The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning and Recovery
“TechSoup created the first version of this guide — originally titled Restoring IT Infrastructure: A Manual for Disaster Recovery — shortly after Hurricane Katrina struck the southern United States and left numerous nonprofits and public libraries scrambling for solutions.
“Although many organizations told us that the information and recommendations in the first guide helped them get back on the ground more quickly, many of you pointed out that the guide was only half written: where were the instructions for disaster planning? We hope that this version is the answer to that question.
“Don’t think of the suggestions in this book as mere precaution against a natural or man-made disaster; think of them as tips for keeping your organization limber and ready for any new opportunity or challenge. Using our suggestions for documentation, backup, and unified communications, you can build a tech infrastructure that will be reparable after a disaster.
“Perhaps more importantly, though, you can use those same strategies to serve your constituents in new ways when an unexpected opportunity arises. The provisions that ease rebuilding your tech infrastructure also let you build an ad-hoc office to carry out your mission in a new place or circumstance. For this reason, we hope that this guide will not only prepare you for a crisis, but deepen your nonprofit’s impact in times of health too.”
See The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning and Recovery, by Andrew Conry-Murray, Elliot Harmon, Kevin Lo, Chris Peters and Bryan J. Sharkey.
Tags: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, libraries, nonprofits
