Drupal for Nonprofits
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The document celebrates the 5th anniversary of 10k Webdesign and highlights how Drupal, as an open-source content management system, aids non-profits in achieving their goals through various community-building features and extensibility. It offers insights on effective web use, emphasizing the importance of clear objectives, design, and functionality. Additionally, it outlines the company's experience, resources, and the typical project planning process for successful website development.
Drupal for Nonprofits
- 1. celebrating our 5th anniversary 10K Webdesign How Drupal helps non-profits meet their goals
- 2. Why Drupal? • Open source content management system • Offers many community-building features: blogs, mapping, reviews, comments, “tracking” • Highly extensible -- many available modules to extend functionality “out-of-the-box” • Multiple levels of user interaction / user permissions • Secure, stable, supported by large community
- 3. Ideas on using the Web • Use existing tools • Understand how to use your website to support your organization’s goals: + What do you want to accomplish? + What is your objective? + How will you measure your success? • Design - change the way your content displays • Functionality - mix and match from pre-built tools
- 4. Damien of Moloka’i http://www.damienmolokai.com • Drupal news site with advertising • Blogs, image gallery, forum, ratings, comments • Featured slideshow
- 5. Green Biz Women http://www.greenbizwomen.com • Drupal Member Directory • Offers customized views & display capabilities
- 6. The Optimists’ Tribe http://www.optimiststribe.org • Drupal Member Directory, extended profiles • Map function
- 7. A Successful Woman http://www.asuccessfulwoman.com • Drupal Member Directory, extended profiles
- 8. Questions to Ask • Who is your market? Who visits your website? • What do you offer? What sets you apart? • Why does your organization matter? • How do you make a difference? • Donations, involvement, community-building, and transparency: does your organization have a plan?
- 9. Planning for Success • We’ve refined our process on how to approach your project. • The typical design-build-installation process depends on the complexity you need. • A complex website takes us ~120 hours to fulfill. • Increase your community’s engagement with your organization. • Make it easy. Make it simple. Make it effective. Years in business: 5 • 10K Webdesign by the numbers: Staff: 8 Websites encoded: 200+
- 10. Drupal Resources • http://www.drupal.org • http://www.acquia.com • http://www.nten.com