Canadian Liver Foundation
Founded in 1969, the Canadian Liver Foundation (CLF) was the first organization in the world devoted to providing support for research and education into the causes, diagnoses, prevention and treatment of all liver disease.

With a mandate to promote liver health and to reduce the incidence and impact of all liver disease the CLF works through volunteer chapters across the nation to improve public awareness and understanding of liver health and liver disease, raise funds for research and reach out to liver disease patients and their families. Click HERE to visit.

The Challenge
Recently, the CLF recognized a growing reliance on the group’s web site from various chapter organizations, and the Canadian public at large. The significant increase in visitor traffic and the resulting technical demands required to maintain the web site prompted CLF to take steps to undertake a major technical overhaul. Guaranteeing the security and safety of online donor information was a significant factor in the decision to move forward with the project.

“With no in-house IT staff, it was a true challenge to keep up with our hardware and software needs,” recalls Sandra Taylor, Vice-President Health Promotion, Canadian Liver Foundation. “Ensuring the highest levels of stability and reliability go hand in hand when scaling for the future and thinking about new and innovative ways to improve public awareness and raise funds online for research.”

The Approach
The CLF was looking to leverage the technical expertise and bench strength of a managed services provider who could offer a solution that made sense both from a business and a technical perspective. They chose Fusepoint to provide them with enhanced managed services including colocation, bandwidth, tape backup, monitoring, and firewall protection – guaranteeing the security, availability and performance of its main web presence and donation site at all times.

Results
Moving to Fusepoint has given the CLF the peace of mind that their mission-critical applications are “always available and always secure”. Their fully scalable and reliable environment will address their current needs and continue to support their future requirements. The CLF can focus on internal business processes and programs, while giving site visitors and donors the assurance that their personal data is protected and will remain fully confidential.