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ACDA-MN Commitment to Technology Purpose of ACDA-MN Website What is Drupal? Why Drupal? ACDA-MN Member Content Member Directory Pick-Six Score Reviews The Daily Beat Resources and Q & A
Technology requires commitment for staff and funding
Dynamic Web Content solutions for◦ Member Accounts/Login Credentials◦ Organizational Activities◦ E-Commerce/Credit Card Processing/SSL◦ Resources for Choral Directors◦ Archives and Historical content◦ Searchable Content◦ Calendar Events/Concerts, Announcements,
Audition Notices, Job Openings Security of Web Content and Software
Communicate with members and public E-Commerce for sponsors and members◦ Concert announcements, audition notices, job openings,
etc. Online registrations◦ Summer Dialogue (August)◦ State Conference (November)
Member Content◦ Membership Directory◦ Pick-Six reviews
The Daily Beat◦ Daily message with links to new content and
announcements
Drupal is Open Source web development software The software is free and available at: drupal.org Drupal is used by…◦ University of MN, The Economist, The White House,
Examiner.com, The Weather Channel, more… Drupal has a challenging learning curve but the
online support community is very helpful Drupal is built with a codebase (PHP) and a
database (MySQL). Working knowledge of PHP and SQL is helpful, but not required
Drupal Core provides architecture for users with roles and permissions for different purposes (all customizable)
Drupal.org provides 1000’s of Modules that can be added to the Core to meet our online needs
Drupal is secure Drupal is open-source software that will be
supported well into the future
All ACDA-MN members receive a login for the website (requires they have email address)
Members have access to◦ Member Directory◦ Pick-Six Score Reviews◦ The Daily Beat (Web and Email Content)◦ Board Meeting Minutes◦ Online Orders
Board Members have additional access to content restricted for their use only
This presentation available for download:◦ www.acda-mn.org/SLC
Drupal User Guide:◦ https://www.drupal.org/node/877140
ACDA of Minnesota Websites (Drupal):◦ www.acda-mn.org◦ www.starofthenorth.net◦ www.fmcendowment.org◦ www.stateconference.acda-mn.org◦ Future sites: www.summerdialogue.acda-mn.org www.honorchoirs.acda-mn.org