommendations.
Read MoreJune’s bulletin explores the key themes from our first Knowledge and Insight Exchange on extreme heat capabilities, provides updates on recent government resilience initiatives and shares our newly updated heatwave preparedness resource page.
Read MoreMay’s bulletin shares exercising opportunities for community organisations, explores the issue of spontaneous donations during emergency responses and reflects on the National Conference on Societal Resilience held in March.
Read MoreBack in March, the National Consortium for Societal Resilience hosted their second national conference in Manchester. Bringing together partners from policy and practice and across sectors, the two-day event provided space for over 170 participants to share insight, identify opportunities to collaborate and work in partnership, and explore how together we can enhance societal resilience.
Read MoreMarch’s bulletin shares a fantastic example of partnership working in Plymouth and reflects on the National Conference on Societal Resilience held in Manchester earlier this month.
Read MoreFebruary’s bulletin focuses on Tackling Inequality and Inequity in emergencies, reflecting on our recent Capability Building Event and highlighting news and reports.
Read MoreThe London Communities Emergencies Partnership (LCEP) are seeking proposals from an organisation or individual to deliver a research project that will provide recommendations on how best to map the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) and its offer during an emergency in London.
Read MoreUK Community Foundations have published their annual report Philanthropy 2023 which highlights the determination of UK communities to overcome the financial crisis and the root causes of social inequity through local philanthropic activities.
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