IT & Cybersecurity for Not-for-Profits
Your mission deserves technology you can count on — and never have to worry about.
You do important work with limited resources, and every dollar should go to the mission — not to firefighting IT or losing sleep over whether your systems are secure. Otaris takes IT and cybersecurity completely off your plate, stretches your budget further, and lets your team work securely from anywhere.
We know what's really at stake for a not-for-profit
You hold information people trusted you with — donor details, beneficiary records, volunteer and staff data. Protecting it matters, and so does every dollar you spend doing it. That's the bind not-for-profits are in: you're a real target, but cybersecurity has to compete with the mission for funding.
The threat is real and close to home. Australian charities have had tens of thousands of donor records stolen in ransomware attacks, a youth charity was locked out of the shared folder holding all its data, and not-for-profits have lost tens of thousands of dollars to fake invoices redirecting donor funding. Yet surveys show more than half of NFPs have done no cybersecurity training, and almost half have no plan for a data breach.
You shouldn't have to carry quiet anxiety about whether your systems are safe, or be held back by outdated, office-bound technology. That's where we come in.
“We take IT completely off your plate — so you can focus on your mission, not your network.”
The IT challenges we solve for not-for-profits
Doing more with a limited budget
Cybersecurity shouldn't come at the cost of the mission. We design cost-effective solutions, make the most of nonprofit pricing, and give you enterprise-grade protection without an enterprise budget.
Protecting donor & beneficiary data
The information people trust you with is exactly what attackers want. We lock down where that data lives and who can reach it, and back it up so it's never lost.
Fake invoices & redirected funding
Charities have lost real money to emails redirecting donor funds to fraudulent accounts. We secure your email and put controls around payments so a convincing fake can't drain your funding.
No in-house IT, and a reactive provider
Most NFPs have no dedicated IT team, and too many are stuck with a provider that only shows up when something breaks. We're a proactive partner — one phone number, live chat or email for everything — and we keep you current instead of waiting for the next problem.
Volunteers, part-time & shared devices
People come and go, and access has to be easy without being risky. We make onboarding and access simple and secure, so the right people get in and the wrong ones stay out.
Working securely from anywhere
Your team isn't always at a desk. We move your files and phones to the cloud and secure every device — including personal phones — so people can work from wherever the work is, safely.
Getting your organisation sorted is simple
Schedule a call
Talk to a real person who understands not-for-profits. No sales pitch — just a conversation about what's working and what's keeping you up at night.
We assess your IT and build a roadmap
We audit your systems, check them against the Essential Eight, find the gaps, and give you a clear, budget-aware plan. No jargon, no hidden costs.
We manage everything, so you can focus on the mission
From 24/7 monitoring and cybersecurity to everyday support, we become the IT team your organisation has always needed — one partner for IT and phones.
Everything your organisation needs, under one trusted partner
Cybersecurity & Essential Eight uplift
Modern endpoint protection, application whitelisting and threat monitoring — the controls that meet today's expectations.
Cost-effective cloud & Microsoft 365
Secure files, Teams collaboration and email, sized for a not-for-profit budget.
One partner for IT and phones
Consolidate vendors, simplify support and lower the overhead — a single number for everything.
Backup & business continuity
Off-site backups and a tested plan so donor and program data is never lost.
Secure work from anywhere
Device management for staff, volunteers and BYO mobiles — work safely from wherever the work is.
Software support & nonprofit grants
We support the donor, CRM and finance software your organisation relies on — and we'll help you access Microsoft's nonprofit licensing grants so your budget goes further.
A local team not-for-profits trust
Otaris has been looking after Australian organisations since 2006 — that's 20+ years in IT. We're Adelaide-based with Australia-wide coverage, and we explain everything in plain language. You'll never be handed off to an overseas call centre.
Client story — TAPS · 20 staff · 2022
TAPS (Trainee & Apprentice Placement Service) is a not-for-profit group training organisation connecting people with careers in construction across South Australia and the Northern Territory. Their inherited IT was ageing across the board — a single old server reached only through a messy VPN, an outdated identity model, office-bound phones, a patchy computer fleet, and two separate vendors for IT and phones — and leadership wasn't confident their security was being managed.
We delivered a complete overhaul as one piece of work: files and phones moved to Microsoft 365, Teams and 3CX; every device brought up to Essential Eight with Intune and ThreatLocker; the network rebuilt on Fortinet with 4G failover; Microsoft Copilot put into everyday work; and security hardened with Zero Trust across company computers and staff-owned mobiles. Today TAPS works securely from anywhere, IT incidents have dropped to almost zero, and one partner handles everything.
Read the TAPS case study- 20+ years in IT
- Adelaide-based
- Microsoft partner
- IT incidents driven to almost zero
- IT + phones under one partner
- Hundreds of Australian organisations supported
Imagine an organisation where IT is one less thing to worry about
Picture a week where your team works securely from the office, from home or out in the community — files and phones in the cloud, devices protected, and donor data safe. Your security is actively managed by a partner who keeps you current, so leadership can stop worrying about it. Incidents are rare, support is fast, and your budget is going where it should: to the mission.
That's the difference between worrying about IT and having a partner who's already handled it.
“Strengthening your digital confidence.”
Solutions for your industry
The services we most often deploy for not-for-profits.
- Cyber
Cybersecurity
Essential Eight and ISO/IEC 27001 aligned protection across every system we deliver.
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Microsoft 365
Productivity, collaboration and security in one all-in-one Microsoft 365 Business Premium solution.
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Voice & Video Conferencing
Microsoft Teams Phone, SIP trunking with unlimited calls, and Yealink boardroom hardware.
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Frequently asked questions
Protect your mission, your data and your people.
Book a free cybersecurity assessment and we'll show you exactly where your organisation stands — and how to strengthen it without stretching your budget. No jargon, no obligation.
- A plain-English Raven Cybersecurity Score for your organisation
- Where you stand against the Essential Eight
- A clear, budget-aware plan tailored to your mission