Non-profit organizations have diverse technology needs tied directly to the vision and mission of the organization.  Each Non-profit provides distinct types of support to a specific target community whether it’s providing health care information to doctors and nurses on an international basis, providing an industry forum for engineers or supporting some other important cause.  While the technology needs vary, there are typically four common features most non-profit entities share including the need to provide:

• Information to members, potential contributors or target communities being served;
• A forum for generating information of interest for the community being served;
• Financial transactions (collection of dues, contribution, purchase of materials, payment for services and/or registration capabilities for conferences or forums); and
• The internal infrastructure supporting day-to-day operations within the Non-profit organization.

Edgewater Technology has supported a wide range of Non-profit organizations from student loan guarantors to health care industry associations.  With strong expertise supporting non-profits, Edgewater has provided services in each of the areas noted above. 

Edgewater has created a number of Websites for Non-profit organizations that allow for the posting of information in both public and membership areas.  Included in the Website is the ability to automatically distribute information via email notice, order books and pamphlets, register for conferences and events and conduct member surveys online.  These implementations enable the use of credit cards and provide billing statements to pay for memberships, take donations, or acquire services.

Smaller Non-profit organizations are also challenged with supporting their Information Technology (IT) infrastructures.  Internal resources are able to provide basic services, but require outside assistance for more complex issues such as security and major system upgrades.  Edgewater provides these organizations with a range of services from technology assessments that provide a clear baseline of their infrastructure and needs for upgrade, to hosting of a Website and email servers.  This support allows the Non-profit to take advantage of highly skilled technology resources as they need them, rather than carrying the cost long term.