Drupal + CiviCRM

Xykon

March 2 nd , 2010 1

Who We Are…

• Application Development • Server implementations • Consulting • Bangalore, Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC • 8(a)certifed firm 2

How We Work…

We Communicate…

• Scheduled updates Know when you’ll hear from us.

• Frequent deliverables/milestones Know that the project is on schedule.

• Plain speak Know what we’re talking about.

So that you know what we are doing.

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How We Work…

We listen and understand

• Company vision • Short-term goals • Business processes • Time constraints • Technical and financial resources, AND • Your Preferences – after all this

is

for you.

To craft the optimal solution for you.

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What We Do…

Consulting and Application Development

• Web Application Development • Custom Software Application Development • Linux Server Consulting 5

What We Do…

• Linux-based networking and security solutions • SMS Application Development/Consulting • Single Sign-On • Service Oriented Architecture • Hosting and Support Solutions 6

Expertise

Programming Expertise: – Visual Basic (VBA for Exchange and Access) – J2EE (Sun SSO/Portal, Liferay) – PHP 7

Web Development

• Document Management Systems • Intranets, Brochure Sites and Portals • Customer Relationship Management tools • Online community sites 8

Web Development

• Technologies – Drupal, CiviCRM, SugarCRM, CiviNode – Joomla • Methodologies: – Unique to Customer • Traditional Approach • POC • Hybrid – Heavy focus on Usablity 9

What is Drupal?

CMS: Create dynamic websites and web applications instead of using individual hand-crafted files for each web page. – User Profiles – Blogs – Image galleries – Forms – Multimedia – Document Management – Discussion Forums – Advanced Search – Social Networking – Content Tagging – Donations – CRM Integration 10

Why Drupal?

• Features – SEO-friendly – Advanced URL Control (pathauto, global redirect) – Custom Content Types and Views (no programming) – Revision Control – Taxonomy (combine with content types and views) – User Management (access roles, groups) – Page titles and Meta tags – Community: ( documentation, training, feedback, security) 11

Drupal Sites

• • • • • • The United Nations Warner Brothers Records The Discovery Channel Forbes The Grateful Dead AOL • • • • Yahoo Lime.com

The New York Observer The Onion • Aaron Wall's SEObook.com

• World Bank 12

Traditional approach: GMT

www.greenmediatoolshed.org

• Provides media (newsletters, reports, artwork, training) consulting for non profits • Complex website which includes ‘create your own website’ functionality, integration with external applications like’ Vocus media library’ and ‘Mantis bug tracker’ among others 13

Traditional approach: iKnow

www.iknowpolitics.org

• One of our

highest

traffic websites • Multilingual • Thousands of subscribers to taxonomies and groups • Vast resource library • Globalaudience 14

Traditional approach: Rethinkmedia

www.rethinkmedia.org

• Intranet section integrates with Sharepoint • Fully integrated with Salesforce • Fully integrated with ConstantContact 15

Traditional approach : NDI

www.ndi.org

• Simple, but powerful site • Makes extensive use of ‘nodes’ • Integrates with CiviCRM 16

Proof of Concept approach: Red

Partidos www.redpartidos.org

• Site developed using basic high level requirements • Several LAC countries participated • Iterative development of new features 17

NPEC

Hybrid approach: CHF

• Flexible page display • Searchable PDF library • Menu based approach 18