I-M Technology

08/27/2026

⚠️Donor data moves through three places your NonProfit might not be checking:

- The CRM itself
- The email threads discussing a gift
- Whatever backup runs quietly in the background.

If any of those three are not encrypted, the CRM being secure does not matter much.

Which of the three has your team actually confirmed is encrypted?

08/26/2026

When your team is stretched thin, every new task feels impossible.

"We don't have enough staff"

Not enough staff to take on another project.
Not enough staff to document processes.
Not enough staff to keep up with technology.

The goal shouldn’t be adding more work.

It should be removing work that doesn’t need to be there.

08/26/2026

AI can work fast. But what happens when the data it uses is a mess?

The answer may change how you plan your next AI project.

08/25/2026

Four things worth checking this month: are your security tools actually being monitored, has staff training kept up with today's threats, could you produce documentation tomorrow if asked, and have your policies grown along with your organization.

https://www.i-mtechnology.com/2026/07/29/is-your-nonprofit-audit-ready-four-technology-compliance-gaps-that-could-put-funding-at-risk/

A practical guide for Executive Directors of social service and health & human service nonprofits. Most compliance problems don't begin with a cybersecurity breach. They begin with assumptions.

08/24/2026

If your team is thinking about AI, grant readiness, or where either one should start, a few recent posts are worth the read:

→ How AI can help your NonProfit pursue more grant opportunities
→ 10 AI tasks every Executive Director should delegate today
→ The biggest cybersecurity threats to NonProfits are not always visible
→ AI won't fix messy data: why your NonProfit needs a strong foundation before adopting AI

Links to all four in the comments.

08/21/2026

Not every person on staff needs access to your full donor database.

The development director does. The seasonal event volunteer probably does not.

Role-based access is one of the simplest donor protection steps, and one of the most skipped, because it means occasionally telling someone no.

Who on your team currently has more access than their role actually requires?

08/20/2026

AI should not replace the people who know your mission.

It can help them spend less time on first drafts, meeting notes, research, and repeated admin work.

That leaves more time for stronger proposals and better relationships with funders.

Our newest article explains where AI can help—and where people still need to lead.

Read more: https://www.i-mtechnology.com/2026/07/27/how-ai-can-help-your-nonprofit-pursue-more-grant-opportunities/"

AI won't win grants for you—but it can help your team spend less time on administrative work and more time creating stronger proposals. For many NonProfit leaders, grant funding is becoming more...

08/19/2026

You might not notice a clean bathroom. But everyone notices the dirty one. This is talking about differentiation in business.

I think about it in IT constantly

Nobody calls to say the network is running well. Nobody sends a note when the backup worked.

Our job is to be the clean bathroom. Not noticed. Not problematic. Just reliable — so you can focus on the work that matters.

That is what good IT support should feel like for a NonProfit.

08/18/2026

New staff. Remote work. A new grant-funded program. Maybe some AI experiments already underway.

Every one of those is a good sign on its own. Together, they can quietly create security gaps and hidden costs that make growth harder instead of easier.

For NonProfits in the 15 to 55 employee range, the middle of the year is the right moment to pause before grant season and year-end planning hit.

Four areas worth a look before then, in the comments.

08/17/2026

For NonProfit EDs in Southern New England:

If you could fix one thing about how technology works at your organization in the next 90 days... what would it be?

The answers I get to this question usually turn into the most useful conversations I have.