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Emergency Succession Plan (One-Pager)

The if-the-ED-left-tomorrow plan

LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCEEmergencySuccession Plan(One-Pager)TEMPLATECharity Search Group

The plan if the ED left tomorrow.

Every board needs one page that answers a single question — what happens tomorrow morning if the ED can't come to work. Not a strategic transition plan. Not a five-year succession framework. One page, editable in an afternoon, reviewed at the board meeting once a year.

What’s inside

  • Emergency succession one-pager template with named-role fields
  • The four decisions that need to be made before the crisis, not during
  • A short interim-ED brief template — the first ten things they need to know
  • Guidance on when to invoke the plan versus wait 24 hours

You may not need this if: You have a current emergency succession plan and reviewed it in the last twelve months.

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