Intensive Web Day Making something out of nothing: Useful free software for the non-profit organisation Kathy Reid [email_address] http://blog.kathyreid.id.au

Intensive Web Day

Making something out of nothing:

Useful free software for the non-profit organisation

Kathy Reid

[email_address]

http://blog.kathyreid.id.au

Background Work full time at Deakin University in technical root cause analysis role (ITIL Problem Management)‏ Involved with PHPWomen.org Involved with Software Freedom Day Involved with creation of not for profit websites

Background

Work full time at Deakin University in technical root cause analysis role (ITIL Problem Management)‏

Involved with PHPWomen.org

Involved with Software Freedom Day

Involved with creation of not for profit websites

Key principles Every software item presented is FREE - not shareware, not limited use, FREE Not necessarily open source Easy to use, to learn and to teach to others Allows for interoperability Should be well documented, stable and mature as a product

Key principles

Every software item presented is FREE - not shareware, not limited use, FREE

Not necessarily open source

Easy to use, to learn and to teach to others

Allows for interoperability

Should be well documented, stable and mature as a product

WordPress http://www.wordpress.org Personal publishing system – not as full on as something like Joomla or Drupal – but can easily manage the website content for a small (<50 page) website Easy to teach volunteers how to use it – very good WYSIWYG editor Easy to use Dashboard Two types of content – Posts and Pages

WordPress

http://www.wordpress.org

Personal publishing system – not as full on as something like Joomla or Drupal – but can easily manage the website content for a small (<50 page) website

Easy to teach volunteers how to use it – very good WYSIWYG editor

Easy to use Dashboard

Two types of content – Posts and Pages

WordPress (cont'd)‏ Readily extendable using plugins Limited integration with e-commerce or payment solutions – not easily done 'out of the box' Easy to re-skin (redesign look and feel)‏ Runs best on Linux hosting rather than Windows Can be easily customised using PHP

WordPress (cont'd)‏

Readily extendable using plugins

Limited integration with e-commerce or payment solutions – not easily done 'out of the box'

Easy to re-skin (redesign look and feel)‏

Runs best on Linux hosting rather than Windows

Can be easily customised using PHP

WordPress – have a play Log in details for Making Links; http://www.kathyreid.com.au/wordpress Look for the 'Site Admin' link Username : MakingLinks Password : MakingLinks

WordPress – have a play

Log in details for Making Links;

http://www.kathyreid.com.au/wordpress

Look for the 'Site Admin' link

Username : MakingLinks

Password : MakingLinks

Drupal http://www.drupal.org Full fledged content management system Extendable with modules (similar to the way WordPress is extendable with plugins)‏ Has Pages and Stories – similar to Pages and Posts in WordPress

Drupal

http://www.drupal.org

Full fledged content management system

Extendable with modules (similar to the way WordPress is extendable with plugins)‏

Has Pages and Stories – similar to Pages and Posts in WordPress

Drupal – have a play Log in details for Making Links; http://www.kathyreid.com.au/drupal Username : MakingLinks Password : MakingLinks

Drupal – have a play

Log in details for Making Links;

http://www.kathyreid.com.au/drupal

Username : MakingLinks

Password : MakingLinks

Joomla http://www.joomla.org More complex than both WordPress and Drupal Is a content 'portal' based on modules, with customisable layouts Granular permission system Extendable with plugins and modules Suitable for large, complex sites

Joomla

http://www.joomla.org

More complex than both WordPress and Drupal

Is a content 'portal' based on modules, with customisable layouts

Granular permission system

Extendable with plugins and modules

Suitable for large, complex sites

Joomla – have a play Log in details for Making Links; http://www.kathyreid.com.au/joomla Username : MakingLinks Password : MakingLinks

Joomla – have a play

Log in details for Making Links;

http://www.kathyreid.com.au/joomla

Username : MakingLinks

Password : MakingLinks

CiviCRM http://www.civicrm.org “ Constituent relationship management” Helps to manage contacts – donors, volunteers and other groups that are associated with your organisation Allows you to send mailings to groups of contacts Allows you to manage memberships Allows you to manage event registrations

CiviCRM

http://www.civicrm.org

“ Constituent relationship management”

Helps to manage contacts – donors, volunteers and other groups that are associated with your organisation

Allows you to send mailings to groups of contacts

Allows you to manage memberships

Allows you to manage event registrations

CiviCRM (cont'd)‏ Is available as a plugin for either Drupal or Joomla – so you are not bound to one if you wish to use CiviCRM (Not integrated at all with WordPress but the CiviCRM community is talking about it)‏ Steep learning curve, but well worth the effort No more spreadsheets with volunteer and donor details!!

CiviCRM (cont'd)‏

Is available as a plugin for either Drupal or Joomla – so you are not bound to one if you wish to use CiviCRM

(Not integrated at all with WordPress but the CiviCRM community is talking about it)‏

Steep learning curve, but well worth the effort

No more spreadsheets with volunteer and donor details!!

CiviCRM – have a play Log in details for Making Links; http://www.kathyreid.com.au/drupal Click on 'CiviCRM' link on left hand menu Username : MakingLinks Password : MakingLinks

CiviCRM – have a play

Log in details for Making Links;

http://www.kathyreid.com.au/drupal

Click on 'CiviCRM' link on left hand menu

Username : MakingLinks

Password : MakingLinks

Moodle http://www.moodle.org Learning management system Is structured around courses and learning content Can do quizzes, links to resources Structures courses into topics – ie for delivery over several weeks or sessions Useful addendum to training sessions – for instance volunteer training

Moodle

http://www.moodle.org

Learning management system

Is structured around courses and learning content

Can do quizzes, links to resources

Structures courses into topics – ie for delivery over several weeks or sessions

Useful addendum to training sessions – for instance volunteer training

Moodle – have a play Log in details for Making Links; http://www.kathyreid.com.au/moodle Username : MakingLinks Password : MakingLinks

Moodle – have a play

Log in details for Making Links;

http://www.kathyreid.com.au/moodle

Username : MakingLinks

Password : MakingLinks

Filezilla http://filezilla-project.org Free FTP program Available for Windows, Mac and Linux Easy to use interface Can save shortcuts Can have 'queues' for downloading or uploading multiple batches of FTP files at the same time Allows setting of file system permissions (on Unix/Linux based file systems)‏

Filezilla

http://filezilla-project.org

Free FTP program

Available for Windows, Mac and Linux

Easy to use interface

Can save shortcuts

Can have 'queues' for downloading or uploading multiple batches of FTP files at the same time

Allows setting of file system permissions (on Unix/Linux based file systems)‏

Open Office http://www.openoffice.org Alternative to Microsoft Office Available for Windows, Mac and Linux Has around 70% of the functionality of Microsoft Office Interoperability issues with the new .docx, .xlsx etc formats in Office 2007

Open Office

http://www.openoffice.org

Alternative to Microsoft Office

Available for Windows, Mac and Linux

Has around 70% of the functionality of Microsoft Office

Interoperability issues with the new .docx, .xlsx etc formats in Office 2007

Freemind http://freemind.sourceforge.net Mind mapping program – useful for brainstorming Available for Windows, Mac and Linux Can be exported to JPEG, HTML, text document etc Can add icons to branches of the mind map Limited formatting options

Freemind

http://freemind.sourceforge.net

Mind mapping program – useful for brainstorming

Available for Windows, Mac and Linux

Can be exported to JPEG, HTML, text document etc

Can add icons to branches of the mind map

Limited formatting options