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DrupalMaking the Nonprofit Case

Matthew Saunders

Wednesday, March 12, 14

Hi, I’m Matthew Saunders

atendesigngroup.com @Creech


Hi, I’m Matthew SaundersAten Design Group, VP Project Management

atendesigngroup.com @Creech


atendesigngroup.com @atendesign


atendesigngroup.com @atendesign

We design, build and support websites for organizations doing good work all around the world.


Why Choose Drupal?


Why Choose Drupal?• No licensing fees. None. Never.



• The code is community driven.




• Open Source and non-profit philosophies align




• Open Source and non-profit philosophies align

• It is manageable by non-coders


The StoriesThe Why and the How

Matthew Saundersbit.ly/NTStory


Story #1


Story #1 • A non-profit Adminstrator’s Journey


scot63us on Flickr under Creative Commons


Workspace, Vancouver 2006


Findings


Findings• Drupal can be transformative


Findings• Drupal can be transformative

• It’s power can be leveraged by individuals, small organizations, and large organizations


Story #2


Story #2 • Building a Massive Learning

Management System.


http://www.newsu.org/




Findings


Findings• Drupal can be used to create

Learning Management Systems


Findings• Drupal can be used to create

Learning Management Systems

• Drupal can be used to create systems that can be licensed as a service


Story #3


Story #3• Building an event site... FAST


https://stanfordconnects.stanford.edu/




Findings


Findings• Drupal can be used to create complex

systems very quickly



systems very quickly

• Drupal’s contributed “modules” or code works like legos - snapping functionality into place.


Story #4


Story #4• Applications? We can build

applications!


http://aspirations.org




Findings



forms with workflows that include many parties.



forms with workflows that include many parties.

• Drupal can be a grants management system.


Story #5


Story #5• Streaming, fundraising, and APIs


http://cpr.org




Findings


Findings• Drupal can behave as a streaming

player for live audio.




• Drupal can connect to other systems using APIs (Application Programming Interface) to pass data back and forth.




• Drupal can connect to other systems using APIs (Application Programming Interface) to pass data back and forth.

• Drupal is effective on all devices.


Story #6


Story #6• Saving through replication


World Resources Institute

http://wri.org




Findings


Findings• Drupal is flexible and that flexibility

can provide amazing savings when approached creatively.


Findings• Drupal is flexible and that flexibility

can provide amazing savings when approached creatively.

• The experience of a site can change signficantly just from the look and feel.


Story #7


Story #7• Using data for causes.


World Wildlife Fund


Learnings


Learnings• Drupal can be used to expose

incredibly complex sets of data in intuitive readable ways.


Learnings• Drupal can be used to expose

incredibly complex sets of data in intuitive readable ways.

• Drupal can utilize complex workflows when systemizing process is critical.


Thanks!

Matthew Saunders @CreechMatthewS


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