netroots nation content management systems- what’s possible & best for your org-
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What’s Possible & What's Best for You and Your Organization?
Content Management Systems
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Agenda
• Introduction
• Temperature Check
• What is a CMS?
• Do you need a CMS?
• What is possible with a CMS?
• What to consider when choosing a CMS
• Recommendations
• Q & A
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Introduction
Austen Levihn-CoonStrategist
Fission Strategy@AustenLC
Austen provides innovative online consulting services to nonprofits and foundations. He has worked with dozens of organizations to implement the latest online technologies and build websites to create meaningful change. Clients have included: MomsRising.org, Greenpeace, ONE, Reform Immigration for America, J Street, NARAL Pro-Choice America, and many more.
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Background
• Fission Strategyo Online Campaign Strategyo Website Design & Development for Non-profits and
Foundationso Social Media Integrationso Facebook and Twitter Appso Online-to-Offline Campaigns
• Exampleso Jstreet.orgo DefineAmerican.com
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Temperature Check
• Why are you here?
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What is a Content Management System (CMS)?
• A content management system (CMS) is a computer system that allows publishing, editing, and modifying content as well as site maintenance from a central page.
• Content is created and edited on the web in an administration portion of the web application (referred to as the Backend). The resulting content is then displayed to the viewers on the regular site (referred to as the Frontend).
- From wikipedia.com and http://www.webdesignerdepot.com
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Do You Need a CMS?
• Do you plan to regularly update your site?
• Do you plan to have a blog on your site?
• Will you update your site remotely?
• Who will update your site?
o Web Developers?
o Non-Web Developers?
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What is Possible with a CMS?
• Low Barrier to Entryo Tumblr.com
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Tumblr: What is Possible
• Free
• Set up in 10 minutes
• Design and technical skills not necessary
• Attractive templates available for free
• Displays photo, video, text
• No traditional comments by default
• Limitations on layout design, features, etc.
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What is Possible with a CMS?
• NationBuildero Easy to set up a basic campaign site using existing
templateso Collect sign-upso Integrated with voter outreach and advocacy tools
allows you to run an e-advocacy campaigno SMS & Email tool integrationo Custom needs require custom design and
development
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What is Possible with a CMS?
• Enterprise Level CMS:o Features:
Contextual Visitor Targeting E-business set-ups Multi-channel publishing
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What is Possible with a CMS?
• Enterprise Level CMS:o Features:
Easily run multiple websites through a single CMS Set user-level permissions Option to store assets on an S3 server Support multiple languages Customer Support
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Middle Ground of CMS Options
• Open Sourceo WordPresso Drupalo Joomla!o Expression Engine
• Custom CMSo Options of CMS’s that can be custom built for you.
• Proprietary CMSo Provide support
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Things to Consider
• Scope of Site and Site Content o Regular Updates?o Include a Blog?
o Multiple authors?o Integrations:
o Online Toolkito Facebook Appo MeetUpo Donations
o Custom Functionality
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Things to Consider
• Organizational Goalso Ease of Useo Brandingo Visitor Targetingo Advocacy and Sign-Upso Content Promotiono Permission Levelso Social integrations
Facebook, Twitter, your advocacy toolset, etc.
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Things to Consider
• Organizational Tech & Design Capacityo Do you have a tech savvy staff member who will be
making updates to the site.
o Good idea to have one person internally who will
own the site upkeep.
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Things to Consider
• Budgeto Present
o Future
o Staffing
Are developers or support staff easily available
and are they expensive to hire?
• Do it Yourself?
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Some CMS's
• Open Source Solutions:o Drupalo Joomla!o Expression Engineo Django
• Enterprise Level:• CoreMedia
• CrownPeak
• RedDot
• Sitecore
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Recommendations
• Include all stakeholders in the process
• If possible, hire an external party to do a needs analysis – minimizes internal biases and politics.
• Take your present and future organizational needs and budget into consideration when making the decision.
• Ultimately, your website should reflect your organizational priorities.