[okfn-discuss] Open Source software for membership management?

Sun Jun 22 22:51:23 UTC 2014

Matthew - This is an interesting option.  I'll explore Magento Community a
bit more with this in mind.

Thank you for the idea!

- Heath

On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Matthew Kaufman <mkfmncom at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Membership Management would require becoming a Member.  Can this be tied
> into a Shopping Cart (for "buying" and creating the membership -- and
> implement a package type for the membership and associated pricing and
> schedule)?
>
> Eg:
>
> Space 1:
> Sign up can be Magento Community Edition:
>
> This site has the checkout and purchase of the membership.  memberships
> are recurring monthly subscriptions.
>
> This site has the account management.
>
> Terms:
> Member - a user (username, password, profile)
> Package - a package type (price, features of package [access to what
> content])
>
> Space 2:
> Login area can be Drupal:
>
> This site has the content.
>
> Space 3:
> Landing Page - Sign up (Go to Magento Site and Checkout) or Go to Drupal
> Site and Login
>
> -----------
>
> You can use an API to hook the accounts in magento to the accounts in
> drupal and vice-versa.
>
> Yes?
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 11:56 AM, heath rezabek <heath.rezabek at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> SB - Drupal would work with plugins, but maintenance of the platform
>> (minimizing admin) will be a factor over the long run, and admin of Drupal
>> can be a challenge for the uninitiated.
>>
>> Adam - You're quite right I believe.  This is my first experience with a
>> CRM, oddly enough, so I was not even aware of the term.
>>
>> Civcrm looks promising...  Since they are aiming at a new membership
>> drive and hoping to grow, the pledge and membership management functions
>> are critical.  I've been looking at https://open.crowdtilt.com/ which is
>> heavy on the funding infrastructure and light on membership services, but
>> there's a spectrum...
>>
>> As a reference point, the one they're starting with is
>> http://groupspaces.com/
>>
>> I appreciate these very much; any others ppl have had particularly good
>> experiences with?
>>
>> - Heath
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 6:53 AM, adam <adam at flossmanuals.net> wrote:
>>
>>> This is typically what a CRM does.
>>>
>>> I know and like CiviCRM (they specifically built Civi for non profit use
>>> - https://civicrm.org/) but there are others.
>>>
>>> adam
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 06/22/2014 12:09 PM, S B wrote:
>>>
>>>> Wouldn’t Drupal be a good framework for something like this? Perhaps
>>>> with a few add-ons, it should work fine.
>>>>
>>>> *From:*okfn-discuss [mailto:okfn-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org] *On
>>>> Behalf Of *heath rezabek
>>>> *Sent:* Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:06 AM
>>>> *To:* Open Knowledge Foundation discussion list
>>>> *Subject:* [okfn-discuss] Open Source software for membership
>>>> management?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This is off topic to a degree, but does relate to open source software.
>>>>
>>>> A nonprofit I work with with is looking into moving from a manual
>>>> membership tracking and fulfillment system to a more scalable one.
>>>>
>>>> They're seeking platforms for taking in and managing memberships,
>>>> including potential payments/donations/subscriptions, but secondarily,
>>>> one that hosts community features such as bulletin boards, member
>>>> profiles, etc.  A high level of polish (or at least themability) is
>>>> desired.
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to assure them that open source is the way to go for purposes
>>>> of data portability, but I'm shaky on open source options that exist out
>>>> there.
>>>>
>>>> Any favorites?
>>>>
>>>> - Heath
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Heath Rezabek // labs.vessel.cc <http://labs.vessel.cc>
>>>>
>>>>
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