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Authority and Access Inventory.

Name every legal authority and every critical access point that only one person holds, so you know exactly what has to be backed up.

First in Secure Authority and Access So the Organization Can Operate Without You.

Part A. The authorities

For each act, name who can do it today, and mark the ones only one person can.

Authority	Who can do it today	Only one person? (yes / no)
Sign checks
Approve and release payments
Run payroll
Sign contracts and grant agreements
Bind the organization to commitments
File with the state and with funders
Other critical authority

Part B. The access

For each account or record, name who can reach it today, and mark the ones only one person can.

Account or record	Who can reach it today	Only one person? (yes / no)
Bank and payment logins
Payroll system
Accounting file
Donor and email systems
Insurance and legal documents
Keys and physical records
Other critical account

Every row marked yes is a single point of failure for the organization's ability to operate. Those are what the next two steps back up: the authorities in the delegation setup, the access in the access control record. Start with anything that would stop payroll or lock you out of the money, because those hurt fastest. Feeds the Emergency Authority and Delegation Setup and the Access Control Record.

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