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Thought I might ask those who may have been down the path, if there is advice or a road-map about how the Joomla image/media galleries (and media manager) for writing articles and news letters might best integrate with civi's image, media storage, case management and volunteer system?

My very specific question is crowd sourcing of information (images, video, and description) which would be vetted by those running the Civic site, for things like:

1. an event, 
2. a volunteer completing a task (building something, clearing a mess up, documenting something like a pothole) or
3. documenting an action/situation
3. collecting information on public art (like sculpture or graffiti)

the person would have to register (registration would have to be an easy/integral part of a submission) or login if already a member/volunteer and submit their images/files/comments for vetting/acceptance by the Organization using CiviCRM and Joomla to create articles (galleries, clusters of like information, or progress on a project/event) specific to the information submitted.  Kinda case management?

Thanks.

Michael,

Thanks for the feedback the idea of using activities does seem like an easy first start.

My interest in using CiviCase came about from its ability to provide a work flow and structure that a non-profit can setup (for volunteers to use). In this case reports of "an event". 

The activity would be the report of the event.  The "what to do with it" becomes an internal organization concern.  Making certain the right steps are taken (in my example:
1. vetting that someone has placed a sculpture (that other may want to see) an an urban environment,
2. the pictures submitted are good,
3. the non-profit updates its database/web site,
4. contacts the artist,
5. geo-codes it so it on the next "art walk" map
6. follow-up: a press release

Again, thanks
Carl