National Emergencies Trust

A reminder on how you can support the #SouthportStrongTogether Appeal 👇

Funds raised by the #SouthportStrongTogether Appeal [https://buff.ly/3YsoPcO] will help to support the immediate and longer term needs of those affected in a range of ways, including as charitable gifts for the individuals impacted, and grants to local and regional charities who can provide vital support services. We are helping to raise awareness of the local Southport Strong Together Appeal led by the Community Foundation for Merseyside in partnership with Sefton Council and Sefton Council for Voluntary Service (CVS). More info: https://buff.ly/46p3z9X

If you are looking to support those affected by the knife attack in #Southport on 29th July, the most effective way you can help is to give money to support the local relief effort: https://buff.ly/3SwuD17 While the National Emergencies Trust is not launching a nationwide fundraising appeal at this time, we are helping to raise awareness of the local Southport Strong Together Appeal led by the Community Foundation for Merseyside in partnership with Sefton Council and Sefton Council for Voluntary Service (CVS). Donate via the Just Giving page here: https://buff.ly/3SwuD17 or text SOUTHPORT followed by your donation amount to 70085 to give that amount.

Today we're looking forward to attending the West Midlands Funders Network. We'll be connecting with Community Foundations stakeholders in the West Midlands along with other brilliant trusts and foundations to better understand how we’d work together if a national disaster happened in the West Midlands.

Come and join National Emergencies Trust elsewhere online to stay connected and learn more about our work - you can connect with us on: 👋 Facebook: https://bit.ly/47yUBFM 📸 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3Hfl2FV 🖥 X: https://bit.ly/48snEwh 📧 e-newsletter list: https://bit.ly/3Z6jTY2

💬 "Every day brings new challenges and opportunities. The role of an Operations Director is as varied as it is rewarding. It's about orchestrating the symphony of people, processes, and technology to drive organisational success". Behind the scenes at National Emergencies Trust - read Helen's blog - 'A week in the life of an Operations Director' 👇

Our Head of Resilience Simon Lewis MBE will be speaking at the annual #SolaceSummit this October. This community resilience presentation in partnership with Patricia Hughes Taylor and Peter Horne will help us connect with many from #LocalGovernment so that we are all better placed to support people following an emergency.

Great to see our team working alongside our friends at the National Emergencies Trust on this essential emergency exercise! Thank you for the opportunity to identify and address potential gaps, strengthening our ability to support communities in times of crisis.

📹 Here's our friend Nick Wills, from REACT Disaster Response, with a few words on our emergency exercise last week. We're very grateful to REACT for working with us to test-run a disaster scenario - it helps us identify and address any potential gaps in our response plans, ensuring we are always ready to face any challenge. 👏

💬 "We will make systems and ecosystems and policies and legislation better for future survivors". What do we do between emergency appeals? Our CEO Mhairi gives one of many examples in this short clip (footage via our interview with Airmic (Association for Insurance & Risk): https://buff.ly/3WbDTsD) 🗞 Keep up to date with our ongoing work alongside disaster survivors on our news/blog page: https://buff.ly/3Y7buGF