Connected Technology Solutions and Advisory Services for Nonprofits, Churches and Faith-Based Organizations

Who We Work With

"BTI consistently solves IT challenges that our staff doesn't have the skill or time for. Their installation team is excellent and their support always makes sure all of our issues are solved." Jonathon Huff, The Moody Church

The Moody Church, a historic nondenominational church in Chicago dating to 1864 with seating for 3,395, has worked with BTI on security cameras, phones, access control and IT. BTI replaced a failing analog camera system with high-definition Axis cameras and Milestone video management, installed with care for the historic Romanesque and Byzantine architecture. → The Moody Church success story (video) · Historic church technology upgrades

Other examples: Brivo access control across a multi-building faith-based campus, so staff can add and remove volunteer and contractor access instantly with detailed logs; and cameras, intercoms and monitored alarms for a disability-services nonprofit.

Why Nonprofits and Churches Consolidate

• Good stewardship: one partner, one SLA and one itemized bill instead of five vendors
• Built for volunteers: simple tools, clear access rules and fast onboarding and offboarding
• Predictable budgets: monthly pricing a finance committee can approve line by line, and 100% financing for hardware, licensing and labor
• One team for people and data: the same advisors protect the building and the network

What Churches and Nonprofits Are Doing With AI

AI is already part of ministry and nonprofit work. In Barna's December 2025 survey, 87% of U.S. Protestant pastors said they use AI in some way, mostly for brainstorming, research, graphics and administration (Barna). Yet a Barna and Pushpay study found only 5% of churches have AI guidelines, while 83% of church leaders worry about data privacy (Barna). Among foundations and nonprofits, almost two-thirds report using AI in their work (Center for Effective Philanthropy, 2025). One well-known example: Crisis Text Line uses machine learning to flag texters at highest risk so counselors reach them first (Crisis Text Line). The gap is governance: staff are using free tools with donor, member and client data, without a policy.

BTI's Answer: Governed AI on the Systems You Already Own

BTI is your Guided Automation Partner, closing the gap between the AI your staff sees and the AI virtual workforce it doesn't: automation that drafts, answers, monitors and keeps systems running and secure.

• Connected to what you own: Microsoft 365, your donor database, phones and cameras
• Custom analytics and workflows: BTI writes custom video analytics and connects governed AI and workflow apps to your operations and safety workflows
• Governed: a board-ready AI use policy aligned with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework; pastoral, counseling and program decisions stay human
• You own it: BTI builds governed AI agents and workflows that you own, connected to the systems you already run, with no royalties or license fees to SaaS providers for what we build. That cuts costs right away, raises productivity, moves faster than waiting on a vendor's roadmap, and means fewer surprise breaks or price changes when a vendor upgrades.
• Owned or cloud-managed security: cloud-managed camera platforms are convenient out of the box; owned platforms, on premises or in a private cloud, let BTI quickly customize AI analytics on systems you own, many with minimal license fees. BTI sells and supports both and co-manages owned systems with patching, hardening and 24/7 monitoring. → How to choose
• Stewardship: Guided Automation advisory is included in every BTI managed IT plan, and governed AI clients often pay no separate AI license fee

Wherever you are on AI: already using it (we add governance, security and continuity) · just starting (we pick two or three workflows that save real hours) · want a partner to run it (managed or co-managed IT with AI built in).

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