Practical templates to hep your nonprofit prepare for the unexpected.
Every nonprofit faces risk — a natural disaster, a sudden loss of funding, a key staff member leaving unexpectedly. The tools here start with disaster planning: clear, ready-to-use templates to build a Continuity of Operations Plan for your organization. We’re building out broader risk-management tools next, so check back as this collection grows.
Plan Ahead for Your Critical Tasks
This Word-based template contains instructions and a template you can customize to create a Continuity of Operations Plan, or COOP, for your nonprofit organization. Version: COOP by Task
Instant download, MS Word & PDF
Be Prepared When Disaster Strikes
This Word-based template contains instructions and a template you can customize to create a Continuity of Operations Plan, or COOP, for your nonprofit organization. Version: COOP by Disaster
Instant download, MS Word & PDF
Get the full Disaster Planning Toolkit
The tools above are part of a full do-it-yourself Disaster Planning for Nonprofits Toolkit. The kit contains:
- Both COOPs (above)
- A 36-page workbook for your leadership and disaster-planning team
- A full set of inventory tools
- 6 instructional videos to walk you through the steps
- Numerous planning exercises
- Everything you need to build a safer, more resilient organization.
