Open Source Nonprofit Software

Oxford Archaeology, one of Britain’s largest excavation firms, has two main goals.  The firm seeks to find and preserve historical artifacts and educate the public on archaeology and history.  The cost-conscious nonprofit company chose to use open-source software to run the main bulk of their operations, from capturing and storing data to everyday business functions.  The company has specifically chosen to use Ubuntu for their servers and OpenOffice for desktops.

Since their switch, Oxford Archaeology has saved about 15 to 20% of their normal information technology budget.  Additionally, work is easier to manage and there are no licenses to worry about.

If you are interested in learning more about open-source software, the open-source nonprofit software developers at Mpower Open can help you today at 972.220.0340.