More than 4 feet of snow has fallen so far in my area this winter. That is more snow than any other winter since 1895!
The snow has shut down roads and contributed to traffic accidents. It has closed businesses and schools. Events were canceled due to the snow.
We can’t control the weather, but we need to be prepared for the unexpected when it happens.
When you are planning charity walks, you don’t expect bad weather to happen at the same time as you scheduled the charity event. You don’t expect volunteers to be late (or not show up at all) for setting up and conducting the charity walk. There are a multitude of things that can go wrong.
To ensure a successful charity walk, consider what can go wrong and have a plan to address it.
Here are some examples:
- If it rains on the day of your charity walk, will the event take place as scheduled or will there be a backup date planned? How will you communicate this to your walkers and the community?
- If some of your volunteers aren’t able to show up on the day of your event, what can be done ahead of time to cover the need? You might schedule additional volunteers or have a list of people who are “on call” who can respond quickly in case of this happening.
- If electrical power goes down during the walk, is there a backup plan that doesn’t require the electricity or are there generators available?
While you plan your charity walks, identify potential things that could go wrong. Then develop ways to help prevent it from happening and/or have a plan on what to do if it happens.
Have you had a crisis happen at one of your charity walks because something unexpected happened? What did you do? What could have been done? Leave a comment below.
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Always a great idea to have contingency plans in place for any things you can foresee going wrong.
What a wonderful guide! We are always advised to prepare/plan well for our events before the real day so as to avoid embarrassments.
Thanks for sharing this informative post.
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I wanted to know more about planning charity walks and I am looking forward to start knowing more about it. Thanks
I should count myself lucky to have been born in an climate that experiences no winter/snow falls. Actually it is advisable for us to be prepared for seasons. This is for visitors but I don’t think that a resident of a place can be caught unaware by the climate. Thanks for posting.
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