A presentation used in DrupalCampManila 2012 entitled Pushing Drupal in the Non-Profit Sector: Success and Challenges.

1. Pushing Drupal in the
Non-Profit Sector
Success and Challenges
Joanna Almodal
Computer Professionals' Union
DrupalCamp Manila 2012

2. 1 | CPU and Non-Profits
2 | Common features and modules
3 | Our development process
4 | Experiences
5 | DOs and DON'Ts
6 | Statistics

3. 1 | CPU and Non-Profits
2 | Common features and modules
3 | Our development process
4 | Experiences
5 | DOs and DON'Ts
6 | Statistics

4. 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.

5. CPU and Non-Profits
Almost
50
non-profits.

6. CPU and Non-Profits (Environment)
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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. CPU and Non-Profits (Science and Technology)
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

14. CPU and Non-Profits (Children)
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

15. 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

16. CPU and Non-Profits (Children)
Salinlahi
Salinlahi 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

17. CPU and Non-Profits (Women)
Center for Women's
Resources
The 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

18. CPU and Non-Profits (Indigenous Peoples)
Kalipunan ng mga
Katutubong Mamamayan
ng Pilipinas
KAMP 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

19. CPU and Non-Profits (Multimedia Production)
Kodao Productions
Kodao 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

20. 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

21. CPU and Non-Profits
And many more.

22. 1 | CPU and Non-Profits
2 | Common features and modules
3 | Our development process
4 | Experiences
5 | DOs and DON'Ts
6 | Statistics

23. Common Features and Modules
News articles
Press releases
Blogs
Etc.
Content types

24. Common Features and Modules
Photo
Views Slideshow
jCarousel
ImageCache/Styles
LightBox2
GalleryFormatter

25. Common Features and Modules
Video
Video Embed Field
Embedded Media Field

26. Common Features and Modules
Audio
Soundcloud

27. Common Features and Modules
Presentation
Slideshare (embed code)

28. Common Features and Modules
Layout
Panels
MiniPanels
Context

29. Common Features and Modules
Forms / Online Petitions
Webform

30. Common Features and Modules
References
NodeReference / EntityReference

31. Common Features and Modules
Statistics
Google Analytics
Download Count

32. Common Features and Modules
Formatting
BUEditor
IMCE
WYSYWYG

33. Common Features and Modules
Menu
NiceMenu
Collapsiblock

34. Common Features and Modules
Subscription
GoogleGroups

35. Common Features and Modules
Social Networks
SexyBookmarks
AddThis
Embed codes

36. Common Features and Modules
Online Payments
PayPal (embed codes)

37. 1 | CPU and Non-Profits
2 | Common features and modules
3 | Our development process
4 | Experiences
5 | DOs and DON'Ts
6 | Statistics

38. 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)

39. Development Process: (2) Layout
We sketch...

40. Development Process: (2) Layout
We use design mock-up tools...

41. 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.

42. 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.

43. 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.

44. Development Process: (4) Feedback
We set schedules of when to send updates. We sometimes conduct personal meetings
to discuss about the outputs.

45. 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.

46. 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.

47. Development Process: (7) Site Launching

48. Development Process: (7) Site Launching
We continue the processes until we finish everything.

49. 1 | CPU and Non-Profits
2 | Common features and modules
3 | Our development process
4 | Experiences
5 | DOs and DON'Ts
6 | Statistics

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

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

52. 1 | CPU and Non-Profits
2 | Common features and modules
3 | Our development process
4 | Experiences
5 | DOs and DON'Ts
6 | Statistics

53. DOs and DON'Ts
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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.

54. DOs and DON'Ts
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.

55. DOs and DON'Ts
from
to
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.

56. 1 | CPU and Non-Profits
2 | Common features and modules
3 | Our development process
4 | Experiences
5 | DOs and DON'Ts
6 | Statistics

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

59. Bagani
A tool for Human Rights Defenders