IT Challenges Affecting Regional NFPs
Keeping community organisations secure, compliant,and supported through reliable and cost-effective IT. We take care oftechnology, so you can focus on your mission.
- A lack of IT strategy, whichleads to funds being spent on solutions that don’t deliver real long-termvalue.
- Growing cyber security threats and a lack of defences or internal expertise, which puts confidentialinformation at risk and can bring services to a standstill in the event of abreach.
- Clunky systems and unreliablehardware, which affect access, communication, and collaboration – and contribute to downtime.
- Meeting growing complianceobligations and managing sensitive data, leading to stress and burnout for team members.
- Limited internal IT, whichcan leave long-term goals falling through the cracks while IT staff are bogged downin day-to-day tasks.
- Varying levels of IT savviness and cyber security awareness amongst team members, which affects theadoption of new tools and increases cyber security risks
- Maintaining robust databackups that have been tested to ensure they’re reliable when something goeswrong
How We Support Not-for-Profits
Managed IT Services
We keep your operations running smoothly with a proactive, tailored approach and responsive support. This means you can expect less tech hiccups and time spent waiting ona reply.
Cyber Security
We build resilienceso you avoid downtime, fines, and loss of trust. This includes securing systems, supporting compliance, safeguarding sensitive data, and aligning your organisation with the Essential Eight
Microsoft 365 Optimisation
We look at how your organisation works, and optimise Microsoft 365 tools to meet your needs and streamline workflows. We make sure your team understands how to use tools aswell, so you get more value
IT Strategy and Projects
We deliver in-depth expertise, so you can make informed decisions and invest funds wisely. As a result, you can rely on future-proof outcomes that deliver more value now and into the future
Backups and Disaster Recovery
We make sure you’ve got regular, tested data backups, so you can meet compliance and get back towork with less downtime if there’s a cyber attack, natural disaster, or if datais accidentally deleted.
Governance Reporting
We put systems and processes in place so data stays organised and secure, insights are accurate, and you stay audit ready. This saves time, increases confidence, reduces risk,and supports better decision making
“With Lateral Plains we’re getting the advice anddirection we were looking for. We’re relying on an expert to say this is what’sgoing to happen, this is what the impact is going to be, and this is what weneed to do to get ready. They’ve felt more like a part of the business –as if they’re a part of BGT rather than a contractor. They’ve come in as if they’re part of the staff.”
How Our Nerd Herd Can Help
When you partner with our friendly neighbourhoodnerds you can count on local support (both remote and in-person) and a team whotruly understands the challenges of regional NFPs. We deliver fixed-feepredictability so services stay within budget, and a focus on long-termpartnerships so we can support your changing needs and success. We get toreally know your people and systems, so we can provide the best solutions andsupport while you focus on what matters.
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