Checklist

Crisis Communications Plan

While crisis communications can seem daunting, the most successful organizations do 90 percent of the work before an emergency situation occurs. This toolkit can help can you get started, and will help guide your organization through effective execution with expert guidance from those who have done it before.

How Prepared Are You?

While we know you can never be fully prepared for a crisis, there are a number of steps you can take to be as prepared as possible. This is especially true when it comes to communicating with the public. Take the quiz to see how prepared your organization really is for an emergency - whether it's a snowstorm or a data breach.

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Draft Your Emergency Communications Plan

Most organizations have a rough outline or start to an emergency communications plan, but be sure that yours includes the essentials. This Emergency Communications Checklist can help you ensure your communications plan has the key items for success.

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Learn From the Experts

Even the most prepared communications pro will tell you the best way to learn is by doing. Watch the most-recent webinar on communicating in an emergency and hear expert guidance from Hurst, Texas; Leon County, Florida; and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

WATCH THE WEBINAR

Read the Cliff Notes

Want the key takeaways from the webinar: Communicating in an Emergency: Expert Guidance to Getting it Right? Read the recap blogs that highlight various emergency scenarios, tactics and results, plus the top questions and answers that dive deeper into specifics of crisis planning.

Blog: Examples of Effective Crisis Comms Management