Open Social, an open-source community platform from Amsterdam, enhances collaboration and connectivity for NGOs, governments and organisations worldwide
HQ
Netherlands
Founded
2016
Employees
27
Open Social is a community collaboration platform designed to create digital spaces that empower members to connect, share knowledge and spread ideas. The platform is built to support multi-layered organizations and is crafted for secure, data-sovereign collaboration, offering enterprise-grade flexibility.
Open Social consists of six core products and various add-ons, providing unmatched flexibility with extensive platform configurations and out-of-the-box collaboration tools. The platform’s architecture is highly extendable, allowing customization to meet the unique demands of any organization. This ensures a future-proof platform that grows with your needs and ambitions.
The Gaia AI Editor Assistant is one of the standout features, helping with workflows, creating and editing content. Additionally, the Document Collaboration Suite enables users to work together online without ever leaving the platform.
Open Social is trusted by some of the world’s most ambitious organizations, including NGOs, governments and hundreds of smaller entities. It is particularly suited for external, volunteer and ideation communities, making it an ideal choice for organizations looking to connect with their members, volunteers, employees and customers.
Open Social emphasizes continuous innovation within its open-source ecosystem. The platform focuses on data sovereignty and ownership, offering tailored user experiences that elevate engagement and drive impactful collaboration. Open Social’s approach goes beyond traditional software delivery and support, offering exceptional professional services, transparent communication and a deep commitment to meeting user expectations.
Open Social was founded in 2016 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It has grown to a team of 27 employees dedicated to providing a robust community collaboration platform.
The inspiration for Open Social came from Greenpeace Greenwire, an award-winning project with hundreds of thousands of volunteers worldwide. Open Social has since evolved into a Drupal-based community solution with more than a thousand active installations.
Open Social is committed to secure collaboration, with robust data protection measures and a privacy-first philosophy. This ensures compliance and peace of mind for trusted operations and seamless user experiences.
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