[Linux-aus] MemberDB is a great short term solution, but we need a broader rethink

[James Purser]

If we're going to stick with drupal then I think the best option is to use
a drupal based membership management system, if nothing else, it reduces
the "walk in front of a bus" problem.

As I recall from previous investigations the only thing that civicrm lacked
was the ability to hold elections.

On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:29 Joshua Hesketh <josh at nitrotech.org> wrote:

>  Hi all,
>
> This is some great feedback. I know those interested in this are thinking
> about declaring a hack day (or working bee) to tackle the changes, however
> I'll leave that to them to arrange.
>
> I think, to be clear, the highest priorities before the extra features
> would be:
>
> 1) Feature parity with memberdb (registering, maintaining membership,
> elections, voting etc)
> 2) Communication (a way to email members on mass)
>
> After that I would agree with James that some sort of subcommittee
> registrar would be incredibly useful and I would probably rate it as the
> next most important.
>
> The current approach to the development as I understand it is to create a
> REST interface to the existing database. From there a web ui can be built.
> Again though I'll leave it to those working on it to expand.
>
> Cheers,
> Josh
>
>
> On 19/01/15 19:05, James Polley wrote:
>
> For user groups which are run as sub-committees of LA, having the ability
> to piggyback on MemberDB would be very useful - as a way to manage any
> members-only mailing lists, and as a way to manage elections, at the very
> least.
>
>  If we're compiling a wishlist, I'd like to add the ability for
> sub-committees (including the UG subcommittees) to have their own
> drupal/wordpress/civicrm/something instance - I don't really care what, as
> long as it gives the UG the ability to have their own web presence without
> needing to worry about cost of hosting or having sysadmins. I'd also love
> for them to be able to set up and manage their own public mailing lists.
>
> On Fri Jan 16 2015 at 3:38:56 AM Mark Ellem <mark at colmiga.org> wrote:
>
>> A potential feature that could be looked at in the scope is a
>> possibility of offering user groups a way of having an 'instance' where
>> they could manage their membership affairs as a service of LA.
>>
>> Either that or look at making a new membership database solution usable
>> for a user group. Our local user group, HUMBUG, would love to have such
>> software as we have not been able to find anything that suits.
>>
>> If you need any support I would be happy to help.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark Ellem
>>
>> On Fri, 2015-01-16 at 15:46 +1300, Michael Cordover wrote:
>> > On 16 January 2015 at 14:39, Kathy Reid <kathy at kathyreid.id.au> wrote:
>> > > While this is a great short term solution, I think we should (in
>> parallel)
>> > > discuss and debate a MemberDB replacement, likely something like
>> CiviCRM.
>> > > This is a bit more work and effort, but I think would have good long
>> term
>> > > returns, and address the pressing need for targeted member
>> communications.
>> >
>> > On this, I think it would be useful to do some project scoping - not
>> > just around membership, but around all of the web-based systems we are
>> > thining of upgrading. I know there's also been talk of a zookeepr
>> > upgrade/rewrite. There are also probably other needs we should be
>> > considering: other LA events, potential lobbying/other LA activities,
>> > grants, Mailman 3 integration, Hurd compatibility etc etc etc.
>> >
>> > The first step here would be wishlisting *everything*, and then
>> > scoping it down into actual projects, then commencing work. Strategic
>> > planning, yo.
>> >
>> > Michael
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