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Archive for October, 2008

Taking civiCRM out to the NZ community sector

October 30th, 2008

I am working on trying to secure some funding so we can get out and show a wider range of NGOs and community groups what civiCRM has to offer in the way of an OpenSource CRM database. Seems to me that a lot of NGOs end up well and truly handicapped by inadequate or overly expensive contact databases.

Having a streamlined and effective communication system so organisations can deliver the information that their contacts want is hugely helpful.

In particular, being able to send them an email that not only shows them the contact details that are on record, but also providing a link that takes them direct to a page that displays that information means keeping contact details up to date can be a whole lot easier.

The system we have been working with the civiCRM community to extend really does deliver on this.

civiCRM, communications

A drupal adventure down south

October 30th, 2008

Having spent some time on the periphery of drupal website developments, mostly in connection with delivering civiCRM databases for clients, I have packed my ‘idiots guide to drupal’ and am heading to Drupal South for the weekend.  I’m looking forward to putting some faces to names and sharing some Canterbury hospitality. Here’s hoping I don’t fall off the steep learning curve.

Open Source, civiCRM, communications