Open source content management systems (CMSs) are particularly attractive to the nonprofit community because of their cost-efficiency, but what do these systems actually do? And what are the differences between the most common CMSs? We’ll compare WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone for typical nonprofit needs and then experts will demo the systems and answer your questions.
The agenda is focused on live demos of these four systems. With just a quick introduction to the concept of open source content management systems, we’ll spend about fifteen minutes looking at each of the four systems.
By the end of the session, you will understand:
• What an open source content management system is
• A basic understanding of the structure and differences between WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and Plone
• How the four systems compare in terms of ease of getting started, ease of use for your staff, content organization, graphic flexibility, and more
• A sense of which one or two systems might make the most sense for your needs
Conducted by Heather Gardner-Madras and Laura Quinn
Heather Gardner-Madras (aka hgm), gardner-madras strategic | creative, provides progressive nonprofits and socially responsible businesses with experienced online strategy, design and execution. Over the years, she has helped many organizations of all sizes improve the quality of their online communications. She has hands-on experience in creating websites using all four of these content management systems – WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone – and has in-depth experience in how they compare.
Laura is the Executive Director of Idealware. She has almost fifteen years of experience in building websites, both with and without content management systems. Earlier this year, she led Idealware’s detailed research report comparing WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and Plone. Prior to directing Idealware’s research, writing, and training, Laura founded Alder Consulting, a firm that specialized in strategizing, designing, and building powerful internet strategies for affordable budgets. Laura is a frequent speaker on nonprofit technology topics, and has conducted literally dozens of online and offline seminars.
The agenda is focused on live demos of these four systems. With just a quick introduction to the concept of open source content management systems, we’ll spend about fifteen minutes looking at each of the four systems.
By the end of the session, you will understand:
• What an open source content management system is
• A basic understanding of the structure and differences between WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and Plone
• How the four systems compare in terms of ease of getting started, ease of use for your staff, content organization, graphic flexibility, and more
• A sense of which one or two systems might make the most sense for your needs
Conducted by Heather Gardner-Madras and Laura Quinn
Heather Gardner-Madras (aka hgm), gardner-madras strategic | creative, provides progressive nonprofits and socially responsible businesses with experienced online strategy, design and execution. Over the years, she has helped many organizations of all sizes improve the quality of their online communications. She has hands-on experience in creating websites using all four of these content management systems – WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone – and has in-depth experience in how they compare.
Laura is the Executive Director of Idealware. She has almost fifteen years of experience in building websites, both with and without content management systems. Earlier this year, she led Idealware’s detailed research report comparing WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and Plone. Prior to directing Idealware’s research, writing, and training, Laura founded Alder Consulting, a firm that specialized in strategizing, designing, and building powerful internet strategies for affordable budgets. Laura is a frequent speaker on nonprofit technology topics, and has conducted literally dozens of online and offline seminars.
Please register with an email address that will allow you to recieve the access and dial-in information for the online seminar.
https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/957/l/eng/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=56511
$34 TANO Members and $40 for Non-TANO Members.
TANO Members are eligible for a 15% ($34 per participant) discount on all Idealware webinars. To take advantage of this offer for this class, please contact Mary Beth Harrington at mbharrington@tano.org for a special registration link!
Non-TANO members please use this link