Target Audience
Managers and staff of charities and not-for-profits.
Outline
This training course is designed to engage non-technical management and staff of charities and non-profits, helping them understand the importance of Business Continuity Planning (BCP) with IT Disaster Recovery (ITDRP). These are also referred to as Business Resilience Planning in other sectors.
This planning is essential in safeguarding organisations from wide ranging, catastrophic events which would have a significant impact on the continuing operation of charities and non-profits. The topics are presented in a practical and accessible manner so the attendees would have the ability to put in place the requisite plans to handle a crisis event, cyber security related or otherwise.
1) Introduction
a) What is Business Continuity Planning?
b) The elements of continuity planning:
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- Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
- Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
- IT Disaster Recovery Plan (ITDRP)
c) Why are these important for charities?
d) Common risks for charities
e) The benefits of having business continuity and IT disaster recovery plans
2) Planning for Continuity
a) Identifying your organisation's critical functions
b) Analysing the risks to these critical functions using an BIA
c) Developing business continuity and IT disaster recovery plans from the BIA
d) Best practices for testing your plans
3) Responding to Crises
a) Activating your business continuity and IT disaster recovery plans
b) Managing the crisis
c) Communicating with stakeholders during a crisis
d) Recovering from the crisis
Methodology
Delivered virtually via Google Meet. It will be an interactive workshop, including a breakout room for participants to see how they would assess their own risks and then plan for that scenario. A copy of the slides will be provided as well as a link to download templates for Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and IT Disaster Recovery Plan (ITDRP).
Instructor
Liam Lynch
Liam has 35 years of experience working in IT, with at least 25 in infrastructure, networking and security. He has worked with people at all levels and has the ability to explain scary technical topics and boring legal subjects in a language that most people can relate to and understand. Liam has also spent the last 10 years as a volunteer director on the board of a not-for-profit organisation in the energy saving/generation sector and for 5 of those years has been Chair of the board.
Outcomes
After completing this training, participants will be able to:
- Identify their organisation’s critical business processes and IT systems and assess the risks to those systems.
- Develop and test business continuity and IT disaster recovery plans.
- Activate their business continuity and IT disaster recovery plans in the event of a disruption and restore critical functions and IT systems.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders during a disruption.
Carmichael’s Spring/Summer 2025 Scheduled Training Programme is kindly sponsored by BoardEffect.
BoardEffect is part of Diligent, the leader in modern governance. BoardEffect delivers an agile board management solution optimised for governance leaders of nonprofits, higher education institutions, community healthcare organisations, and credit unions with the right tools, analytics, and insights to drive more efficient, transparent, and secure governance.
Fees
| €80 | Nonprofit Organisation |
| €70 | Carmichael Resident Organisation |
| €90 | Statutory Organisation |
| €90 | Corporate Organisation |
Testimonials
Very informative and practical.
Good interaction with attendees.