Alienstech IT support for Nonprofits
Organizations doing more than the budget suggests is possible, where donor data and grant reporting still have to be right.
Nonprofits usually operate with a tight budget, a small staff and a lot of volunteers, which makes it tempting to run technology until it fails. The trouble is that donor records, grant reporting and financial data carry obligations regardless of the budget.
There is real money available in nonprofit pricing that often goes unclaimed. Microsoft, Google and many hardware vendors offer substantial discounts or grants for qualifying organizations, and applying for them is frequently the single highest return piece of work available.
Beyond that, the priorities are the ones that protect the organization for the least money: multifactor authentication, backups that restore, and a clear separation between what volunteers can reach and what staff can reach.
What usually brings people in
- The budget will not support commercial pricing
- Donor data is spread across spreadsheets and systems
- Volunteers need access without full staff privileges
- Grant reporting depends on data nobody has verified
- Equipment is old and replacement is not budgeted
- Nobody on staff has technology as their actual job