drupal + microsoft = dango, an install profile for small ngos

DaNGO Projectand

Fundraising module

Drupal 4 NGOs @ Amnesty International15th Feb 2011

Mori Sugimoto

Friday, 18 February 2011

DaNGO?What is


DaNGO?


DaNGO?

• Stands for:


DaNGO?

• Stands for:

Drupal AND NGOs


DaNGO?

• Stands for:

Drupal AND NGOs

Drupal 4 NGOs (in 1337)


DaNGO?

• Stands for:

Drupal AND NGOs

Drupal 4 NGOs (in 1337)

• An install profile aimed to helping small NGOs


団子 (Dango) = my favourite Japanese sweet

The true reason I wanted to name it DaNGO:


Japanese Drupallers had no idea when I told themI made a dango using Drupal with Microsoft


(This is probably what they had in mind)

Wha...?


DaNGO Project

Background:


DaNGO Project

• Suggested by Robert Castelo

Background:


DaNGO Project


• Funded by Microsoft

Background:


DaNGO Project


• Funded by Microsoft

Background:

Me: “Working with Microsoft?”Friday, 18 February 2011

“Let us rule the galaxy”

Me: “I’m not sure about this Robert”Friday, 18 February 2011

Join me.

Uh....

© Lucasfilm Ltd

So I was hesitant about joining at first.


Microsoft’s strategy



• Supporting open source projects




• Ensuring open-source applications run on their platform





• Kill open source >> compete & collaborate





• Kill open source >> compete & collaborate

Me: OK, not bad.Friday, 18 February 2011

DaNGO


DaNGO

• Promoting Microsoft technologies

• Providing a set of tools that support small NGOs


DaNGO

• Promoting Microsoft technologies

• Providing a set of tools that support small NGOs

Me: “Sounds cool”Friday, 18 February 2011

Deal.

© Lucasfilm LtdSo I decided to join.Friday, 18 February 2011

Deal.

© Lucasfilm LtdSo I decided to join.The scene is from seconds before Order 66 was executed. This only implies how I felt at the time, not what actually happened.Friday, 18 February 2011

List of modules included in DaNGO



• Windows Live Messengerby Django Beatty - Adub




• Geocode Bingby Benedict Steele - Home Made Digital





• Activity Dashboardby Ben Alexander - Home Made Digital





• Activity Dashboardby Ben Alexander - Home Made Digital

• eNewsletterby Robert Castelo - Code Positive


Also...


Also...

• Fundraising moduleby Me! (Mori Sugimoto)


FAQ:

‘Why not use an existing module?’


Why not CiviCRM?or Übercart?



• Too complex! (a whole CRM / shopping cart for a simple donation feature?)




• Too much config / maintenance overhead




• Too much config / maintenance overhead

• Too much for small organisations - most small organisations don’t have the resource to run them


Why not CiviCRM?


Why not CiviCRM?

I’ve been burnt.


CiviCRM


CiviCRM

• Uses Smarty as template engine


CiviCRM


• OO, no hook system


CiviCRM



• Changes made on Drupal don’t apply


CiviCRM



• Changes made on Drupal don’t apply

CiviCRM is powerful and integrates with Drupal,

but it is not Drupal!


Why not Übercart?


Why not Übercart?

• Too complex for simple donations

• User journey is awkward for donations


Why not Übercart?



1. Put a donation product to a cart


Why not Übercart?




2. View your cart


Why not Übercart?




2. View your cart

3. Check out


Why not Übercart?




2. View your cart

3. Check out

I’ve managed to workaround this before, but made it complex.


IntroducingFundraising module


Fundraising module

http://drupal.org/project/pg_fundraising




Fundraising module


Fundraising module

• Easy to set up


Fundraising module

• Easy to set up

• Easy to manage


Fundraising module

• Easy to set up

• Easy to manage

• Multiple campaigns


Fundraising module

• Easy to set up

• Easy to manage


• Multiple payment-gateways


Fundraising module

• Easy to set up

• Easy to manage



• Donation menu (‘ £10 can buy a family a tent’)


Fundraising module

• Easy to set up

• Easy to manage



• Donation menu (‘ £10 can buy a family a tent’)

• Pre-defined donation options


Donation menu


Donation menu

• Tells stories of beneficiaries


Donation menu


• Gets donors more involved


Donation menu


• Gets donors more involved

• Makes it easier to decide how much to give


Donation menu examples

Note: these donation pages are not built with Fundraising module


Components


Components

• Fundraising module (of course)


Components


• Fundraising feature module(contains configs for CCK, ImageCache, etc.)


Components


• Fundraising feature module(contains configs for CCK, ImageCache, etc.)

• GiftAid module


Fundraising moduleTechnical stuff:



• Payment is handled by Payment Gateway API module (pg_api)




• Uses existing components (e.g. CCK fields and ImageCache) for flexibility




• Uses existing components (e.g. CCK fields and ImageCache) for flexibility

• Fully themable. Comes with: - theme functions - a template file for donation menu


Considerations


Considerations

• Payment gateway API (pg_api) module is still in Beta

• Works, but the code quality can be improved


Difficult choice...Light-weight payment gateway modules:


Difficult choice...

• Paypal Framework module > only handles PayPal

Light-weight payment gateway modules:


Difficult choice...


• Simple payments > not very portable, not suitable for DaNGO



Difficult choice...


• Simple payments > not very portable, not suitable for DaNGO

• Payment API > looks nice, but no releases PLUS it’s for D5



• Gift Aid data export (views integration)

• Custom thank-you email

• Make the forms a bit prettier

• Recurring donations

• Multi-currency (ouch) >> needs to be handled by payment gateway module

Fixes / possible improvements

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

©Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.


DaNGO install profile

http://drupal.org/project/dango




Thanks!


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