SB - Drupal would work with plugins, but maintenance of the platform (minimizing admin) will be a factor over the long run, and admin of Drupal can be a challenge for the uninitiated.
Adam - You're quite right I believe. This is my first experience with a CRM, oddly enough, so I was not even aware of the term. Civcrm looks promising... Since they are aiming at a new membership drive and hoping to grow, the pledge and membership management functions are critical. I've been looking at https://open.crowdtilt.com/ which is heavy on the funding infrastructure and light on membership services, but there's a spectrum... As a reference point, the one they're starting with is http://groupspaces.com/ I appreciate these very much; any others ppl have had particularly good experiences with? - Heath On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 6:53 AM, adam <[email protected]> wrote: > This is typically what a CRM does. > > I know and like CiviCRM (they specifically built Civi for non profit use - > https://civicrm.org/) but there are others. > > adam > > > > On 06/22/2014 12:09 PM, S B wrote: > >> Wouldn’t Drupal be a good framework for something like this? Perhaps >> with a few add-ons, it should work fine. >> >> *From:*okfn-discuss [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *heath rezabek >> *Sent:* Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:06 AM >> *To:* Open Knowledge Foundation discussion list >> *Subject:* [okfn-discuss] Open Source software for membership management? >> >> >> This is off topic to a degree, but does relate to open source software. >> >> A nonprofit I work with with is looking into moving from a manual >> membership tracking and fulfillment system to a more scalable one. >> >> They're seeking platforms for taking in and managing memberships, >> including potential payments/donations/subscriptions, but secondarily, >> one that hosts community features such as bulletin boards, member >> profiles, etc. A high level of polish (or at least themability) is >> desired. >> >> I'm trying to assure them that open source is the way to go for purposes >> of data portability, but I'm shaky on open source options that exist out >> there. >> >> Any favorites? >> >> - Heath >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Heath Rezabek // labs.vessel.cc <http://labs.vessel.cc> >> >> >> Icarus Interstellar / FarMaker Design Corps // icarusinterstellar.org >> <http://icarusinterstellar.org/> >> >> >> Open Knowledge Foundation / Texas Ambassador for the OKFn // okfn.org >> <http://okfn.org/> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> okfn-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss >> >> _______________________________________________ > okfn-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss > Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss > -- Heath Rezabek // labs.vessel.cc Icarus Interstellar / FarMaker Design Corps // icarusinterstellar.org Open Knowledge Foundation / Texas Ambassador for the OKFn // okfn.org
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