I enjoyed participating in a team assembled by TechSoup a few years ago that developed a disaster preparation and recovery course for nonprofit organizations. The project was funded by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy following Hurricane Harvey, which had a devastating impact on my home state of Texas.

Disasters happen regularly and can take many forms. Hurricanes, wildfires, pandemics, floods, and more have forced nonprofits to stretch and morph the way they operate very quickly. If your nonprofit has not begun to build its digital resilience by moving systems to the cloud, implementing backup systems, and having a disaster response and recovery plan, it’s very important that you begin to do so now. Not only are there great resources available to nonprofits, those you serve depend on you, so you need to be ready.

Shared below are links to my writings on the subject, and information provided by TechSoup.

If your organization would like to host an in-person presentation, use the secure contact form on this website to let me know, and I will share the information with TechSoup. There is a lot involved in planning for disasters and sometimes sharing that information in person makes it easier to absorb. By planning ahead, you will not only help your nonprofit survive a disaster, but it may also thrive!