Tool 3 of 5

Scenario Planning Guide

Resilient leadership is proactive, not reactive. Use this guide to stress-test your organization's response to two common funding shock scenarios. Complete this with your board and senior leadership team, and store your answers somewhere your leadership team can access when needed.

Saved locally

Workspace Details

OrganizationDate PreparedWorkspace date · auto-filled · editable

Q1Immediate Actions (Hours 0-72) - Q1Who is on the crisis response team?

Q2Immediate Actions (Hours 0-72) - Q2What is our communication plan for staff? For the board? For key partners?

Q3Immediate Actions (Hours 0-72) - Q3How much operating cash reserve do we have on hand, and how many days of payroll can it cover?

Q4Immediate Actions (Hours 0-72) - Q4Which non-essential expenses can be frozen instantly?

Q1Strategic Actions (Week 1-4)Financial: What is the exact budget shortfall? What combination of reserves, bridge funding, or line of credit can cover the gap?

Q2Strategic Actions (Week 1-4)People: Which staff positions are directly impacted? Can they be reassigned to other funded projects through cross-training? What severance, PTO, transition, reference, or job search supports should be reviewed with HR in advance?

Q3Strategic Actions (Week 1-4)Programs: Which services are tied to this grant? Can we scale them back or transition them to a different funding source without disrupting community access? How will we communicate changes to the people we serve?

Q4Strategic Actions (Week 1-4)Governance: How will the board leverage its networks for fundraising, strategic partnerships, or warm employment connections for affected staff? If reductions become unavoidable, what gentle off-boarding practices can offer as much notice, flexibility, and support as possible?

Snapshot

Questions Answered: 0 of 8
Scenario A: 0/4
Scenario B: 0/4
Completion: 0%

Progress0%

AI-powered

Continuity Advisor

Generate an Executive Continuity Brief after completing this worksheet.

Before You Generate Advisor Interpretation

To create your Advisor interpretation, this worksheet information will be securely sent to an AI service.

Do not include employee names, personal information, protected health information, bank account details, passwords, confidential grant credentials, or other highly sensitive information.

The interpretation is a planning aid. It is not financial, legal, accounting, tax, grant-compliance, employment, or governance advice.

The website does not permanently store your submitted worksheet responses or generated Advisor interpretation.

Generate Advisor Interpretation reads the current worksheet and creates or updates the AI-informed planning notes.

Scenario Planning Guide

Workspace Details

Scenario A: The 3-Day Shock

Scenario B: The 30-Day Warning