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CiviCRM for Alumni. A few questions.
January 13, 2009, 12:54:16 pm
From what I read, CiviCRM(coupled with Drupal) is a perfect solution for an Alumni org.

1. What kind of a frontend to the Alumni user does CiviCRM provide? I see the backend, but don't see an example of a front end. Can an alumni user search for other alumni? Can they view current news etc. Anyone have a demo?

2. Does CiviCRM include forum functionality? If not, what free software could I use to enable forum functionality?

3. Is there anyway that we could allow alumni to post job offers etc. If so, how could we do that?

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Re: CiviCRM for Alumni. A few questions.
January 13, 2009, 02:09:25 pm
Hopefully someone will post with links to real-life examples - but generally speaking:

Quote from: CAD on January 13, 2009, 12:54:16 pm
1. What kind of a frontend to the Alumni user does CiviCRM provide? I see the backend, but don't see an example of a front end. Can an alumni user search for other alumni? Can they view current news etc. Anyone have a demo?

CiviCRM Profile is the "feature" used to configure front-end directory / search interfaces. You can read about it here:
http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Profiles+Admin

.. and see a demo / example (not nicely styled :-) ) here on the CiviCRM public demo:
http://drupal.demo.civicrm.org/civicrm/profile?gid=1&reset=1

(Keep in mind that Profile allows you to pick and choose which fields to include in search form and which to show in listings.)

Quote from: CAD on January 13, 2009, 12:54:16 pm
2. Does CiviCRM include forum functionality? If not, what free software could I use to enable forum functionality?

No. Drupal has a forum module. You could also use SimpleMachines forum (which is what we run here).

Quote from: CAD on January 13, 2009, 12:54:16 pm
3. Is there anyway that we could allow alumni to post job offers etc. If so, how could we do that?

I'd probably use Drupal CCK for this (create a Job Posting content type etc.)
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Re: CiviCRM for Alumni. A few questions.
January 14, 2009, 05:56:23 am
Dave said, "I'd probably use Drupal CCK for this (create a Job Posting content type etc.)"

There's a new O'Reilly Drupal book, Using Drupal, by Angela Byron, and more. Chapter 3 is "Job Posting Board." It says that they use CCK and Views to create job openings and browse through available jobs. I'm still on Chapter 2, but I like this book. It's well written, easy to follow, and seems to cover a lot of stuff, concisely.
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Re: CiviCRM for Alumni. A few questions.
January 14, 2009, 11:28:25 am
You may use Job Search module, recently ported to Drupal 6.x

http://drupal.org/project/jobsearch

For forums, use Advanced Forums + a little css play to make it look nice.

For alumni front end you may also use the Views 2 + CiviCRM integration (currently under development).
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