If your organisation is a registered charity then you should be entitled to nearly FREE SOFTWARE. Have you checked or taken advantage of this?
Charity Technology Exchange (CTX) distributes software to UK charities, and the only charge is a ‘contribution’. And this is proper software – Microsoft products (Windows 7, Office 2010 for example), anti-virus and lots more.
All that is required is that you register with CTX, get approved, and you can then start purchasing your software.
There are rules of course – you have order products in batches, up to a limit and only a certain amout year on year. So you can’t just go shopping when you need your next bit of software – you’ll have to plan this into a strategy, know what you need now and in the future and order accordingly.
But if you do, you’ll save a fortune. VANEL is investing in upgrading all of our PCs to Windows 7. The cost? £8+VAT per licence! And Office 2007 Professional costs us £16+VAT per PC.
Software costs can be a barrier for many voluntary and community organisations. But if you’re a registered charity then they need not be, CTX may be the answer.
More info
The CTX website is here : www.ctxchange.org
Start here for basic information about eligibility etc or browse the available products here.
