[Nfb-web] A Response to James

Thu Jun 6 21:43:10 UTC 2019

I forward this for my friend John Berggren. It is in response to James. Here
is what John says:

Gary, I was going to finally respond to James' email when I realized I can't
tell what his email address is. So I'll relay the info to you.

There are both Drupal and WordPress templates out there that match our newer
logo and branding, but don't match the web format introduced earlier this
year. I can send James copies of both if he would like. We can provide
modest assistance with the Drupal theme, but it's caveat emptor with the
WordPress theme.

Last fall, Rachel put together a proposal for a way to roll out a
centralized version of our current Drupal theme for all affiliates. This
will be hosted on Drupal using multisites with a CiviCRM backend. The
backend will be managed centrally with security patches applied to all sites
at once, ensuring the currency of each affiliate platform. The expectation
is that the national office would identify a service provider who would
create the theme, establish fifty-two instances of the theme with donation
and convention registration capabilities, and then assist each affiliate
with the migration of their content to the new platform (if desired). Once
the big move is done, I'd expect that we could move ongoing support to an
internal resource. Affiliates would still be responsible for all content
maintenance. We'll talk about this at the webmasters meeting next month, but
I'm not certain James will be there.

Best,
John

-----Original Message-----
From: Chapter-presidents [mailto:chapter-presidents-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of James K via Chapter-presidents
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 7:47 PM
To: NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list
Cc: James K
Subject: [Chapter-presidents] Webmaster search question

Sent from my iPhone hello all,
I was originally elected vice president of the South Dakota chapter of the
national Federation of the blind. We are looking to design our website and
looking for a webmaster as well as possible design help. If I recall, there
was a template from the national office on how to design a website. Is it
correct? If so, who should I speak to about getting a hold of this and can
anyone recommend a good web designer? Thanks James Konechne

cell 4109250707

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-----Original Message-----
From: NFB-Web <nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Corbb O'Connor via
NFB-Web
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 11:43 AM
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Cc: Corbb O'Connor <corbb at rushpost.com>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] [NFB-web] Our meeting at the convention

I know that so much has changed since Rachel passed away. She had many
projects in flight, and her ability to keep track of them and deliver on
them was extraordinary.

Perhaps we could have a discussion about what we need next to take our
website to the next level. We asked for templates, and a couple years later
we got them. Since then, the NFB.org site has been re-designed, so perhaps
we could request a set of updated templates? Also, I keep hearing request
about online registration for conventions, so perhaps we would like some
development resources allocated toward a Drupal module that ties into the
Connections database? There is also the NFB mobile app, and perhaps the
group has some thoughts about our involvement there. 

These are just the first few thoughts that come to mind, and I agree with
Cathy that a meeting would be very helpful. Given the overlap with this
group and the Communications Committee, perhaps we could combine the two
meetings? 

Corbb

On May 30, 2019, at 7:17 AM, Cathy Schroeder via NFB-Web
<nfb-web at nfbnet.org> wrote:

The last couple of years, the room has been full. I think we are all
wondering the upcoming plans with the loss of Rachael. Who should we be
contacting at the national center, what support should we expect, etc.

My preference would be 8:30.

Cathy Schroeder

-----Original Message-----
From: NFB-Web <nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Gary Wunder via
NFB-Web
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 6:48 PM
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Cc: Gary Wunder <gwunder at earthlink.net>
Subject: [Nfb-web] Our meeting at the convention

At our national convention in Las Vegas, meeting space will be at a premium.
I have been asked whether we want a meeting, and we have put some effort
into trying to determine when a meeting space would be available. It looks
like we would probably be meeting on the first evening of the convention, so
that would be July 10.

Given our spotty attendance over the last year or two, I want to know
whether the webmasters want a meeting. If we do, I'm glad to chair it and
glad to attend. What are the issues you would like covered? If we had our
meeting on the first business day of the convention, would you prefer 7
o'clock, 7:30, 8 o'clock, or 8:30? If we do not need a meeting and you would
not attend, then vote that we postpone it.

Thank you for your thoughtful input.

Warmly,

Gary

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