Organization

Choose an organization (or use your own) and create a crisis communication plan.

Your plan should include the following parts:

• Title/Cover page
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Background (Provide a brief overview of the organization's background, which serves as information for the crisis management team)
• Purpose (Provide a brief description of the plan's purpose, including identifying types of crises your organization could face and categorizing these under broad APA Level 2 headings, such as accidents, financial, personnel, needs, benefits, etc.)
• Crisis Management Team (This section needs to identify the crisis management team's members, using information such as their positions/roles in the organization, etc.)
• Third Party Supporters and Experts (This section needs to identify potential third party supporters and credible experts)
• Immediate Response Checklist (Provide a checklist to be used during crisis management)
  
• Procedures for Dealing with Media (This section establishes procedures that need to be used when  dealing with the media during a crisis)
• Press Release Template (This section must provide a press release template that the organization will use to communicate with media during a crisis)
  
• Evaluation (This section must focus on procedures that will be used to evaluate the crisis plan)