Using WordPress for non-profit organizations, as presented at CMS Expo 2013

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We’re on a Mission:
WordPress for Non-Profits
John Eckman (@jeckman)
ISITE Design / CMS Myth

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We’re on a Mission
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http://www.isitedesign.com/

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http://delight.us/

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http://www.cmsmyth.com/

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HandsOn Tech
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http://www.handsontechboston.org/

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New England GiveCamp
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http://www.newenglandgivecamp.org/

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Free Hosting
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Free Hosting
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http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Non-profit_Discount

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Free Source Control
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https://github.com/nonprofit

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Free Email Solutions
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http://www.verticalresponse.com/non-profits

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Free Email Solutions
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Why WordPress?
• Community
• Content-centric
• Ease of author experience
• Backwards compatibility
• Broad hosting support
• Breadth of plugin and theme
ecosystem
• No license fee
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Earthen Vessels
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http://www.evkids.org/

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Earthen Vessels
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Call and Response
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http://www.callandresponsefoundation.org/

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Call and Response
• Subscribe:
– http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
mailchimp/
• Teardrop Theme:
– http://themeforest.net/item/teardrop-
flexible-photo-portfolio-wp-
theme/510900
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Eplanade Association
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http://www.esplanadeassociation.org/

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Esplanade Association
• Events Calendar:
– http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/t
he-events-calendar/
• Map:
– http://leafletjs.com/
– http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/l
eaflet-maps-marker/ (not sure if they
are using this or not)
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Food Empowerment Project
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http://www.foodispower.org/

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Responsive Theme:
– Breakpoints for tablet,
mobile
– Left nav becomes top
nav, becomes mobile
nav
– Child theme
• http://wordpress.org/
extend/themes/respo
nsive

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Food Empowerment Project
• Custom Post Type for Alerts
• MailerMailer for email signup
• Multilingual
• http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/q
translate/
• http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/q
translate-slug/
• Google XML Sitemaps, GA
• WP Super Cache
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Generation Citizen
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Generation Citizen
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Generation Citizen Stories
• Custom Post Type for Stories
– http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/s
econdary-html-content/
– http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/a
ttachments/
• Restricted Site Access
– http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/r
estricted-site-access/
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Generation Citizen Stories
• PDF Generation
– http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
wp-post-to-pdf/
• Search with custom meta data
– http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/r
elevanssi/
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Potential Challenges
• Security
• Maintenance / Upkeep
• Strategy
• Cost of Donation Platforms
• Cost of (non-free) Email Service
Providers
• Expectation that “free” includes all
labor and sets unreasonably low
budget
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Thank you.
John Eckman
ISITE Design | CMS Myth
www.isitedesign.com | www.cmsmyth.com
@jeckman| jeckman@isitedesign.com