Taking Stock: Disruption in the Life of a Professional Organization

The purpose of this paper is to describe the journey of the National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence, a 501(c)(3) organization, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the RISE (resilience, intention, sustain, and endurance) model, the organization's response is detailed. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed us to think about the way we operate and proactively develop and implement strategies for the organization. For example, changing to a virtual format for our leadership conference was a very successful change that has influenced our planning for future conferences. We are emerging as a stronger organization due to our initial and sustained responses to this crisis.