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FFY 2024 Federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP-S) Security Self Assessment
Security and Safety/Emergency Management
This section refers to the need to designate personnel to create and implement plans and procedures to address security and personnel safety issues and emergencies.
Factors that contribute to the effectiveness of security, safety, and emergency management efforts at non-profits include the designation of a security manager or security committee; volunteer ushers and greeters; existence of security and safety/emergency operations plans; commitment to training and exercises on these plans; engaging with external partners such as first responders and working groups; and mass notification capabilities and crisis communications.
These teams are usually comprised of volunteers and can be composed of any members of the non-profit. Some may have a security or safety background such as law enforcement, fire service, emergency medical response, or emergency management, but any member with the interest and desire can be trained for the various roles available. Some organizations hire permanent personnel to fill specific security or safety roles. Non-profits may use different names for their plans. They may incorporate security elements into a plan that outlines the facility’s approach to operations before, during, and after an emergency, or they may have two separate plans, one focused on security and another focused on safety/emergency operations. Security generally refers to those elements that secure a facility from theft, attack, bomb threat, and similar physical harm to the congregation or facility.
Safety and emergency management refers to protection from natural disasters, fires, trips and falls, accidental injuries, and health emergencies such as choking incidents, heart attacks, bee stings, and a wide range of similar events.