Non-Profit IT Resource Library | Agency Evaluation Guide A non-profit choosing an IT provider in the Permian Basin should compare providers across five areas: proactive management, cybersecurity, response and communication, pricing transparency, and technology...

Non-Profit IT Resource Library | Agency Evaluation Guide West Texas IT Consulting is not the right fit for every organization. WTITC is designed for businesses and non-profits that value proactive technology management, strong cybersecurity, predictable costs,...

You are reading Part 12 of our 12-part Non-Profit Authority Series. A growing non-profit should build a five-year IT strategy around business goals, cybersecurity, employee productivity, technology lifecycle, cloud systems, recovery, and predictable budgeting. For...

You are reading Part 11 of our 12-part Non-Profit Authority Series. A non-profit board does not need to manage firewalls or understand every security product, but it should understand the organization's major cyber risks, security controls, recovery capability,...

You are reading Part 10 of our 12-part Non-Profit Authority Series. A managed services agreement should cover the ongoing operation, support, monitoring, documentation, and protection of a technology environment, but it should not be assumed to include every future IT...

You are reading Part 9 of our 12-part Non-Profit Authority Series. A non-profit should replace technology based on supportability, reliability, security, performance, and business impact, not simply because equipment reaches a specific birthday. As a practical...

You are reading Part 8 of our 12-part Non-Profit Authority Series. A non-profit should prepare for an IT security or compliance review by documenting what systems it uses, who has access, which security controls are active, how data is protected, how incidents are...

You are reading Part 7 of our 12-part Non-Profit Authority Series. Backup and Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery are related, but they solve different problems. A backup protects copies of data. BCDR addresses the broader question of how the organization...

You are reading Part 6 of our 12-part Non-Profit Authority Series. Technology alignment means continuously comparing a non-profit's technology environment against the standards, business needs, security requirements, and operational priorities that allow employees to...

You are reading Part 5 of our 12-part Non-Profit Authority Series. A non-profit should secure Microsoft 365 using a layered approach that protects accounts, email, identities, cloud activity, data, and employees. For a 15-30 employee organization, Microsoft 365...

You are reading Part 4 of our 12-part Non-Profit Authority Series. A non-profit switching IT providers should evaluate more than price and Help Desk response. A successful transition should address administrative access, documentation, security controls, monitoring,...

You are reading Part 3 of our 12-part Non-Profit Authority Series. The biggest IT mistakes for a non-profit usually come from treating technology as a collection of emergencies instead of a managed business system. A practical 7-Mistake Risk Framework includes...

You are reading Part 2 of our 12-part Non-Profit Authority Series. A non-profit should prepare for ransomware using a 5-layer defense and recovery framework: protect endpoints, protect users, monitor activity, maintain recoverable data, and establish a response plan....