# National Emergencies Trust launches as domestic version of DEC

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/11/07/national-emergencies-trust-launches-as-domestic-version-of-dec/
- Published: 2019-11-07T09:42:37+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The National Emergencies Trust launches today (7 November): an independent charity
that will act as a domestic version of the Disasters Emergency Fund by coordinating
support for emergencies in England and Wales.**

The [National Emergencies Trust](https://nationalemergenciestrust.org.uk/) will 
collaborate with other charities and bodies to raise and distribute funds as well
as deliver support to those affected by domestic disasters.

Like the DEC, it aims to provide a single point of contact for people to donate 
to, and to approach for support. It will work with local distribution partners such
as community foundations and local charities to get help to where it is needed efficiently,
currently for emergencies in England and Wales. It will be funded by donations.

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 The Trust’s creation has come about as a result of 2017’s Manchester bombings 
and Grenfell Tower fire. Following these emergencies the Charity Commission consulted
with the charity sector on how to better respond to national emergencies, developing
the Fund as a result.

Its CEO is Jonathan Herriman, recently CEO at Greenhouse Sports and a Global MBA
tutor with the Open University Business School. He has more than 30 years’ experience
of developing strategy and delivering operations, as well as supporting civil contingency
infrastructure and capacity building in the UK and overseas.

Richard Dannatt is the Chair of the Trust’s Trustee Board.  He is a former British
Army Chief of the General Staff, Constable of The Tower of London and Chair of the
Royal Armouries, and President of Help for Heroes. Gerald Oppenheim, Chief Executive
of the Fundraising Regulator, is the Deputy Chair.