SMBs: How to Overcome the Fear of Vendor Dependency [Video]

The technology leader’s challenge is to provide business tools and solutions as efficiently as possible in a world of limited resources. That’s the case no matter the size of your organization, but it’s especially true when you’re a small to midsize enterprise. Our budgets receive closer scrutiny; even low-cost line items must be justified. Technology staffing is weighed against the cost of staffing the mission of the organization.

At Boys & Girls Clubs of America, we have an IT budget of $3 million with a staff of 25 full- and part-time employees supporting staff in 27 states. We also have 2,000 technology centers with 20,000 (donated) PCs. As we’re a nonprofit, adding to our staff is especially difficult because every year we have to raise the funds to support those salaries.

As one of the fastest-growing major nonprofits in the country, we live in that tense middle ground between the …