Leading a group of volunteers or managing volunteering efforts during an emergency can be a daunting experience, even for the most experienced. This webinar from Communities Prepared provides guidance for Community Emergency Volunteer (CEV) Coordinators, Lead Flood Wardens and anyone involved in organising volunteering efforts within their community. Discussion points include managing volunteers and maintaining engagement and how to integrate or build upon partnerships with the wider emergency response structure. This webinar will be co-delivered with the Environment Agency’s East Midlands Flood Resilience Team, Derbyshire County Council's Emergency Planning Team and Nottinghamshire County Council's Emergency Planning Team, to provide local knowledge and expertise and promote a joined-up approach to community resilience.

Join this session to build your knowledge on a range of key topics, including

• Leadership skills

• Organising training sessions

• Managing volunteer debriefing sessions

• Writing risk assessments

As well as giving advice on managing a group during an emergency, the session also provides tips on setting up a group and running training sessions, based on first-hand experience from volunteer groups.

Throughout the webinar we will be referring to the training handbook on which this session is based. You can download and read CEV Coordinator from the Communities Prepared hub. If you are not currently a member, you will be prompted to register – it’s free to join! For any questions regarding the hub, please contact Communities Prepared at communitiesprepared@groundwork.org.uk.

Who is this for?

This webinar has been primarily designed for Community Emergency Volunteer (CEV) Coordinators, Lead Flood Wardens and anyone involved in organising volunteering efforts across the East Midlands, but is also open to:

Community organisations, Town and Parish Councils and those interested or working in community resilience within the locality.

The East Midlands Series dates

March 17th , 6-7:45 pm - Communications & Marketing

March 24th, 6-7:45 pm - Community Fundraising

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•The Environment Agency

• ERS Ltd (the independent evaluator for the Communities Prepared programme. This is for monitoring and evaluation purposes to improve community volunteer engagement and training across the UK)

• Derbyshire County Council

• Nottinghamshire County Council

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