At ESC, we focus on helping you achieve your mission and we want to support you right now, when you may need it the most.  This email outlines some resources for crisis planning. We have included three recommendations:

  1. Consider developing a Crisis Action Plan  
  2. Consider Professional Coaching 
  3. Leverage NCCFNP  

The remainder of this message further describes these resources.

Do Crisis Action Planning

A crisis action plan is a recommended best practice that includes a 30-day plan, a 90-day plan, and a six-month plan.  The plan would have two sections:

  • A best case scenario
  • A worst case scenario

The plan would consist of four sections for each scenario:

Operational/Client Plan – Develop specific actions to address operational issues and client service delivery.

Financial Plan – Revise revenue and expense projections, analyze cash flow implications, and address other financial issues.

Fundraising Plan – Develop specific actions to communicate with key donors and funders and decide how best to raise funds going forward.

Staffing Plan – Evaluate staffing needs, layoff considerations, prioritize staff and volunteer issues, communicate with these critical groups.

By putting together an action plan like this, you can think strategically, while at the same time put out the fires you face today.

If you would like help putting together such a plan, either through facilitating a session with you and your team, or facilitating a session with your Board, ESC is offers this service.  Please complete a service request form.
If you would like, we also have a number of consultants with strong financial backgrounds who could assist you in this analysis and application to your unique situation.  ESC is ready to help you explore such opportunities. Please complete a service request form.

Consider Executive Coaching or Mentoring

ESC has coached hundreds of non profit professionals through difficult times, ultimately building resilience.  Our stable of experienced coaching professionals are uniquely qualified and motivated to help.

These short term, coaching engagements (3 sessions) are intended to address the unique needs nonprofit professionals.  Special focus of these sessions will be on building and maintaining resilience as a means to counterbalance the impact of the uncertainties.  If interested, please complete a service request form.

Leverage North Carolina Center for Nonprofits

ESC is a proud member of the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits.  Many of you are a member as well. We have found their resources comprehensive and helpful.  They also include a variety of resources available to the public for non member nonprofits.

In summary, please know that ESC of the Triangle is motivated and available to help you in good times and bad.   Although we are most widely known for our capacity building services, we are also deeply experienced in operational and crisis support.  Our volunteer coaches and consultants are uniquely qualified and motivated to help you. Please consider taking advantage of our offerings.

Be safe. Be well.  

ESC Office of the Executive Director