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After thinking and talking about it for a long time, this year we at NTEN are finally beginning a website overhaul and re-launch in earnest. NTEN is excited to announce we will be working with Pongos Interactive to implement our new site. The decision to move from Drupal to WordPress was not taken lightly.
Attention Drupal aficienados! Whether you're a Drupal user or considering using the Drupal platform for your site, you'll want to register for the free Drupal Day at NTC. Topics include: Getting Started with Drupal. 13NTC Drupal Day is brought to you through the generous support of: Sustainable Code.
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology CiviCRM and Drupal (& Joomla) January 26, 2009 CiviCRM was the first nonprofit-focused open source CRM (one of only two, at this moment.) has also released a few more drupal integration modules.
The Drupal community is awesome and other takeaways from BADCamp, et al. I’ve been fortunate to attend some of the biggest Drupal events in the U.S., Months ago, NTEN afforded me the space here to sing the Drupal community’s praises and I haven’t stopped since. Community Engagement Organizer. ThinkShout.
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments April 3, 2009 Now that the Idealware CMS report is out, I get to have my say about it. Drupal gets a “Solid&# on Scalability and security.
Michelle Murrain , Drupal Developer, OpenIssue. x something, and a developer and user of Drupal since 4.7, I figured that with the release of Drupal 7, this would be a great time to do a comparison of the two. Drupal started out primarily as a web content development platform, with a strength in community features.
If you didn't have enough reasons to attend the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference , here's one more: the first ever Drupal Day for Nonprofit IT Professionals. ThinkShout is facilitating an NTC Drupal Day on April 3rd, 2012, the first day of the NTC. 12-1 pm: Drupal BOF sessions during a working lunch. 10:45-11am: Break.11-12
Pop quiz: What do Amnesty International , Monty Python , the White House , and NTEN have in common? Web sites powered by Drupal. The fact that I had the opportunity to write that sentence is itself an example of the power of Drupal!). Drupal has been out of the tech hobby shed for awhile now, of course.
Both NTEN and Idealware are the best sources for information about the range of options for this toolset – that’s out of scope for this post. I’m excited about a new Drupal project called “ Red Hen CRM &# but it’s very fledgeling. It is a tool that has unmatched cost-effectiveness for small organizations.
Ongoing maintenance is a necessity, unless you choose Drupal Gardens , an affordable solution for simple sites. Do you have a full time staff member who lives and breathes Drupal? The more people who need to contribute, the more you will need to budget for training, and the more helpful it will be to have some Drupal know-how in-house.
After an action-packed Drupal Day event at the 14NTC, Stephanie Gutowski shares her key takeaways for those looking to dive into Drupal. I spent the last four months preparing for Drupal Day , a Drupal-centric, day-long workshop that ThinkShout coordinates as part of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC).
Jacob Redding wrote the book on Drupal. Well, a book on Drupal, anyway -- but it's a book on Drupal 7, which has only been live for a few months. In addition to writing and maintaining several Drupal modules , he's also the Executive Director (and a Board Member) of the Drupal Association. Register today.
After the success of our one-off Drupal webinar last Fall, we knew a lot of. the Drupal experts at OpenSourcery to. bring you an entire series, " Drupal. If you're considering Drupal as your next Content Management System, or if. series, which will cover: Drupal. Tags: drupal NPTech NTEN CMS.
November is Member Appreciation Month at NTEN. Our staff interacts with our community in different ways, here''s why Michael Nealis, Content Manager, loves our community My favorite thing about the NTEN community is the sense of belonging that it brings with it. community Community mam Member Appreciation Month nptech nten'
Flickr Photo: TimPearce_ LosGatos If you've been following the NTEN blog this November, you've definitely caught on that it is Member Appreciation Month. The NTEN Program Team – Mimi, Brendan, and Anna plus you? On a yearly basis, we host over 100 webinars – including 13 this November, many of them free for NTEN Members!
We''re kicking off Monday with a shout out to NTEN’s Community of Practice (COP) leaders. accidental techie arts blogging commbuild Community community of practice consulting data drupal it Leadership women' Thinking of starting one yourself? Read this FAQ and then email us at community@nten.org with questions or ideas.
They''re free to join and open to everyone regardless of NTEN Membership. Drupal for Nonprofits/Social Change : For those who work in a nonprofit using Drupal or work with nonprofits using Drupal. Groups are developed and supported by volunteer community organizers. So join one or a few and connect, learn, and change!
After a decade of learning, laughing, and yes, dancing, at NTEN, I have decided to step down as NTEN's Executive Director. I know I am leaving NTEN in great hands when I officially leave on January 31, 2013 to begin my new role as Executive Director of the Drupal Association.
Today was a big day for NTEN: we opened 12NTC registration and kicked off Member Appreciation Month ! Along with the #NTENThanks campaign, we're sharing our NTEN stories. You can check them out all month long on the NTEN blog or on our YouTube channel. Have I mentioned that this is one of our favorite times of year?
Sunday morning: NTEN Board meeting. Sunday afternoon: Torn between Drupal for Good and Google APIs (somehow, there seems a lesson there.). Tags: Nonprofit Tech 09ntc civicrm nptech nten penguinday. You can email me, @pearbear on twitter, or give me a text message or call … if you know my cell, that is. :-).
(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). Peter Campbell is kicking off a series of posts about Drupal. Members are in bold.
After over a year of talking about an overhaul to the NTEN Member Directory , a couple of months ago, we finally took the first step: making it a priority. . After you're done reading, be sure to check out the new NTEN Member Directory !). Find a Drupal Developer”, or “Find NTEN Members near you” -- in about 15 minutes.
In fact, even if you just focus on the “big three&# open source CMS – Drupal, Joomla and Plone, 85% of nonprofits will likely have their needs fully met. Hint: I hear there is way more Drupal demand than supply of expertise. ) { 1 trackback } Idealware 03.16.10 How do we know our options? 2 admin 02.20.08 Yes and yes?
Here are the latest highlights from your fellow NTEN Members making news: Well, Ello there! NTEN Members save 25% with the promo code: NTEN-Members. Planning to make the switch to Drupal? Then don''t miss Promet Source ''s upcoming webinar on switching and migrating to the Drupal platform. workshop , Oct.
Each year, NTEN recognizes a member of this community who has furthered the work of the nonprofit technology field through dedication, innovation, and leadership. She takes pleasure in learning about technology (like her recent Drupal and CiviCRM projects) and takes on the challenges that come with it.
While we’re grateful to all members of NTEN, there are, of course, those of you who go beyond the proverbial "call of duty" and impact the NTEN community by providing extra time, resources, and wisdom to assist NTEN''s work in this sector. 14ntc nptech nten awards ntennies' Have all 1.05 Have all 1.05
Pre-Conference Events on March 3 Similar to last year, we will organize free pre-conference events for registered attendees, such as Drupal Day, but with some surprises: we will organize the first Wordpress Day, and expand our Days of Service beyond just one day to include virtual volunteering opportunities. Here''s your chance.
If you haven’t digested or implemented all of your takeaways from the conference—or if you couldn’t make it, and are itching to connect with fellow nonprofit techies—you may want to check out the NTEN Communities of Practice (CoPs). 13ntc commbuild Communities of Practice Community drupal networking professional development'
It can integrate with both Drupal or Joomla, and there is a new stand-alone version as well. Drupal integration is better, but there is a lot of active development going into improving the Joomla integration. CiviCRM ranked #1 in satisfaction in the recent NTEN CRM satisfaction survey. {
I am thinking that this might be a good model for how we can do it with Drupal, but that’s a subject for another post. at 7:46 pm Like everything in Drupal land, there is code for that… though the quality varies widely. With joshk as the maintainer, the quality should be better than average.
NTEN Communities of Practice (CoPs) are affinity groups centered on specific topics of interest, from community management to Drupal to nonprofits in the arts. We asked NTEN''s great CoP organizers to help us understand why they answered the call to nonprofit tech leadership. Why did you start leading your CoP?
I’ll probably be talking a lot about Drupal. And, you will get the occasional promo post about something the organizations that I am on the boards of (Aspiration and NTEN) are doing. I’ll always be talking about open source software, particularly as it relates to web applications, but more generally as well.
We're closing in on our final transition to Communities of Practice here at NTEN and are so excited to be able to offer more free learning and networking opportunities for NTEN members and the NPTech community at large. The first call of the Drupal CoP will be on Wednesday, October 5th. You can find out more and register here.
Yes, it might be surprising, but I got a friendly email from fellow NTEN Board Member Steve McLaughlin, who also happens to be head of all things internet (more formally, Director, Internet Solutions) at Blackbaud. She’s talking about Blackbaud? More on those later.
Drupal Day is so much more than a pre-conference event at NTC; it is an opportunity for community to come together, learn, and explore. Drupal Day has come and gone, and while the event itself goes by in the blink of an eye, the lessons learned resonate long after the conference ends. Stephanie Gutowski. Community Engagement Organizer.
There''s a lot happening at NTEN, and we want you to get involved! In this weekly roundup, you''ll find the full list of NTEN events, opportunities, and deadlines for participation. Check out this page to see where NTEN will be in the community this month; we''d love to link up with you.
There''s a lot happening at NTEN, and we want you to get involved! In this weekly roundup, you''ll find the full list of NTEN events, opportunities, and deadlines for participation. Check out this page to see where NTEN will be in the community this month; we''d love to link up with you.
After Idealware 's latest report reviewing Open Source CMS tools , there were, as might be expected, a few dust-ups in the open source developers and users communities, which includes NTEN members like David Geilhufe. NTEN board member Michelle Murrain , one of the authors of the report, responded to some of the criticism. .
Brett Meyer, NTEN. In the screen above, "comm_mem_act" refers to Communications staff who are Members of NTEN and active in our community. On this screen, I've filtered for any campaign tagged "drupal" -- from a message about a series we ran on the Drupal CMS: . note: Actually, they have.].
In fact, we love it so much, the NTEN staff will send top-secret valentines to anyone who registers today. Laura Norvig, Building & Supporting Drupal Websites: In-House, Outhouse, or Both? , #12NTCinout. We kicked off Valentine's Day a bit early yesterday, with a post about how much we all love the Nonprofit Technology Conference.
We talked about the fundamental elements of a Drupal site, how they relate, and—most importantly—the order in which elements need to be determined. drupal information architecture taxonomy Web Sites websites IT Staff' I remembered this experience the other day when I sat down with one of our senior developers, Tim.
But as open source code bases like Drupal become more popular, not-for-profits will realize that we no longer need to outsource to technology firms because building a platform is cheap and easy and keeping up with upgrades is important. Tags: Change Management Leadership NPTech NTEN. Is it because we like hiring more senior people?
May 29, 2008 NTEN just released their CMS satisfaction survey. The single largest CMS used was Drupal, at 15%, followed by Plone and Joomla (approx 8% each.) Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How’s yer CMS?
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