Workshops & Events

Are you ready to lead through a crisis? Does your organization have a current Crisis Communications Plan? This workshop will prepare nonprofit organization leaders for effective communication during situations of crisis with the following objectives:

• Know the difference between public relations and crisis communications.
• Understand your communication role in an emergency.
• Review the five tenets of crisis communications.
• Prepare for a crisis following the eight steps to effective crisis communications.
• Learn from local case studies.
• Develop “trigger levels” as an assessment tool.

Lisa Jones is a communications professional, offering over 30 years of experience in public relations, crisis communications, strategic planning, community outreach, training facilitation and events. She owned Whitefish based LJ Communications, Inc. for over 20 years, serving many non-profit clients specializing in the fields of conservation, recreation, tourism and hospitality. She currently serves on the board of directors for three local non-profit organizations. Jones offers extensive knowledge and unique insight on crisis communications planning and preparedness based on local experiences with cyber extortion, wildfire, threats of hate and a pandemic, to name a few. She holds a B.A. in Communication from the University of Colorado and a Leading Through Crisis Certification from Rutgers University.

This workshop is reserved for organizations who are selected to participate in the 2026 Great Fish Community Challenge. Organizations will be notified if they have been accepted into this year's Challenge in June.