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VCS Emergencies Partnership

·Jun 17, 2021

The Emergencies Partnership is evolving — what comes next?

It’s been a whirlwind 15 months for the Emergencies Partnership, we’ve gone from a group of colleagues across the sector discussing the best ways to improve collaboration and starting to building a plan, to rapidly scaling up to support the nation respond to the coronavirus pandemic. In a matter of…

Evolution

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The Emergencies Partnership is evolving — what comes next?
The Emergencies Partnership is evolving — what comes next?
Evolution

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VCS Emergencies Partnership

·Jun 17, 2021

Power, partnerships and equality

Our Equalities and Diversity lead, Rachel Cooling has written several blog posts documenting her time with the Emergencies Partnership. Below is her last one: May 28·3 min read I’ve been thinking about a lot about learning today. It’s my last day with the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership as…

Equality

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Power, partnerships and equality
Power, partnerships and equality
Equality

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VCS Emergencies Partnership

·Apr 12, 2021

Bridging between government and the voluntary sector

Schools testing Stu’s blog highlights the massive scale of the request to support schools with testing, and the heart warming response from volunteers. But we’d like to pause a moment and add some more thoughts on the role of the Emergencies Partnership, mentioned briefly in the previous blog. In late…

Volunteering

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Volunteering

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VCS Emergencies Partnership

·Apr 12, 2021

Testing time for schools

>>This blog is written by Stu Hyde, Ops Lead at VCSEP. << As the Operations Lead at the Emergencies Partnership and a local volunteer, I believe passionately in the value of the Voluntary and Community Sector. The recent schools testing programme has been a powerful example of this. To reopen…

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Testing time for schools
Testing time for schools

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Feb 9, 2021

Covid, contact, test and trace… finding your way through the maze

This week I’m delighted to share the perspective of Naz Zaman, Chief Officer of Lancashire BME Network, on life with a pandemic. There’s so much I could write about! But in keeping with the advice and support the Network tries to provide, I wanted to share our experience of working…

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VCS Emergencies Partnership

·Jan 26, 2021

Equality and the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership

I cannot believe that nearly two months have gone by. Two months ago, I started with the Emergencies Partnership as the Equality Lead. This was a new role. What do you do with a new role? You read the job description. …

Equality

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Equality and the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership
Equality and the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership
Equality

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VCS Emergencies Partnership

·Dec 16, 2020

The Power of Local Partnerships

by Karen Loftus, chief executive of Community Action Network,NAVCA member and Liaison Lead for the South West People of goodwill step up in their thousands across Dorset Charities, community organisations and volunteers supported by local infrastructure are rising to the challenge of supporting communities through the pandemic. …

Voluntary Sector

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Voluntary Sector

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VCS Emergencies Partnership

·Oct 30, 2020

A North Eastern insight to Covid life

‘Manic’. I think many of us can relate to Carol Botten’s pithy description of life under lockdown. Carol is the Chief Executive of VONNE (Voluntary Organisation’s Network North East, a regional infrastructure organisation) and local liaison lead for the Emergencies Partnership in the North multi-agency cell. …

Northeast

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Northeast

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