Organization Procedure for Civil Society in Times of Crisis
Written September 2020, translated March 2022
ISBN 978-605-74972-1-5
Organization Procedure for Civil Society in Times of Crisis
Together with Geleceği Paylaş Civil Initiative and Yaşar University, the Quality in Social Responsibility Association (SSKD) prepared the Organization Procedure for Civil Society in Times of Crisis under the European Union Sivil Düşün Programme’s “Things That Connect Us” special support, so that civil society can be ready when a crisis hits.
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The booklet has two parts: Organization of CSOs in Times of Crisis in the World and in Turkey, and the Organization Procedure for Civil Society in Times of Crisis itself — a 30-article model regulation that any organization can adapt to its own needs.
Written September 2020, translated March 2022
ISBN 978-605-74972-1-5
Turkish original · September 2020
ISBN 978-605-74972-0-8
Purpose and scope, defining a state of crisis, the crisis impact value, legal basis, roles and responsibilities.
Preparation, crisis simulations, trainings, solidarity networks, reading crisis signals and declaring a crisis.
Scenarios, meetings and decision-making, communication, reporting, safety of team and beneficiaries, activities, ending the crisis.
Evaluation and situation analysis, return to normal, recognition, and templates in the annexes.
Kadıoğlu, A., Şavural, M., Çimenli, K., Akbıyık, M., Demir, O., & Görgün, Ö. C. (2022). Organization procedure for civil society in times of crisis (Ü. Yardım, B. Lök, & Y. Bayındır, Trans.). Quality in Social Responsibility Association. ISBN 978-605-74972-1-5. https://kriz.sskd.org.tr (Original work published 2020)
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The procedure is a template. Follow these steps to adapt it to your organization.
Download the booklet and go through the 30 articles. Each one is written so you can adapt it.
Read the procedureThe third video walks through preparing a regulation with the help of the procedure.
Watch the videosAdapt each article to your organization: who decides, how you meet, which activities continue.
Go through the 29-question checklist and fix what is missing.
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Short videos introducing the procedure and showing how to use it. In Turkish
Once your regulation is drafted, check it against 29 questions. Your answers stay in this browser.
Use the booklet to draft a procedure for your own organization. If you have similar work, or resources that could contribute to this procedure, share them with us and we may publish them here.
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Outlets that covered the project launch in August 2020 (in Turkish).