Pushing Drupal in the Non-Profit Sector

Success and Challenges

Joanna AlmodalComputer Professionals' Union

DrupalCamp Manila 2012

1 | CPU and Non-Profits2 | Common features and modules3 | Our development process4 | Experiences5 | DOs and DON'Ts6 | Statistics

1 | CPU and Non-Profits2 | Common features and modules3 | Our development process4 | Experiences5 | DOs and DON'Ts6 | Statistics

The Computer Professionals' Union (CPU)CPU is a non-stock, not-for-profit development non-government organization working on an information and communications technology (ICT) to benefit the Filipino people through the promotion of ICT principles by forging networks of ICT professionals, students and advocates; and mobilizing them to provide ICT services for the common good of the Filipino people.

CPU and Non-Profits

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50 non-profits.

Center for Environmental Concerns – Philippines

The Center for Environmental Concerns–Philippines (CEC-Phils) is a non-government organization founded through the initiatives of organizations representing fisherfolk, farmers, indigenous peoples, women, urban poor, and professional sectors.

www.cecphils.org

CPU and Non-Profits (Environment)

CLIMATE Asia-Pacific

Climate change Learning Initiative Mobilizing Action Transforming Environments (CLIMATE) in Asia Pacific is a network of climate change and environmental educators and advocates from non-government organizations, people’s organizations and the academe based in the region. Their work ranges from analyzing development issues and programs, forging scientific and technological knowledge and breakthroughs, and fostering values and actions to affirm equity, human rights, ecological defense and regional and global solidarity.

www.climateasiapacific.org

CPU and Non-Profits (Environment)

CLIMATE Digital Library

The Digital Library is part of the efforts of CLIMATE Asia Pacific to envigorize climate change education in light of the people’s increasing vulnerabilities. It may be accessed by anyone, and the documents uploaded in the website, such as presentations, education manuals, among others, are all for free.

www.climatedigitallibrary.org

CPU and Non-Profits (Environment)

Earth Island Institute

Earth Island Institute was founded in San Francisco, USA in 1982 by well-known American environmentalist David Brower. Brower, together with other visionary and dedicated environmental activists created a nimble, streamlined organization to support the work of bold individuals with big ideas on how to restore, preserve and nurture the environment. Earth Island grows environmental leadership through education and activism. Our projects, publications, and initiatives support the biological and cultural diversity that sustain the environment.

www.earthislandph.org

CPU and Non-Profits (Environment)

Peoples Actions on Climate Change

The “Peoples Actions on Climate Change (PACC)” is an initiative of organizations belonging to the Philippine Climate Watch Alliance (PCWA), the NGO Coordinating Committee for Development (NGOCOD) in Thailand and other organizations calling for a People’s Protocol on the issue of Climate Change.

www.climatechangeaction.net

CPU and Non-Profits (Environment)

Pesticide Action Network-Philippines

Pesticide Action Network-Philippines (PANPHIL), formally registered as a non-profit and non-stock NGO in 1996, has been engaged in various activities related to pesticides, health and environment for more than a decade now. With the support of PAN Asia-Pacific and other international organizations, it has conducted community monitoring of pesticides use in the Philippines since 1993 with emphasis on exposure of women and children.

www.panphils.org

CPU and Non-Profits (Environment)

Greenbot Philippines

Project Greenbot Philippines is a green-technology initiative of the Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU), a national organization of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) professionals, advocates and students united under the principle of advancing ICT for the People in response to the expressed need for ICT practitioners to integrate with social movements.

www.greenbotph.com

CPU and Non-Profits (Environment)

Advocates of Science and Technology for the People

AGHAM is an organization of patriotic, pro-people science and technology advocates, bonded together by a common interest of promoting science and technology that genuinely serve the interest of the Filipino people, especially the poor.

AGHAM aims to vigorously encourage S&T professionals, workers, and advocates to share their knowledge and expertise through direct community service, research, consultancy, campaigns and advocacy, fora, fact-finding missions, and discussion groups.

www.agham.org

CPU and Non-Profits (Science and Technology)

Children's Rehabilitation Center

The Children's Rehabilitation Center (CRC) is a non- stock, non-profit, non-government institution serving children and families who are victims of state violence in the Philippines. Its services are focused on children in the rural and urban areas who suffer physical health problems, emotional disorders and social maladjustments due to traumatic events such as arrest, torture, forced displacement, strafing, bombing, massacre, disappearance and other forms of human rights violations.

www.childrehabcenter.org

CPU and Non-Profits (Children)

Association for the Rights of Children in Southeast Asia

The Association for the Rights of Children in Southeast Asia or ARCSEA is a regional non-government organization working to promote and advocate children’s rights towards social transformation.

ARCSEA is an association of social workers, psychologists and child rights advocates who believe that every child has a right to participate in social issues which affect him/her.

www.childrightssea.org

CPU and Non-Profits (Children)

SalinlahiSalinlahi Foundation, Inc. is an alliance of various organizations and individuals committed to promoting the rights and welfare of the Filipino child. A non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization, its aim is to unite and strengthen the network of various initiatives consisting of people’s organizations and non-government organizations and institutions responding to the needs and situation of the Filipino child as well as promoting his/her rights. Salinlahi Foundation – Alliance for Children’s Concerns shall lead the progressive and nationalist work for children’s empowerment as contribution to the movement for genuine social transformation.

www.salinlahiphilippines.org

CPU and Non-Profits (Children)

Center for Women's ResourcesThe Center for Women's Resources, through its researches and trainings plays an important role in promoting women's full participation for genuine social transformation.

It helps in building women's organizations such as Samahan ng Maralitang Kababaihang Nagkakaisa (SAMAKANA), a national organization of urban poor women and GABRIELA, now the political center of the militant women's movement in the Philippines.

www.cwrweb.org

CPU and Non-Profits (Women)

Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng PilipinasKAMP was first convened as a consultative assembly in 1983 as an alternative venue where tribal leaders belonging to the 7.2 million indigenous population may meet to share and discuss their problems and experiences.

www.katutubongmamamayan.org

CPU and Non-Profits (Indigenous Peoples)

Kodao ProductionsKodao Productions is an award-winning multimedia production outfit. We produce video documentaries on burning social issues in the Philippines such as environmental destruction, human rights, civil liberties, and many more. We also produce broadcasts for national radio networks and community radio stations throughout the country. Both our video and radio productions have been awarded and given citations by private and government institutions.

www.kodao.org

CPU and Non-Profits (Multimedia Production)

Tudla Productions

Tudla Productions is an alternative, non-profit group of filmmakers, students and cultural workers that utilizes different media in drawing attention to the plight and struggle of marginalized sectors in the urban center and to issues of national significance.

www.tudla.org

CPU and Non-Profits (Multimedia Production)

And many more.

CPU and Non-Profits

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Common Features and Modules

News articlesPress releasesBlogsEtc.

Content types

Common Features and ModulesPhoto

Views SlideshowjCarouselImageCache/StylesLightBox2GalleryFormatter

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VideoVideo Embed FieldEmbedded Media Field

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AudioSoundcloud

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PresentationSlideshare (embed code)

Common Features and Modules

LayoutPanelsMiniPanelsContext

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Forms / Online PetitionsWebform

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ReferencesNodeReference / EntityReference

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StatisticsGoogle AnalyticsDownload Count

Common Features and ModulesFormatting

BUEditorIMCEWYSYWYG

Common Features and ModulesMenu

NiceMenuCollapsiblock

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SubscriptionGoogleGroups

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Social NetworksSexyBookmarksAddThisEmbed codes

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Online PaymentsPayPal (embed codes)

1 | CPU and Non-Profits2 | Common features and modules3 | Our development process4 | Experiences5 | DOs and DON'Ts6 | Statistics

Development Process: (1) Data Gathering

Since most of the Non-Profits don't know what they want for their websites, we give them guide questions that will help us analyze what they would be needing. (inventory of materials/reports, related websites, target audience, contents, sitemap, etc)

Development Process: (2) Layout

We sketch...

Development Process: (2) Layout

We use design mock-up tools...

Development Process: Design

For a ready-for-implementation design, we tap our networks to make one for us. Some Non-Profits are just given the skills to produce their own designs.

Development Process: Layout and Design

Notice that we separated design from layout. Designs are not our development's prerequisite. We start the site development right after we gather data and layout, even if no design/theme is available yet.

Development Process: (3) Site Development

We deliver outputs set by set. We accomplish the functionalities first, then comes the design/theme after. In the for-profit world, they call this as Scrum Development.

Development Process: (4) Feedback

We set schedules of when to send updates. We sometimes conduct personal meetings to discuss about the outputs.

Development Process: (5) Site Training

We focus on finishing the site's functionalities before the design so that when we do, we can already train non-profits' staff to write/upload contents to their site.

Development Process: (6) Content Writing

It is not necessary that we finish the whole website first before we turn it over to them. After we upload the initial and functioning site, we now work simultaneously. We do the development, they populate the site with their contents.

Development Process: (7) Site Launching

Development Process: (7) Site Launching

We continue the processes until we finish everything.

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Experiences

It would be helpful if you sit with them and help them analyze what kind of website they should have.

Experiences

Some non-profits can't really pay that much, but it's fine.They lack resources that's why we help them.

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DOs and DON'Ts

As much as we can, we stick to original designs. Sometimes, when non-profits finally knew what they want, they tend to add so many tiny little things on their site. If you'll enterntain changes, you'll get stuck. We usually do modifications after we almost get all the functionalities done.

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You just don't develop and give them websites. You also teach them understand what it is, how it works, its importance, etc. Learn how to talk to non-techies.

DOs and DON'Ts

Since not all non-profits have IT persons in their organizations, you have to train them until they learn how to do things on their own.

DOs and DON'Ts

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There are lots of ways how you can help bring technology in the non-profits, and it doesn't always need to be expensive.

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