IT LEADERSHIP FOR NONPROFITS
The same senior IT governance a well-resourced organization would have — priced to fit a nonprofit budget.
Many nonprofits already have IT execution — an MSP, a contractor, a volunteer, or a staff member wearing the "IT person" hat alongside their real job. What's usually missing is IT leadership: someone managing that work against your mission, holding vendors accountable, and making sure limited technology dollars get spent efficiently.
Waypoint doesn't replace your current provider, staff, or volunteer support. I support the day-to-day as a force multiplier for whoever is already keeping things running.
Who this is for
Registered charities and nonprofits in Grande Prairie, the Peace Country and across Alberta that rely on an MSP, contractor, volunteer or staff member for day-to-day IT.
You have an MSP or IT contractor — but no board member or staff has the technical background to know whether you're being well served, or held to what was promised.
IT falls to a staff member or volunteer as an extra duty — capable, but stretched thin, and without a peer to sanity-check decisions.
A funder or grant requires IT governance or security documentation — and you need it built without diverting staff time from your mission.
You want board-level confidence in your IT — without a full-time hire your budget can't support.
What's included
IT Provider Oversight — Managing and holding your MSP, contractor, or volunteer IT lead accountable to agreed scope and priorities.
Microsoft & Azure Grants — Access to nonprofit licensing programs and Azure credits: application, setup, and ongoing management.
Vendor Management — Contract reviews for phone, internet, and IT vendors, so you know you're not overpaying for services you depend on.
Grant Compliance — IT documentation support for funder reporting and compliance requirements.
Security Reviews — Posture assessments and risk mitigation to protect donor and beneficiary information.
Microsoft 365 & SharePoint — Modern workplace setup: SharePoint, Teams, and Intune device management.
Board & Volunteer Onboarding — Simple, secure IT onboarding processes for boards, staff turnover, and volunteers.
The Waypoint Way Audit — An unbiased evaluation of your current environment and support, and the first step of every engagement. Community pricing applies.
Documentation — Playbooks and infrastructure guides that stay with your organization.
Why Waypoint for nonprofits
Before founding Waypoint, I served in senior roles on the Board of Directors for two Grande Prairie charities, where I led their IT modernization — securing Microsoft and Azure nonprofit grants and deploying SharePoint and Teams.
I understand nonprofit budgets, board dynamics, and the particular challenges these organizations face. I also know most already have someone doing the day-to-day. My role is to make sure that work is accountable, strategic, and aligned with your mission.
Giving back to organizations doing this work in our community isn't just something I offer, it's something I believe in.
Pricing
Community pricing is available to registered charities, at a substantial discount to standard commercial rates for both monthly retainers and project work. Larger nonprofits are welcome too, at a discount off standard tiers.
I'll walk you through the full rate card on our first call. You shouldn't have to go through a discovery process to find out what something costs.