Get involved and help nonprofits. GroundWork Group wants to get you involved.

This is a followup meeting to our Feb 17 meeting. Click here for some details about our initial meeting. This time we've got a specific list of projects that we need your help on. The list is below.

Note: If you can't make the meeting but want to work on a project just drop me a line with the name(s) of the projects of interest to you.

Come to learn about the projects and to sign up to help.

Here's our list of projects:
1. Online technical assessment tool for organizations
o Send customer to website to fill out information; compute & score and place on technology continuum
o Generate recommendations based on assessment
o Capture organizational data into our marketing database
2. Website Hosting development
o Investigating Open Source Content Management System (Joomla)
3. Further develop overall “look” of CIVIC, ie, re-skin the User Interface
Marketing material for GroundWork group…and specific services as well as naming conventions and associated logos
4. Technical team for technology services – IT In A Box Managed Services, etc.
5. An automated billing system
o Further develop our OTRS (open ticketing reporting system)
o Integrate with QuickBooks
6. Build a Red Hat Enterprise Linux server for development and testing
Search engine optimism strategies for GroundWork group web site and other hosted sites
Investigate integrating Social Network sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) with CIVIC tool and hosted web sites
7. Blast email enhancements
o Tracking mechanisms, # open, # click through, etc.
o HTML editor options
o Storing work in progress for polishing later
8. Web Application Development Framework (ie: wicket, struts, Ruby, JSP, PHP, etc.)
9. Expand Merge/Purge Capabilities
10. PCI Compliance Issues
11. HIPPA Compliance Issues
12. Data Encryption strategies for use with SQL Server
13.Enhance the Batch Transaction processing capabilities for CIVIC tool
14. Linkage of CIVIC contacts to Microsoft…Outlook contacts
15. Integration between CIVIC database with financial applications (ie: QuickBooks)
16. Further enhancement and integration of our ecommerce platform, ie; Donate Now, Shopping Cart
17. Investigate WAMP versus .XAMP managed development environments
18. Develop an Integrated Event Registration System that an end user configure
19.Develop AdHoc Reporting mechanism for the CIVIC tool
20. Product Comparison between IT In A Box Managed Services and VOS (Virtual Office System)
21.Analyze and suggest steps for improvement for speed, performance (flash) through IT In A Box Managed Services to be a complete viable product without limitations to users
22. Explore new technologies and how we can quickly bring them to market to assist the nonprofit community

Thanks again for your consideration.
Ben

P.S. Here's some background info:

GroundWork group is the collaborative and empowering community solution that enhances the capacity of nonprofits to achieve their missions through information management and technology. (Go here for more info – http://www.groundwork.... and http://ncane.com/79w..... )

Background:

GroundWork group was founded by a group of passionate energetic volunteers wanting to make a difference in the Columbus Nonprofit world. As GroundWork group matures we want to create a mechanism for continuing to reinvigorate and refresh the volunteer spirit/resources. In particular GroundWork group wants to reach out to young professionals (i.e 18 - 30).

Note: We welcome anyone who want to join the council even if you're not in the 18 - 30 age range. Young can also mean young at heart. smile