Charity and Not For Profit

Already affected significantly by the financial downturn with a reduction in both donations and investment income, charities are now facing up to the impact of public sector cuts.

According to the Charity Commission, almost a quarter of charities with an income of £100,000 or more consider public sector funding to be the most important source of income. At the same time, demand for their services is on the rise.

So charities are under pressure to contain costs whilst also gearing up to meet growing demand for support.

How is Azzurri helping?

Maximise existing investment: Charities have no choice but to exploit existing ICT assets as long as possible. Find out more »

Control costs - most organisations, including charities, will have some unnecessary expenditure. A communications audit can result in fixed line infrastructure and usage reduction, and overhauling maintenance contracts can reduce costs by 20-30%.

Consolidating data, voice and mobile networks means less infrastructure and more efficiently routed communications, for better value. Azzurri's managed service delivers ongoing savings and guarantees fixed costs for technology provision, management and support. Find out more »

Flexibility - a carrier independent approach ensures a charity’s diverse voice and data needs can be cost effectively supported – ranging from inexpensive multi-carrier DSL solutions to single solutions for small local offices, to resilient solutions for regional offices and a complex, integrated voice and data network at head office.
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Intelligent contact centres - complex contact centre requirements are a given for those charities providing advice lines, including the use of non geographic numbers. Using IP to route geographic numbers as non-geographic, provides a low cost and confidential call routing solution. Find out more » 

Supporting compliance - charities are not immune from the need to achieve compliance, for example to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Any organisation taking donations via credit card or accepting them in store must ensure networks meet the 226 requirements of PCI. Find out more »