Resource Library
Best-practice guidance documents, training materials, security protocols and checklists, and templates, and more– all developed by leading experts in communal security.
DISCLAIMER: These guidelines are for informational purposes only. Secure Community Network advises seeking professional security advice tailored to your situation. SCN makes no representation, guarantee, or warranty that adopting any recommendation presented here will ensure that your facility or users will be invulnerable to attack or crime. SCN shall not have any liability because of any decision by you to adopt or not adopt any part of these guidelines. These guidelines are copyrighted property of SCN and may not be copied, reproduced, republished, posted, transmitted, distributed, or changed without the prior written permission of SCN.
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Informational One Pager
SCN Overview One-Pager
We are a team of intelligence, law enforcement, homeland security, and military professionals, recognized as the community’s official liaison to federal law enforcement, and the only faith-based nonprofit with a direct line to the FBI.
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White Paper
Firearms and the Faithful
Across America, Jewish communities are on heightened alert and are wondering what role armed security should play in their security plans.
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White Paper
Private Security
Does hiring a private security firm make your Jewish organization safer?
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Informational One Pager
2024 NSGP Acronym List
Decode common acronyms as they apply to the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP).
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Checklist
Communicated Threat Checklist
"This quick reference checklist is designed to help employees and decision makers respond to a threat or harassment in an orderly and controlled manner with the first responders and other stakeholders. Threats may be received by phone, email, social media, in person, or by vandalism/graffiti. Act quickly but remain calm and obtain information with the checklist on this sheet, if possible. In case of emergency, call 9-1-1."
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Template
Threat, Vulnerability & Risk Assessment Tool
Secure Community Network’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) Threat, Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (TVRA) Tool was developed in response to a recognized need in the Jewish…
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- Nonprofit Security Grant Program
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Informational One Pager
Forming A Security Committee
A guide for forming a security committee from inception to assembly. Includes best practice recommendations for consideration and a list of important tasks and topics for a successfully established security committee.
- High Holidays
- Nonprofit Security Grant Program
- Planning and Preparedness
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Webinar Recording
Passover without Fear: Preparedness & Security Considerations in Today’s World
Join the Secure Community Network (SCN) and co-sponsors, The Jewish Federations of North America, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for a pre-Passover briefing on the threat environment and best practices to keep this Passover season as safe, secure, and welcoming as possible.
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Checklist
Bomb Threat Procedure Checklist
Keep this resource as a hardcopy in locations where anyone who may receive a threat can easily access. In the event of receiving a threat, whether over the phone, in-person, in writing, or over email, use this resource to write down details about the threat exactly as it is communicated.
- High Holidays
- Incident Response
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Webinar Recording
Welcoming the Lights: Staying Safe During the Holiday Season After the October 7th Attacks
On 05 December, over 2,000 community members registered to attend our Welcoming The Light webinar, during which SCN experts, security executives, law enforcement, and professional and lay leadership helped prepare the community for the unique safety and security challenges this holiday season, given the rise in antisemitic hate and violence in the wake of the 07 October Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel.
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Checklist
Personal Cyber Security Considerations
Cyber security is a set of principles and practices designed to safeguard your computer assets and personal information against threats. SCN has developed this list to provide a strong cyber security baseline for individuals to diminish the likelihood of falling victim to a cyber-attack by implementing internet hygiene best practices.
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- High Holidays
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Webinar Recording
National Update on Domestic Security Guidance Amidst Hamas Terrorist Attacks On Israel
Join the Secure Community Network (SCN) and our co-sponsors for a national update, including remarks from FBI Director Christopher Wray, on the threat landscape, domestic implications, and best practice security guidance amidst the ongoing terrorist attacks led by Hamas against Israel.
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