Case Study: Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale achieves member safety and scalable, cost-effective campus security with Verkada

How a Non-Profit Achieves Member Safety with a Cost-Effective Solution

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale, a nonprofit serving thousands of youth across nine sites and a 10‑building campus, needed a scalable, cost‑conscious physical security solution to capture entrances/exits, improve multi‑site visibility, verify occupancy, and quickly share video with stakeholders. CFO Jon Blazak selected Verkada, deploying Verkada security cameras and the Command software platform (including People Analytics) to meet requirements for functionality, value, and easy remote access.

Verkada’s plug‑and‑play cameras and cloud‑based Command platform gave the club real‑time alerts, shareable limited‑time live links for parents, edge‑based people counts for billing verification, and low‑bandwidth operation—installed by in‑house staff in minutes. The deployment avoided an estimated $500,000 in door‑retrofit costs, reduced the need for 24/7 security, improved incident response and occupancy tracking, and delivered predictable total cost of ownership with automatic OTA updates and a 10‑year hardware warranty.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale

Jon Blazak

Chief Financial Officer