Using A Content Management System To Build a CompanyandA
Community
Presented by: Micky Metts ~FreeScholar
My name is Michele Metts, some people call me Micky and I am
known as FreeScholar in the Drupal Community.
I am a member of Agaric, a tech cooperative and LibreBoston a
sub group of Boston Linux User Group. I speak to groups about the
realities of using FREE software, and I facilitate discussion on
building cooperatives and collectives. I am a Drupal Hacker.
It is a wonderful time to start a company based on free
software.
The home page for Drupal, where your journey will start!
The home page for Drupal Groups, where the virtual Drupal
community lives!
Sign up! Join the community.
Download Drupal core to run it on your own machine if you are a
developer.
NOTE: There are options for hosting your Drupal site that have
many built-in features that will be beneficial to non-developers.
You do not need to know any programming to build your site with
Drupal, but if you do have programming skills, you will be able to
do more advanced things with Drupal.
Getpantheon.com good for building and experimenting, but
expensive for hosting
GreenGeeks.com - Has been a reliable host for me over the past
10 years
Drupal Hosting Options
Jitsi - http://meet.mayfirst.org/agaric A FREE tool hosted on
mayfirst.org
IRC - freenode.net channels #devs-r-us and ##showandtell
Shared notes - Riseup.net or Etherpads
https://pad.riseup.net https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org
Secure Instant Messaging:
GNU/Linux and Windows:
Pidgin - https://pidgin.im/ (OTR is a plugin for Pidgin)
for mac:
Adium - https://trac.adium.im/wiki/InstallingAdium
OTR the plugin for mac:
https://www.calyxinstitute.org/education/howto-encrypted-instant-messaging-with-osx-adium-and-otr
The tools we use to communicate with the team and with
clients.
***Encryption:
Slides on Staying Safe:
http://www.slideshare.net/DrupalConnection/staying-safe-overview-of-free-encryption-tools
How much do you need to learn about Drupal to run a Drupal based
company?
How much do you want to learn about Drupal?
1. You should be invested in Drupal enough to want to learn more
about it as you progress, not less.
2. You should be invested in the Drupal community enough to get
to know the values, the CMS parts and some of the members. Being
able to form relationships with many different people is key.
3. You should want the Drupal community to grow, and seek ways
to support this.
Download Modules and Themes Intuitive and user friendly
Just a few resources and links (there are many!):Lullabot
video:https://drupalize.me/videos/understanding-drupalRecording of
Mauricio Dinarte's: Understanding Drupal session at BADCamp in 2016
is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhlD4jrKGEYSlide
deck - http://bit.ly/understanding-drupalTraining videos
-http://ostraining.comhttp://drupalize.me
Introductions to Drupal
Business
Traditional
Non-Profit
Cooperative
Some Business Models
AdvertisingCustomizationBuilding New SoftwareMaintenance and
Support
Opportunities in Traditional Companies
Many companies are hiring Drupal developers right now. I get at
least 3 inquiries a week from companies seeking Drupal talent.
Two key areas that have adopted Drupal as their first choice
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AcademiaGovernment
Opportunities in Non-Profit Companies
Many non-profit companies are hiring Drupal developers right
now. Non-Profit companies receive grants and funding to build
projects and often choose Drupal as their CMS.
Structuring your company to service non-profits and using Drupal
as a CMS can work well as a strategy. When intending to work with
any sector, it is wise to educate yourself on their best practices
for operation. This will give you an advantage over a tech company
that does not know how a non-profit company works and what their
basic needs are.
Collaboration Opportunities for Cooperative Development
Collaboration Opportunities for Cooperative Development
Tech Co-op Network is the network of North American tech worker
co-ops: worker cooperatives that provide media, communications, and
computer technology goods and services. All are welcome!
We catalyze collaboration and mutual support among our members,
while educating, encouraging, and supporting would-be cooperators
and the general public. We subscribe to the International
Co-operative identity, values, and principles. Many of us work
primarily with progressive, nonprofit, and social change
organizations as a part of our individual commitments to
environmental, economic, and social justice and sustainability.
With a blend of partnership, federation, and friendly
co-opetition, Tech Co-op Network makes visible and strengthens the
vertical and horizontal connections among tech worker co-ops in
North America (US, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the
Caribbean).
My Path:
Giving back to the community
Getting involved with a community means that it is a two-way
street and there will be things you will gain and there will be
things you give back. How does that work?
Get into the issue queue and provide feedback. If you are a
developer get involved maintaining modules as part of a team. If
you are not a developer you can help with things like documentation
that is much needed!
GNU.org is a great place to start finding out what software
projects are being developed. Join a project and if you are not a
developer, fsf.org will give you the information you need to help
with outreach in free software awareness.
Look into local cooperative efforts and activism in your home
town to get involved. See http://usworker.coop for information on
worker-owned cooperative businesses.
Articles about cooperatives
http://www.thenews.coop/The Guardian - http://bit.ly/1s83iyEThe
ecologist -
http://bit.ly/1oaxYythttp://shareable.net/blog/how-to-start-a-worker-co-op
Worth a listen: "Tech Cooperatives: A Better Way to Make a
Living" http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_IAP9313 with
Jack Aponte of http://palantetech.com
Starting a cooperative
http://banyanproject.coop/[email protected]
- A tech-worker-coop-related mailing list
http://npogroups.org/lists/info/tech-coophttp://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/workercoop/infohttp://www.techworker.coop/
My Projects and Interests: Agaric.com, LibreBoston.org,
PowerToConnect.org, VoipDrupal.org
Thank You for Attending!
Micky Metts ~ FreeScholarOn Drupal.org -
https://www.drupal.org/u/freescholar
Contact: [email protected]
