Software licensing issues. Forty-eight percent of the survey respondents reported that they didn t erase applications software. One donor said, We just pass the licensed application software on to whoever takes the computer. This is a violation of the non-transferable terms of almost all software licensing agreements. This is cited in the small print that your organization agreed to when the shrink-wrap was broken and when someone pressed the I Agree button during the installation process.
Some nonprofits are surprised to learn that the computers they receive come with no software.
Many software vendors have special programs to provide the latest version their products to schools and other nonprofits at low cost. When to look the gift horse in the mouth. Savvy nonprofits have established policies to only accept complete computers systems that are in working order. They specify a minimum configuration that can realistically run the applications software that they use. Some will accept older computers but probably not for much longer.