Nonprofit Legal and Management Assistance Project presents:

Webinar Training Materials and Resources

Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity Planning
for Nonprofits

February 23, 2007

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1. This web page will remain online for one month, until March 23, 2007.  Please retrieve all the materials prior to that date.

Training Outline, prepared by Cheryl Rogers, J.D. Nonprofit Legal and Management Assistance Program, MCADSV

PowerPoint Presentation, (2.6 megabyte file size) prepared by Cheryl Rogers, J.D. Nonprofit Legal and Management Assistance Program, MCADSV

*  Please do not forget to print, complete and return our evaluation for this training.  *

PLANNING TOOLS (please download/open documents 1, 2 and 3)

1. Institute for Small Business and Home Safety Disaster Planning Toolkit for the Small Business Owner (3 megabyte file size)
2. Property Recovery Checklist
3. Louisiana Association of Nonprofits, Disaster Preparedness Continuity of Organizational Operations Plan, Forms, Checklist, and Resources
4. Emergency Management Guide to Business and Industry of All Shapes and Sizes

Assess Your Risk (please download/open documents 1 and 2)

1. MI 2006 Severe Weather Awareness Report  (1.3 megabyte file size)
2. MI Bird Flu Resources - Avian Influenza Brochure (3.6 megabyte file size)

SHELTER-IN-PLACE & BUILDING EVACUATION

1. FEMA - Taking Shelter From the Storm: Building a Safe Room inside your House (1.3 megabyte file size)

Generator Safety

1. Portable Generator Hazards
2. Red Cross, When Using a Generator in a Disaster
3. MI Public Service Commission, Tips on Buying and Using a Generator

Disaster Planning for Individuals, Families, Pets

1. Family Preparedness Guide (2.7 megabyte file size)
2. Brochure for Disaster Planning for Pets
3. Tips for Helping Adolescents
4. Tips for Helping Preschool Children
5. Tips for Helping School Age Children
6. Disaster Planning for Children with Special Needs

Human Resource Practice during a Disaster: Sample Policies and Procedure

Health and Hygiene

National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Shelter Health Essentials of Care for People Living in Shelter

1. Tool Kit C: Environmental Health and Safety – free download

   C-1 Hand washing Flyer
   C-2 Food Prep brochure on food-borne bacteria
   C-3 Food Prep—Chill
   C-4 Food Prep—Clean
   C-5 Food Prep—Cook
   C-6 Food Prep—Separate
   C-7 “Healthy Shelter Living”
   C-8 Standard Precautions Policy
   C-9 Fluid Clean-up Policy
   C-10 Fluid Exposure Policy
   C-11 Laundry Hygiene Policy
   C-12 Wasatch HHC Program Safety Manual
   C-13 Seattle Guidelines
   C-14 “For the Women of Katrina: Protection from Violence Against Women and Children”
   C-15 “Violence and Disasters”
   C-16 “Preventing Violence After a Natural Disaster”
   C-17 Animals in Shelters

MCADSV Nonprofit Legal Management Program

1. Food Safety Guidelines
2. Bloodborn Infectious Disease Control Plan for Businesses, MIOSHA
3. Telecommuting Worksite Agreement
4. Sample Leave Policies for Natural Disasters

Government and University Sample Policies Online

1. King County Telecommuting Policy
2. Columbia University Telecommuting
3. Federal Government Policy Guidance