how to use the drupal community (for nonprofits), from ntc drupal day 2014
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A short introduction on how to use the Drupal community, specifically tailored for nonprofits. Drupal is an open-source content management system (CMS). This was the opening session at Drupal Day, at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, D.C. in March 2014. More information about Drupal Day: http://myntc.nten.org/eventdetails/precon/drupal View Ivan's other presentations on Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/rootwork Follow Ivan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rootworkTRANSCRIPT
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HOW TO USE THEawesome
DRUPAL COMMUNITY
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THE DRUPAL COMMUNITYWhere to get help, support, ideas and inspiration
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Head togroups.drupal.org
1. LOCAL MEETUPS
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2. DRUPALCON
One North American and one European(and probably one Southern Hemisphere)
DrupalCon each year.
Next Drupalcon: Austin, TX, June 2–6austin2014.drupal.org
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2b. FREE DRUPALCON!
Every single session from every single DrupalCon ever is recorded and available free.
youtube.com/DrupalAssociation
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3. DRUPAL DOCS
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4. ISSUE QUEUES• Great for specific error messages• Great if you know the module• Not great for “what could be causing this” questions
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5. DRUPAL GROUPS
Head togroups.drupal.org
(again)
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5. DRUPAL GROUPSgroups.drupal.org/drupal-for-good
groups.drupal.org/drupal-for-activists-and-campaigns
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6. INSTANT REPLY CHAT(not actually what it stands for)
drupal.org/ircIt’s not scary!
And it’s really useful to learn!
#drupal-ngo
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7. NTEN MONTHLY CALLS
• Free monthly discussion calls hosted by Johanna Bates and me (next call Thurs. March 27)• Email/web discussion list
bit.ly/npdrupalnotes
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8. RESOURCESDrupal Planet: drupal.org/planetWeb Wash: webwash.netModules Unraveled podcast: modulesunraveled.com/podcastLullabot Module Monday: lullabot.com/blog/articlesLullabot videos/podcast: drupalize.me (some free, some paid)Code Karate videos: codekarate.comNode One videos: nodeone.se/sv/learn-drupal
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HAVE A GREAT DRUPAL DAY!
Ivan [email protected]
@rootworkslideshare.net/rootwork