国家商业响应网络（NBRN） - 一年

Paul Buchanan.

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本月一年前，我们开始意识到Covid-19将对我们的生活产生重大影响。狗万买球下载社区（BITC）成员的业务已开始限制会议大小，避免握手，并确保每个人都可以在家中工作。我们谁不能预见到一年的一年，我们仍然与大流行生活，经历了一年，这已经改变了我们的许多生命。

回应紧急情况是BITC’s DNA. It was born in the aftermath of the 1981 riots in Toxteth and Brixton. Over the years we have responded to emergencies from floods and extreme weather events through to the 2011 riots. At that time, I was Community Director and in response, we set up a ‘fighting fund’ to help the streets get back on their feet. This time last year, it was clear we needed to get into emergency response mode.

回应紧急情况是

Business in the Community’s DNA.

Paul Buchanan., Director, Delivery and Impact at BITC

We kept it simple. We started by getting our community facing teams to speak with partner organisations to understand their challenges and where business could help. Very quickly, we had collected detailed information on the pandemic’s impacts, and had some clear asks of business. With funding from提名和数字发展从古怪, we set about creating a simple ‘bulletin board’ where requests could be posted, and businesses could respond. Business and funders got behind the initiative, support from AXA, London Stock Exchange, Covid-19 Support Fund, National Lottery Community Foundation, Barclays, Assurant and UPS made the国家商业响应网络（NBRN）可能的。我的巨大感谢我们所有的支持者在真正重要的时候为我们信任。

在过去一年中，需求不断发展。在最初的几周内，食物是我们所要求的项目。随着时间的推移，这转移到PPE（个人防护设备）和更多的后者技术来解决数字鸿沟。越来越多，我们正在看到技能和专业知识的要求，以帮助慈善机构建立其能力。它采取了敏捷的方法，创意解决方案和“可以做”态度让我们到今天的位置。我们已经看到了3,500多个支持请求，在英国达到超过100万人。

What has the last year taught us?

1. 网络的力量：BITC的网络，our membersand business leaders across the UK have been a critical part of how we supported communities through the pandemic. So many businesses have responded to requests for support in the hour of need. We need to continue to embed the crucial role responsible businesses have in our communities.
2. 它已采取合作以使网络工作。在某些情况下，它已经从一家公司进行了资源，从第二个公司包装，并从三分之一的运输到满足要求。协作行为令人难以置信的强大并建立信任。
3. The power of data: In the year where the public interest in graphs and charts has never been greater, we have ‘followed the data’, to keep supply and demand aligned, and spot emerging trends early (thanks to our amazing insights team for making this a possibility).

最大的需求在哪里需要在来年？

疫苗接种路线图在隧道尽头提供灯光，但社区需求不会简单地消失。我们与合作伙伴组织的谈话指出，以下领域继续寻求解决：

1. Domestic abuse: Calls to domestic abuse helplines rose by 65% during the pandemic¹。作为锁定简化，国内虐待组织预测服务需求的显着增长。
2. Wellbeing and mental health: Organisations are seeing staff and volunteers burn-out, as a result of growing demand and finite resources.
3. Unemployment: The pandemic has accelerated changes in the labour market, leaving many struggling to navigate the rapidly changing landscape. Earlier in the pandemic, a housing association near to Gatwick Airport saw the number of its residents seeking unemployment benefits rise by 25% in just two to three weeks²。在依赖于难以击中的行业的位置，效果特别严重。
4. 粮食贫困：对食品银行和社区食品组织的需求在整个大流行中都很高。在“和平时期”的许多食品组织提供更广泛的支持，帮助人们就业和福利支持，以减少对食品支持的依赖。万博体育电脑网页版

大流行者再次突出了在危机时期的业务力量。NBRN汇集了一系列大量的企业，并促进了社区的真正差异。我们非常感谢我们的创始人和所有参与这一反应努力的企业成为现实。但是，很明显，当我们帮助我们的社区来恢复时，有更多的要做。现在不是时候拍了自己的时候，但是，双下来并更加努力地支持我们的社区尽可能快地恢复大流行的影响。

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References

1. UN Women (2020) The Shadow Pandemic: Domestic violence in the wake of COVID-19. Watch onYouTube
2. Business in the Community, Internal Research, January 2021