Drupal for good
Jeff Robbins quote - one concerted push
Drupal attracts people who want to make things better - virtuous cycle. Sharing andcontributing to common good.
Anatomy of an NGO
NGOs have no common structure or motivation!
Oxfam: work for a just world without poverty.
Strengthening citizens' movements
Through partnerships
Oxfam is 15+ organisations!
Oxfam observers - possibly future members.
All legally separate
Amnesty International is huge; Oxf Int comparatively tiny. Can't be executive.
Why Oxfam likes Drupal
Different nations use even Dreamweaver!
Similar values underpinning D and Oxf
Organisation front door
Shows Grow campaign video!
Oxf Int cannot raise own money! Cannot take money from members.
Get messages out
Also promote development and partnerships
Geo-focussed
Locations
OpenLayers
Also change
Participate in campaigns
Subsites using Spaces features context Oxfam.org/grow
Also activism Getting people involved; jobs page very highly visited!
Blogs site Voice to the otherwise voiceless
Short URL service
Multilingual public website.
Sumus Intranet
Runs in the cloud, thousands of pieces of content
Co-ordinate and amplify - what could Drupal magic do for existing Oxfam practices?
Prototyping - use modularity to it's advantage. Don't be afraid to prototype.
Three months using Open Atrium to prototype
Powerful group features
Notifications system was biggest feature
Activity tracking
Coordinating events across many groups
Forum - content type plus comments
Group block customization
User connections and discoverability
Activity
Members directory
Drupal tricks
Code and modules in the slides
Panels IPE and Panels Node
Recommending people - use views and match the first taxonomy term?
Geo aware content
Caching
Language aware content
Grow Crece Cultivons
