Living Care Lifestyles residents receive free laptops during the lockdown
SEATTLE – Caring for the community has always been a top priority for Net-Tech, Seattle’s only Professional Technology Organization (PTO). When the pandemic lockdown separated area senior living residents from their loved ones, Net-Tech put their always-present desire to help the community to work.

It’s been years since you updated your business’ hardware. Max’s computer is so slow, he can turn it on, go get coffee from the breakroom and return just in time for the log-in screen to appear. The wait is finally over; you have the budget to buy new computers and now you need to answer questions like:

Is it better to purchase outright or lease and make monthly payments?
Should we buy laptops or desktops?
How many do we need?

You’re eager to acquire new equipment but no longer can you afford to think about your current needs in isolation.

Acquiring IT tools can feel a bit like running on a hamster wheel. The market continually expands and contracts. New vendors regularly emerge, only to be snapped up or put out of business by competitors.

Last year, one of our clients wanted a security tool to improve visibility, awareness and logging.

As many of us are feeling the personal and economic effects of measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, we want to continue to provide updates to you about Net-Tech operations and share resources we’re developing to support Washington businesses during this time.

Net-Tech and Wellspring Family Services coordinate and deliver donations
Net-Tech and Wellspring Family Services have teamed up to add some holiday smiles to deserving nonprofits in the greater Seattle area. The joint project provides area nonprofits with upgraded 24-inch, flat-screen monitors to replace existing older, mismatched monitors on their last leg.

Seattle is home to hundreds of thriving nonprofit organizations, covering everything from the arts to providing much-needed services to the neediest among us. The city benefits from the generosity of different technology companies willing to provide free hardware and software for use by nonprofits.

Technology is the lifeline of any organization – for profit or not-for-profit. Most organizations rely heavily on technology to connect with customers, manage internal operations and to promote their services. While for-profit organizations typically have the resources to invest in technology, nonprofits usually have to be more strategic with their budget and be more careful when allocating their resources.