3rd Sector Labs

JANUARY 16, 2014

The importance of optimizing Drupal cannot be overstated. Booster Pro’s SaaS platform utilizes a D7 multi-site architecture to generate and support hundreds (then thousands) of websites. Our solution was to apply a layer of custom business rules over Drupal’s AuthCache module. The Application. Best Practices.

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Forum One

MAY 18, 2023

As Drupal 9 heads towards its end-of-life this November, now is the time to start preparing to move your government website to Drupal 10. Whether taking a big step from Drupal 7 to 10 or an easier switch from Drupal 9 to 10, a number of agencies are starting to make the move. Many others are planning the move now.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal, Joomla and Plone! April 15, 2007 At NTC , there was a lot of talk about the “big three&# open source CMS packages that most people these days in our sector are using: Drupal , Plone , and Joomla.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

How often do you revisit your nonprofit website with an eye to better engagement? Race Forward’s digital footprint now includes four main properties, including Colorlines , a daily news site. But as smartphone ownership expanded in low-income communities, HSNY saw a shift in site visits. “We And so it goes.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2011

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.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2012

Deciding how you will build your site, how you'll maintain it, and how you'll host it, are three separate, but related, decisions. You want an attractive, functional website. Deciding how you will build your site, how you’ll maintain it, and how you’ll host it, are three separate, but related, decisions.

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Forum One

JULY 20, 2021

We’ve put together this handy guide to preparing for Drupal 9. As Drupal 8 prepares for its end-of-life this November 2021, with Drupal 7 following along in November 2022, migrating your organization’s existing Drupal website to Drupal 9 is definitely something to start digging into in more detail now.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 6, 2011

I used to have two blogs on WP – this blog and my personal blog, but I moved my personal (and author blog) to Drupal, to integrate it with other stuff I had online. Drupal – I use Drupal for my personal blog and also other purposes, like the website for my intentional community. I love how easy it is to use.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

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).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

I’m a fairly active user of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and some other social networking sites, and have been for years now. I spend some amount of my Drupal and WordPress development time, both for my clients and for myself, in setting up one or two-way integrations between websites and social media sites.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

I saw a call for a ColdFusion developer on an email list I’m on, and I couldn’t help but think about technology choice and change, particularly in the website world, and how nonprofits deal with technology change (or, don’t deal with it.) They hire that web developer to put a new site together.

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2012

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

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Note from Beth: Your web site is your home base is the heart and soul of your content strategy. Using a CMS to Make Your Website Social by Laura Quinn. Though they make the day-to-day tasks of maintaining your organization’s website easy, installing and implementing a CMS is not a trivial task.

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Forum One

APRIL 20, 2021

Are you ready to upgrade your organization’s Drupal 7 website? Now is a great time to get this ball rolling, as well as an opportunity to tackle your team’s larger website wishlists. At Forum One, we work with a great many nonprofits and government agencies that run their websites on Drupal.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 13, 2013

Carr Systems’ growth has prompted us to redesign our site to better reflect precisely what it is that we do for our customers, who those customers are, and the unique approach that makes us an ideal solution for SMBs, nonprofit organizations and public agencies.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Gesso is built with a focus on accessibility, performance, and scalability—ensuring our clients get a foundation that supports inclusive, visually cohesive websites and applications. Whether you’re building a small website or a complex portal, Gesso offers the versatility to scale.

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NTEN

JULY 16, 2014

Whether it's making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or designing the architecture of a new website, attention to detail is critical, and clarity is king. 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. Chad Cappellman.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

A strong nonprofit website engages supporters, educates visitors about your mission, and accepts online donations. Since your website is such a vital component of your online outreach strategy, you’ll need to choose the right content management system (CMS) to build and manage it. Work with a website consultant.

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3rd Sector Labs

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Proven – Open Source platforms like Drupal, WordPress, CiviCRM, etc., WordPress alone today powers the online aspirations of more than 67 million websites. Drupal is close behind in the number of websites, and it powers leading sites like The White House and The Economist. Yes, millions.

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Forum One

MAY 6, 2024

This post is adapted from a presentation at DrupalCon Portland 2024 , where Forum One and Metro showcase Drupal’s role in driving long-term digital modernization and multi-site integration. Metro’s team, while experienced with Drupal, was comfortable knowing they weren’t the sole technical experts. How did we do it?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Also, it coincides with a new installation of Drupal for my consulting website , using the same basic template (called “ Blueprint “). I’m quite excited about really getting my hands dirty working on some plug ins, or some such, really learning the ins and outs of Drupal.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Are you ready to upgrade your organization’s Drupal 7 website? Now is a great time to get the ball rolling on navigating your upgrade from Drupal 7, as well as an opportunity to tackle your team’s larger website wishlists. Planning for a Drupal upgrade. Choosing the right content migration plan.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

of nonprofit organizations whose website is stuck behind a custom CMS – one that was written by some web development shop or another, and migration off of that custom CMS is going to be a nightmare. Hint: I hear there is way more Drupal demand than supply of expertise. ) { 1 trackback } Idealware 03.16.10 2 admin 02.20.08

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

When technology systems like donor and membership management, email marketing, and website content management are selected without cross-department communication, they won't integrate. Drawing from experience, we have a few ideas about why that could be, and how Drupal can help. Drupal can connect to almost anything.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

With individuals increasingly turning to search engines to help them understand health issues, user-friendly healthcare websites are more crucial than ever. Consider your healthcare organization’s website — is it a useful resource that serves your community, or is there room for improvement? Assess website analytics.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

A new website had been needed for some time and finally the money was available to get it together. We wanted a beautiful website that was easy to use and was powered by a powerful but simple CMS that would make maintenance a breeze. She helped us work through some of our site architecture. I mean, small nonprofit money.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2016

If you’ve ever designed, built, managed or administered a website, you’re no doubt intimately involved with a Content Management System (CMS), a specific software application or set of programs used to create and manage digital content. But a newbie to web design and management may be asking themselves “what CMS should I be using?”

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Websites have changed a lot over the past few years. Content management systems (CMS) have transformed standard expectations -- about posting news and updates without web design skills, managing donors and other constituents, opening up sections of your site to your community, tracking results, and more.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Like any powerful CMS, though, there is quite the learning curve in order to get a site up and running. I’ll be migrating my main consulting site over to it quite soon. I’ll have to admit to my preference for Joomla, although Drupal is growing on me more and more. Joomla is growing fast. They just released version 1.5,

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

We’ve put together this handy guide to preparing for Drupal 10. As Drupal 7 and 9 prepare for their end-of-life in November 2023, migrating your organization’s existing Drupal website to Drupal 10 is definitely something to start digging into in more detail now. Drupal 10 builds on the success of Drupal 9.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

We’ve put together this handy guide to preparing for Drupal 10. As Drupal 7 and 9 prepare for their end-of-life in November 2023, migrating your organization’s existing Drupal website to Drupal 10 is definitely something to start digging into in more detail now. Drupal 10 builds on the success of Drupal 9.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 4, 2021

From targeted ads on social media to emails from websites they bought one thing from years ago, how can you ensure that your nonprofit’s online marketing efforts shine through the noise? One of the most vital tools that can support and bring your multi-channel marketing strategy to the next level is your nonprofit website.

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Forum One

APRIL 16, 2024

We don’t build websites the same way we did 20 years ago—if you were around then, you’ll remember editing in HTML, maybe some design in Dreamweaver (!), More recently, over the past ten to fifteen years, we’ve gotten used to a CMS like Drupal or WordPress being a “one-stop shop” for website builds and daily management.

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John Kenyon

JUNE 25, 2019

Website management tools like WordPress leave your nonprofit’s website vulnerable to attack, hacking or being held hostage. A new type of website management tool known as Static Site Generators makes websites less vulnerable. Let’s look at an example of using HTML for website programming.

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Forum One

JULY 6, 2021

Website personalization relies on data to optimize the content on a website to cater to a particular visitor. Optimizing website content requires analyzing the hierarchy of information on a platform to improve website traffic and outreach. These digital strategies work hand-in-hand to elevate a website.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2009

Second to last in my series on CMS and CRM integration (I’m saving Drupal and Salesforce for last) is using web forms. Here are some examples of things I’ve done and seen done: A custom donation page that’s sitting on a service like Network for Good that is linked from the website, or framed within it.

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