The document discusses how the content management framework Drupal can empower non-profits. It notes that Drupal is free and open-source. It has committed to accessibility standards and has over 9,500 modules to extend its functionality. Drupal allows for content management, ecommerce and donations, integration with tools like CRM, multi-language and multi-site support. Its modular nature makes it flexible, collaborative and extensible. Features like these make Drupal well-suited to power the websites and online operations of non-profit organizations.

1. How Drupal Can Empower Non-Profit
Piyush Poddar
Monsoon Consulting

2. What is Drupal?

3. What is Drupal ?
Content Management System
Content Management Framework
Many people call Drupal a content
management system because it can store and
display content for websites.
Drupal is more closely described as a content
management framework. It is an empty canvas
that can be configured to meet any
information management requirements.

4. Drupal Association
Commitments
When Drupal became mainstream, a formal
organization was formed to ensure the
stability and future success of the technology.
The Drupal Association has committed to
ensuring that all components of the Drupal
core adhere to WCAG 2.0 and ATAG 2.0.
What is Drupal ?

5. Drupal Interface

6. Drupal Interface

7. Drupal Interface

8. Drupal Interface

9. Drupal Interface

10. Drupal Interface

11. Drupal Interface

12. AdvantageDrupal

13. AdvantageDrupal
Cost
Drupal is free. Drupal modules are
free. Drupal Templates are also free.
Accessibility
The Drupal Association has
committed to ensuring that all core
features are WCAG 2.0 and ATAG 2.0
compliant
Content Management Frameworks have changed the way organizations manage their
websites. We no longer depend on low-level programmers to maintain our Internet
presence.
Templates
The layered system flow of Drupal
allows us to update the visual
component on our systems without
changing the business logic.
Semantic Data
Built-in taxonomies allow for content
categorization and tagging. Content
that is tagged is much easier to find.

14. AdvantageDrupal
Collaborative
The modular nature of Drupal
allows us to share our code and
templates across organizations. No
need to build anything twice.
Extendable
There are 9,500 modules that
extend the Drupal core. Popular
functionality is very well supported.
Content Management Frameworks have changed the way organizations manage their
websites. We no longer depend on low-level programmers to maintain our Internet
presence.
Flexible
Drupal starts as a blank canvas and can
evolve into any type of system. It can
be a tool for managing our websites, or
a data entry and reporting system.

15. Features
for Non-Profits

16. Features for Non-Profits
Content Management System
Ecommerce & Donations
Content Syndication (RSS, Twitter)
CRM Integration ( CivicCRM)
External Integration (extensibility)
Media handling (exp. External )
Multi Language Support
Multi Site architecture
Community ( blogs, forums &
profiles)
Tiered and nuanced access
control
Pluggable core systems
Responsive design capabilities
(extensible)
…more

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examples

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25. Questions?