{"id":1171,"date":"2009-11-13T10:23:39","date_gmt":"2009-11-13T14:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2009.newyork.wordcamp.org\/?p=1171"},"modified":"2009-11-13T09:26:11","modified_gmt":"2009-11-13T13:26:11","slug":"wordpress-for-non-profits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyork.wordcamp.org\/2009\/wordpress-for-non-profits\/","title":{"rendered":"The Case for WP in Non Profits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amanda Blum<\/p><\/div>\n

Having been a backseat driver on the 501c3 bus for 25 years, I speak Bleeding Heart fluently. I’ve seen that most non-profits suffer from the same issues:
\n— PR\/Marketing departments not integrated with tech departments, a failure because of the way marketing works in 2010.
\n— Design has been prioritized over function in website considerations.
\n— Without solid tech counsel, organizations are slaves to paid software and\/or webmasters.<\/p>\n

Your Website is Not the Bastard Kid of Your Org
\nI know all the issues: staff stretched thin, high turnover, volunteer training timesuck, lack of resources\/ funding, and nepotistic hiring practices (\u201cMy nephew Mervin can put us on the interwebs for free!\u201d).\u00a0\u00a0Can WordPress solve these problems? Of course not\u2026but it can turn your website from a time and resource drain into a highly functioning marketing and service delivery tool, and help reduce many of these problems at the same time. Stop thinking of WordPress as a blogging tool: it is a highly powerful <\/span>C<\/span><\/span><\/em>ontent <\/span>M<\/span><\/span><\/em>anagement <\/span>S<\/span><\/span><\/em>ystem (magic website manager).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bleeding Heart meets Bleeding Edge
\nI am like a kid with cake when it comes to convincing non profits about WordPress as a way to reduce costs, maximize efficiency and most importantly- sell your cause. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n