Continuity planning for nonprofits

✍ Scribed by Nancy Meyer-Emerick; Mehnaaz Momen

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 80 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1048-6682
• DOI: 10.1002/nml.21

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Many nonprofits assist in emergency response and disaster relief to alleviate human suffering. In order to
enhance those efforts and the maintenance of routine nonprofit operations, this article introduces the concept of
continuity planning. Continuity planning does not focus on specific risks, such as floods or hurricanes, but on the
maintenance of critical operational processes despite natural, anthropogenic, or technological interruptions.
Continuity planning has yet to be widely applied within the nonprofit sector, primarily due to a lack of fiscal or
personnel resources. This article explores several continuity‐planning options for nonprofits and provides a
brief explanation of the process.