Elevate Board Financial Literacy
Train board members to understand prevention funding, including the difference between continuation funding and new base grants.
PILLAR 3
The Leadership
Governance and Internal Leadership. Effective continuity planning requires alignment among the CEO, Executive Director, senior leaders, staff leaders, and the Board of Directors.
Governance and Internal Leadership
Governance foresight helps organizations move through disruption. Leadership continuity also requires developing people inside the organization so knowledge, decision-making, and trust do not sit with one person or role alone.
STRATEGIES
Actionable Strategies
Conduct Scenario Planning
Guide your leadership team through routine stress tests for grant loss, partial budget cuts, and reassignment across funded work.
Govern with Foresight
Shift board conversations from looking only backward to planning for risk and long-term sustainability.
PLANNING TOOLS
Put this pillar into practice.
Use the related planning tool to apply The Leadership to your organization, or run the 24-Month Continuity Stress Test for a broader view across all four pillars.
Stress-test leadership response to a 3-day payment shock and a 30-day non-renewal warning.