Non-Profits: The Time to Plan Your IT Budget is Now

For many non-profit companies, the fiscal year ends in June or July, so this is the time to create the budget for the coming fiscal year. Clare Computer Solutions (CCS), a professional services firm providing IT solutions for companies in the San Francisco Bay area since 1990, recommends that budgets include addressing the IT needs of non profit organizations. To that end, Clare Computer Solutions (CCS) is offering a FREE one hour IT budget consultation to non-profit organizations. 

IT costs for non-profit organizations can be controlled and predictable when steps are taken to properly maintain the IT infrastructure and cycle out aging IT assets in a phased approach.

Here’s how to address thinking about creating a IT budget for your non-profit in 3 manageable steps:

Assess
Take stock of what your IT infrastructure is right now. In a small organization, this might be done visually, but generally, it’s much better to utilize a software tool to “discover” what you have, and output that information in a diagram and an accompanying asset list.

Remediate
Often, the assessment will reveal issues that have to be addressed immediately, and if that’s the case, take steps to repair what’s truly not working.  This can ensure your operations are stable and properly running as you address the next step, which is more strategic.

Plan
Forget technology for a minute. What are the goals for your organization over next 1, 2, 3 or 5 years?  How do you envision the future? Then, compare that vision against your current IT infrastructure and decide how that environment would have to change to accommodate the organization and its operations if those goals are met.  How can you ensure your technology will be appropriate for your future needs? You’ll need to create a plan to achieve the change you’ll need, by the time you’ll need it.

For many companies, this type of strategic IT planning and budgeting is not in their skill set. This is the responsibility of a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) or a Chief Information Officer (CIO) – to create a technology roadmap to match the company’s business goals.  Clare Computer Solutions provides strategic IT planning, budgeting and consulting to help non-profit organizations just like yours achieve their goals. We can help you, too – Contact info@clarecomputer.com today to get started!

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About Clare Computer Solutions (CCS)
 
Clare Computer Solutions has been providing high quality IT Network Services and Network Support to Bay Area companies since 1990. CCS has installed over 2,400 multi-user networks and serviced many more. Clients represent diverse industries including: healthcare, manufacturing, construction, insurance, service industries, legal, hospitality and more throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California. The company is based in San Ramon, California. Visit: www.clarecomputer.com
 
Our Services
We have experience in deploying solutions utilizing technology from Microsoft, Novell, Citrix, VMware, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Dell and many other industry leaders. Our long-term relationship with these manufacturers ensures considerable depth of knowledge in these products, and how they interoperate. What this means to our clients: solutions are deployed quickly and correctly.
 
Our Process
CCS strives for seamless integration and high touch customer service from the most highly certified and trained team possible. Clients are kept informed with monthly reports and quarterly reviews. From our detailed invoices to our process, clients regularly report that they appreciate our level of detail and transparency when it comes to their business. Our internal performance guidelines ensure that we continue to perform at peak level to service all of your IT needs.
 
Our Mission
CCS is a technology partner committed to our client’s future by listening, strategizing and implementing cost effective technology solutions. We are an extension of our client’s business and are interested and committed to their long-term success. We ensure that your technology supports the vision, experience and the passion that is the basis of a thriving business.

Our Vision
We are dedicated to becoming the premier technology solutions provider in the Bay Area by following these three tenets:

•    Listening to our clients and understanding their needs
•    Becoming our client’s trusted advisors
•    Following best practices, policies, and systems which create greater responsibility and accountability to the client and to each member of our team.

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