On Monday, September 21, 2009 the state of Indiana Office of Secretary of State certified the incorporation of the Indiana Non-Profit Information Technology Organization Inc.

A non-profit organization created to further the use of Information Technologies within the Indiana community and hopefully increase collaboration between non-profit, faith based, municipalities, businesses, and other organizations to better meet society's needs. Founder Jerry Nettrouer II formed the organization in response of becoming aware of the Indiana community's lack of accessibility to low cost and affordable Information Technology solutions.

Information Technology solutions are quickly becoming more expensive, affecting the financial well being of many non-profit organizations in Indiana. Due to the struggling economy, several reasonably small non-profit organizations have lost the ability to maintain compliance with the ever growing paradigm shift of the Information Age. These small non-profit organizations do not generally invest significant funds toward Information Technology equipment and solutions. As a result, many of these organizations sufferers a lack of adequate communication methods between themselves and the communities they serve.

The INPITO's primary purpose is to empower the Indiana community through the development and establishment of Information Technology solutions, awareness, education, and resources. Providing Information Technology solutions to non-profits organizations, so those organizations can once again focus on what is truly important "Their Mission". The INPITO will to the best of it's abilities and resources aid these organizations in overcoming economic hardship by providing I.T. solutions using open source, general public licensed software, and donated equipment. The INPITO will also begin to develop educational resources for the purpose of instructing individuals and organizations in getting the most out of their equipment, and Lord willing increase their effectiveness and efficiency within the community.

"I've been a strong supporter of the Open Source mentality of free information exchange for a long time." said Doyle Harpole co-founder of the INPITO, and the creator of the PassionX operating system. Doyle Harpole ensured that he will make available the PassionX operating system freely to anyone or any organization that would wanted it. Jerry Nettrouer II stated, "We want to provide solutions to non-profit organizations so they can spend the money donated to them on accomplishing their mission, not paying for an endless cycle of software titles, solutions, and equipment."

Doyle and Jerry both agree that the INPITO has a long way to go in order to fulfill it's mission to the Indiana community and without contributions from others the Indiana Non-Profit Information Technology Organization Inc. may no be able to empower the many non-profit organizations in the Indiana community the way that they need.