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For Canadian charities & relief organizations · $1M–$15M

Fractional CTO & CISO
for Canadian non-profits

Empowering mission through secure, smart technology — board-level leadership without a full-time executive salary.

Protect the beneficiaries you serve, the donors who trust you, and your CRA standing — so your mission can scale.

Donor trustPIPEDAQuebec Law 25CRA-ready
ABISOL.comMohammad Elmallah · Founder & Principal Consultant · Fractional CTO & CISO
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Before the pitch — one question

Your mission is guarded against every risk but one: a single unguarded click.

Donor trust, beneficiary privacy, and your charitable status all run on technology no one senior is watching. In the next few minutes: what that gap actually costs — and how little it takes to close it.

1What one breach really costs you 2Money you’re already owed 3The 90-day fix — without a $220K hire
ABISOL.comWhy this matters now
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High sensitivity. Lean budget. No safety net.

What you hold

Data a bank would encrypt twice.

  • Personal information of vulnerable people
  • SIN fragments & tax receipts
  • Case notes and crisis-support logs
  • Donation card data & T3010 records

What you can staff

The real network is people and personal devices.

  • A part-time admin wearing every hat
  • Volunteers on shared logins
  • BYOD phones & laptops in the field
  • One MSP ticket queue
A full-time CTO/CISO runs $220K+ fully loaded — out of reach at these budgets. Yet CRA and funders still expect governance, even when IT is “someone’s side job.”
ABISOL.comThe Canadian non-profit paradox
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The exposure is real. The resources are not.

60%
of non-profits were hit by a cyberattack in the last two years — NTEN
62% less
spent on prevention than comparable businesses — Imagine Canada
$6.98M
average Canadian breach cost, CAD — IBM, 2025
80%
have no formal cybersecurity policy — CommunityIT
27% of non-profits hit by an incident couldn’t deliver services to their community. PIPEDA fines reach $100K per serious violation — but remediation and lost trust cost far more.
ABISOL.comSources: NTEN; Imagine Canada; IBM (2025); CommunityIT
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Who you’re trusting with it

Every engagement led personally — never handed off.

Mohammad Elmallah
Founder & Principal Consultant · Fractional CTO & CISO
MBACISSPCISMPMPCSMITILAzure

25+ years across hands-on architecture and C-suite leadership — cloud, software delivery, and security programs aligned to OSFI B-13, ISO 27001, and NIST CSF 2.0 — spanning healthcare, insurance, finance, the public sector, and nonprofits. At ABISOL, that senior expertise is who you work with from day one.

25+years leading IT & security
50+organizations served
$5M+budgets delivered on time
7certifications & designations

Certified across the lifecycle

MBA, CISSP, CISM, PMP, CSM, ITIL & Azure — security, delivery, and leadership in one advisor.

Led personally, start to finish

No junior consultants, no subcontracting, no hand-off after the discovery call.

Platform-first, no lock-in

Maximizes the Microsoft 365, Power Platform & Azure you already own — pilot in 30 days, prove ROI, then scale.

Bank- & regulator-grade

OSFI B-13, ISO 27001, NIST CSF 2.0 & SOC 2 experience, brought to charity budgets.

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Depth behind the fractional model

Credentials that map to every control your funders ask about.

Board-ready cyber governance, incident-response plans & vCISO oversight.
Fractional CISO
Automation built on the Microsoft 365, Power Platform & Azure you already own.
AI & workflow automation
Cloud, microservices & hybrid designs sized to your organization — no over-build.
Enterprise architecture
PIPEDA, SOC 2, ISO 27001 & NIST CSF 2.0 turned into audit-ready programs.
Compliance architecture
PMP-certified delivery, vendor negotiation, risk & stakeholder governance.
IT project leadership
Classification, retention, DSAR & ROPA workflows, and privacy impact assessments.
Data governance & privacy

Certifications & frameworks

CISSPCISMMBAPMPCSMITIL v4AzureNIST CSF 2.0ISO 27001:2022SOC 2 Type IIOSFI B-13PIPEDAHIPAAPCI-DSS v4.0CIS v8.1COBIT 2019
ABISOL.comPrincipal consultant · credentials
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The good news

Most of what you need, you already qualify for.

Microsoft for Nonprofits, TechSoup Canada, and Google for Nonprofits grant enterprise-grade tools to eligible charities. The problem isn’t buying them — it’s that no one senior claims, configures, and hardens them. That’s exactly what ABISOL does.

Up to 300 free Microsoft 365 licences~$3,500/yr Azure creditsBusiness Premium ~$7.50/userTechSoup Canada discounts
We start with the grants and licences you already qualify for — so most organizations add little to no new software spend, with data kept resident in Canada.
ABISOL.comMoney already on the table
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We own the tech & security piece — you focus on the mission.

CTO

  • Integrate CRM, Microsoft 365, grants & finance
  • Claim & harden non-profit grants; one system of record
  • Cut wasted SaaS spend
  • Practical AI rules for staff & volunteers

CISO

  • PIPEDA & Quebec Law 25, breach playbooks
  • Least-privilege (RBAC) & MFA
  • Phishing & wire-fraud dual approval
  • Secure field & remote work for relief teams
Programs & services
YOU
Fundraising & donors
YOU
Community & mission
YOU
Tech & security
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Here is exactly what “the tech & security piece” means — in plain terms, across the five areas on the next slides.
ABISOL.comCore CTO & CISO capabilities
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Proof, not promises

Every engagement leaves you with artifacts you can file.

The value isn’t the retainer — it’s the documents your board, funders, and auditors can hold in their hands. These are yours to keep, whether or not you continue.

For your board & funders

  • Cyber risk register — ranked and board-ready
  • Policy pack: privacy, acceptable-use & AI
  • Compliance evidence file (PIPEDA · Law 25 · funders)
  • A one-page cyber dashboard your board can read

For your day-to-day operations

  • 12-month technology roadmap
  • Grant & licensing plan — money actually claimed
  • Incident-response playbook, ready to run
  • MSP & vendor scorecard with renewal dates
A board can approve proof far more easily than a promise — so you leave the first engagement with something to show for it.
ABISOL.comWhat you walk away with
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Straight answers

The questions every board asks — answered up front.

“We already pay an MSP — do we replace them?”

No. Different jobs. Keep a good MSP for the ticket queue — we govern above it, set the strategy, and hold them accountable to it.

“Aren’t we too small to be a target?”

Small charities get hit precisely because defenses are thin and the funds — donations, grants, payroll — are real. Attacks are automated; size is no shield.

“Can we trust an outsider with our data?”

We configure and govern with least-privilege access, work without holding your sensitive data, and sign an NDA. You keep ownership and control throughout.

“Why fractional instead of a hire or a project?”

The continuity of an employee without a $220K salary — and unlike a one-off project, we stay until the controls and habits actually stick.

Still unsure it fits the budget? The free assessment quantifies your specific savings first — so you decide with numbers, not a leap of faith.
ABISOL.comQuestions we hear from boards
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Free · no commitment · nothing to lose

Start with a free Tech & Cyber Health Assessment

What it costs you

  • $0 — completely complimentary
  • No retainer, no commitment, no lock-in
  • 45–60 minutes with your ED & Ops
  • A board-ready one-pager you keep

What waiting costs you

  • Grant dollars & free licences left unclaimed
  • A funder or insurer question you can’t answer
  • An audit gap CRA may flag
  • A breach you didn’t see coming
ABISOL.comABISOL · Mohammad Elmallah · Founder & Principal Consultant
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