Organizations Not Prepared For Crisis, Study Says

A new study by the Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response and New York University and the Public Entity Risk Institute has found that many businesses and organizations lack programs that could help them deal with crisis situations.

According to an article in the Philanthropy Journal, Paul Light, the principal investigator of the project, said, “crises ahead are increasing both in complexity and frequency. Yet, levels of crises readiness among organizations remain low and poorly understood.”

The study lists several recommendations for improving crisis readiness, including:

• Giving crisis readiness the same organizational priority as fundraising, marketing and sales
• Making crisis management a separate part of the organizational budget
• Giving crisis managers the power to make and enforce decisions.

The study also says Congress should amend the Stafford Act, the primary law governing disaster response, to increase support and speed up the application process.

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