September Is National Preparedness Month — Are You ready?

September is National Preparedness Month, an initiative designed to promote emergency preparedness. Below are some resources you can use to prepare yourself for a natural or man-made disaster.

• The U.S. Deparment of Homeland Security National Preparedness Month Web Site
  Offers links to news, information, and more.
• National Preparedness Month Events Calendar
  This sortable calendar helps you to find disaster-preparedness events and trainings in your area.
• Agility Recovery Solutions Disaster-Preparedness Webinars (Free)
  The worst disaster plan is to not have one. Agility Recovery Solutions, a provider of disaster preparedness and recovery solutions, is also hosting a series of free Webinars every Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. EDT, on business preparedness, pandemic planning, crisis managment, and the human side of business continuity planning.
• TechSoup's Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit
  In this toolkit, you'll find resources to help you plan ahead so that you can limit the damage from a disaster; a comprehensive, downloadable guide to recovery; and information about tools to help keep your nonprofit's data safe should the unthinkable happen.

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