Disaster Planning: Resources for Nonprofit Officials
September 4, 2003 | Read Time: 1 minute
The following organizations offer resources to help nonprofit leaders plan for a disaster:
BoardSource. The organization has published a 40-page booklet — “Disaster
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Preparedness and Recovery: A Guide for Nonprofit Board Members and Executives” — written by Andrew S. Lang and Richard F. Larkin. To order, contact BoardSource at 1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 900, Washington, D.C. 20036-5114; (202) 452-6262 or (800) 883-6262; fax (202) 452-6299; mail@boardsource.org; http://www.boardsource.org. The cost is $23.40 for members, $36 for nonmembers.
Nonprofit Risk Management Center. Located in Washington, the center includes basic information about disaster-recovery planning on its Web site. In November, as part of its Business Continuity Planning Project, the organization plans to add an online tutorial to guide nonprofit groups through the planning process. To get there: Go to http://www.nonprofitrisk.org/training/bcpp.htm.
NPower NY. A nonprofit organization that provides technology assistance to other charities, NPower NY is updating the emergency-preparedness guide that it published last year to share lessons learned by area nonprofit groups after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. To receive an electronic copy of “The Nonprofit CPR Guide” when it is released this fall, contact NPower NY at communityrelations@npowerny.org or (866) 678-3245. The organization will also hold a workshop on October 22 to help charities figure out how to keep their operations running after a disaster strikes. For more information: Go to http://www.npowerny.org.
