I've spent years inside a nonprofit watching heroic teams hold services together with fragile systems. Every dollar on IT felt like a dollar away from the mission—and that paradox left us with aging tools, single points of failure, and constant fire-fighting.
This piece blends field experience with new stats and visuals, plus a 90-day starter plan any org can use.
The reality is stark: many nonprofits operate with IT infrastructure that would shock their donors and stakeholders. Critical systems on outdated software, hundreds of unmanaged devices, mixed environments where personal devices access sensitive donor data without oversight.
But this isn't about negligence. It's about impossible choices made by dedicated people doing vital work. And there are practical, affordable steps every organization can take to start closing the gap.
Content originally published as a 7-page LinkedIn carousel by Ross Moravec. The original post is on LinkedIn.
Written by Ross Moravec, founder of Nonprofit Tech Support.