I don't think you will be saving a lot of time by recording to digital memory. The problem with it today is that most systems will record to a memory chip, but it won't be in the format you need to put into your editing software. So then you're left with transcoding the video file anyway and it takes about the same amount of time. You might want to look into a camera that records to miniDV tapes because after you copy the files down to a computer to edit, you can then just set aside your miniDV as a backup of the recorded event.
That being said, I don't know of any hardware vendors that sell specifically to non-profits at a discount for this type of equipment.