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Non-Profits Social Services Community Organizations

Every dollar spent here didn't go to the mission

Non-profits buy security with money raised for something else, and often for buildings serving vulnerable people who need privacy as much as protection. DWG helps organizations scope the smallest system that actually addresses the risk, and phase the rest as funding allows.

Right-sized, phased, and privacy-aware

Two mistakes cost the most: buying a system the organization outgrows in two years, and putting cameras where clients have a reasonable expectation of privacy.

We help define what genuinely needs protecting, identify where a less expensive product meets the requirement, design coverage that respects client privacy, and lay out phases so the first purchase isn't wasted when the second is funded. How the work gets done is shaped around you: we can coordinate with the integrator or contractor you already use, bring the right integration and field resources in ourselves, or anything in between — whatever the project needs.

How we engage

The greatest opportunity to improve a project exists before anything is purchased. We support every phase — the earlier we're involved, the more value we add.

1. Plan

What actually needs protecting, realistic budget, what can wait.

2. Evaluate

Product comparison, honest guidance on where to spend and where to save.

3. Specify

Right-sized equipment list with an expansion path built in.

4. Procure

Quoting, availability, timing against grant and donation cycles.

5. Deploy

Phased delivery as funding arrives; integrator introductions where needed.

6. Support

Technical support and equipment staff or volunteers can run.

Core capabilities

Enterprise physical security infrastructure across every major discipline.

Video surveillance

  • IP camera systems
  • Video management systems (VMS)
  • Network video recorders
  • Edge, cloud and enterprise storage

AI & video analytics

  • Object and behaviour detection
  • License plate recognition
  • Search and forensic review tools
  • Operational and business insight

Access control & identity

  • Enterprise access control platforms
  • Smart and mobile credentials
  • Door hardware and locking
  • Authentication and biometrics

Visitor management

  • Visitor registration and badging
  • Watch list and screening
  • Contractor and vendor check-in
  • Real-time on-site awareness

Intercom & entry communication

  • IP intercom systems
  • Video entry stations
  • Emergency call stations
  • Two-way communication at entry points

Emergency notification

  • Mass notification systems
  • Public address and paging
  • Multi-channel alerting
  • Campus and site-wide communication

Lockdown systems

  • Coordinated building-wide lockdown
  • Single-action activation
  • Integration with access control
  • Notification tied to activation

Fire & life safety

  • Fire alarm control panels
  • Smoke, heat, CO and duct detection
  • Notification appliances
  • Alarm communications and monitoring

Intrusion detection

  • Enterprise intrusion systems
  • Perimeter detection
  • Sensors and detection technologies
  • Alarm communications

Mobile & temporary surveillance

  • Mobile surveillance trailers
  • Rapid-deployment camera systems
  • Remote and off-grid power
  • Construction, event and temporary sites

Network & infrastructure

  • PoE switching and fiber optics
  • Structured cabling and wireless
  • UPS and power systems
  • Cabinets, racks and enclosures

Engineering & procurement services

  • Product evaluation and solution design
  • Multi-manufacturer comparisons
  • Bill of materials review and value engineering
  • Lifecycle planning and technical consultation

Questions we help you answer

Most suppliers focus on selling products. We focus on helping you make an informed decision — and these are the questions worth settling first.

  • What do we genuinely need, and what is being oversold?
  • Where should cameras not go, given who we serve?
  • Can we start smaller and expand without replacing anything?
  • What does it cost to maintain once the grant is spent?
  • Can staff and volunteers operate it without training?
  • Will this still be supported in five years?
  • Who installs it, and what should that reasonably cost?

Answered early, these prevent the expensive corrections that surface once equipment is on site.

Vendor-neutral technical expertise

DWG works across a broad portfolio of leading security manufacturers. Rather than promoting a single product line, we help you evaluate qualified solutions on the criteria that matter.

Technical criteria

  • Technical requirements and objectives
  • Performance and interoperability
  • Standards compliance
  • Cybersecurity considerations

Commercial criteria

  • Availability and lead time
  • Lifecycle cost
  • Budget alignment
  • Future scalability

Resource coordination

  • Work with the integrator or contractor you already use
  • Bring in integration, field and engineering resources where you need them
  • Product, engineering and deployment coordinated as one project
  • Shaped around what the end user needs, not a fixed model

Who we work with

Organizations

  • Social service agencies
  • Shelters and transitional housing
  • Food banks and pantries
  • Youth and community centers
  • Museums and cultural institutions
  • Foundations and associations

Project types

  • First security system
  • Phased expansions
  • Grant-funded projects
  • Replacing failed equipment
  • Facility renovations
  • Multi-location coverage

Project teams

  • Executive directors
  • Operations and facilities managers
  • Boards and finance committees
  • Volunteer technology committees
  • Architects and engineers
  • Systems integrators

Review it with us before you commit the funding

There is no cost to have our specialists review a specification, a bill of materials, or a quote.

DWG — Digital Watchguard Inc. · 800 Shames Drive, Westbury, NY 11590 · 516-933-4900


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