[consulting] configuring a new site with CiviCRM and election-capable

Sat Sep 22 14:19:01 UTC 2007

Hi all,

With responses and a reference from this list, I have located a non-profit
resource 'in my own backyard,' right here in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Thanks
for the replies!

> This is definitely the right place to ask. Another place would be the
#drupal-consultants channel on IRC.

To appreciate the future goodness available from IRC channels, I'll go
figure out what that is :-).

Minton

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   1. Help configuring a new site with CiviCRM and	election-capable
      module (Minton Brooks)
   2. Re: Help configuring a new site with CiviCRM and
      election-capable module (Darren Oh)

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Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:14:26 -0500
From: "Minton Brooks" <minton.brooks at tds.net>
Subject: [consulting] Help configuring a new site with CiviCRM and
	election-capable module
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Hi all,

This is my first interaction with the Drupal community. I am co-chair of
Allies for Racial Equity, an organization of anti-racism activists within
the Unitarian Universalists faith community. We have downloaded Drupal 5.1.
We need someone to help us get it stable, with its initial configuration of
hi-priority modules, and with a starter theme (I'd like to do a custom
theme, but that is not a priority right now).

In my work life, I am a best practices consultant, specializing in the
Unified Process and UML modeling. So the (possibly) good news is that I can
represent the requirements cleanly, as use case diagrams, some UCes detailed
in text or with activity diagrams. 

The critical work we have is to:

1.       Make certain the site is properly configured. We did not download
it with the CVS connection; can that be added or is it a different download?
We have not really done any substantive work, so if we need to start over,
that is not a problem.

2.       Confirm that our take on initial modules is appropriate to our
needs

3.       Download and test the target configuration, with particular concern
for CiviCRM and whatever additional election-related module(s) we might
need.

4.       Enter membership information using the CiviCRM module, which seems
well suited to our needs, and then to design and post nomination forms,
followed by online election forms. I have an activity diagram describing
what we need between now and December 1st. I can share that diagram with
anyone interested in a consulting assignment.

I'm not sure if this is the right way to go about finding someone to help.
please advise if it is not :-).

Thanks,

Minton Brooks

Co-chair, Allies for Racial Equity

Madison, Wisconsin

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Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:27:23 -0400
From: Darren Oh <darrenoh at sidepotsinternational.com>
Subject: Re: [consulting] Help configuring a new site with CiviCRM and
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On Sep 20, 2007, at 10:14 AM, Minton Brooks wrote:

> The critical work we have is to:
>
>
>
> 1.       Make certain the site is properly configured. We did not  
> download it with the CVS connection; can that be added or is it a  
> different download? We have not really done any substantive work,  
> so if we need to start over, that is not a problem.
Depends on what you want to do. If you want to keep up to date with  
Drupal's CVS, you'll need to do a CVS checkout. If you want to  
maintain a custom version, you just commit your existing files to  
your own CVS repository.
> 2.       Confirm that our take on initial modules is appropriate to  
> our needs
No problem.
> 3.       Download and test the target configuration, with  
> particular concern for CiviCRM and whatever additional election- 
> related module(s) we might need.
I personally haven't worked with CiviCRM. I would have to learn how  
to use it before I can test your configuration. Since I don't forsee  
needing working with it much in the future, I would have to bill for  
the time it takes to learn to use it.
> 4.       Enter membership information using the CiviCRM module,  
> which seems well suited to our needs, and then to design and post  
> nomination forms, followed by online election forms. I have an  
> activity diagram describing what we need between now and December  
> 1st. I can share that diagram with anyone interested in a  
> consulting assignment.
Writing the code is no problem. However, you may need an artist to  
create a mock-up to get a visually satisfying result.
> I?m not sure if this is the right way to go about finding someone  
> to help. please advise if it is not :-).
This is definitely the right place to ask. Another place would be the  
#drupal-consultants channel on IRC.

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