Organizations

A critical element in transforming our island’s shared vision of becoming a recognized leader in preparedness in Washington State is for every nonprofit and for-profit organization on the island to have a Business Continuity Plan.

In the immediate aftermath of a major disaster, your first priority will be to take care of yourself, your loved ones, and your home. You do not want to have to worry about the survival of your organization as well. However, the island’s recovery from a major disaster will not be easy and cannot happen until organizations that islanders rely on every day for goods, services, and support are functioning again to empower our recovery efforts.

We know that you recognize the risk, and that having a Business Continuity Plan is an important part of your organization’s risk-management efforts. We also know that you are busy and that preparing a plan takes time and effort. Ideally, you already have an up-to-date plan. If not, please use one of the following resources to kickstart your team’s conversation about preparedness.

This video at the top of the page is a 45-minute talk presented by Scott James, Bainbridge Prepares Founder and author of the book Prepared Neighborhoods, on how business continuity, neighborhood resilience, and personal preparedness are connected. The Seattle chapter of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) hosted the talk for all the EO chapters on the West Coast and in Hawaii.

A special thanks to EO Seattle for generously allowing us to post a copy of the recording here.