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• HTML5/CSS/Javascript Access: You have access to the level of coding (HTML5/CSS/Javascript) to create any
new template, including one built with responsive design.
• Method of Multi-Device Support: Add-on modules can support a front-end, mobile-friendly framework (i.e.,
Twitter Bootstrap, Zurb Foundation framework, etc.).
• Multi-Device Support for the Site Administrator: It is not practical to administrate the site on a mobile phone.
Integration with Constituent Data
• Web Forms: Site administrators can create custom forms to collect data from visitors, without coding, through
an add-on module.
• Integration with a Constituent Database: Add-on modules that manage integrations with CiviCRM, Salesforce, and Democracy in Action are available. In addition, an add-on module provides basic constituent management functionality within Drupal itself.
• Integration with Event Management Tools: An add-on module provides robust event management functionality within Drupal itself.
• Support for Online Donation Forms: Online donation forms can be supported through add-on modules.
• Payment Fees: The system does not charge fees for online payments; the user is only responsible for the typical
fees associated with the online merchant account of their choice.
• Email to Online Donation Conversion Tracking: There is no way through the system to see statistics on how
many email recipients actually made donations.
• Ability for Constituents to Update Their Own Information Online: The user can create data collection forms
for constituents. Form data can be added to constituent records via an integration with a constituent database.
• Tailored Content Based on Criteria in a Constituent Database: The website content can be tailored to show
different content based on certain criteria tracked in the constituent records (e.g., a video is only seen by those
who donated over $500) via an add-on and integration with a constituent database.
• Data Integration Method: The core system supports OpenID connections for integrating with constituent data.
Add-ons are available to support LDAP, SSO, and OAuth connections.
User roles and Workflow
• System Roles: An unlimited number of user roles can be created and ordered into hierarchical groups. A default
set of roles (Anonymous User and Authenticated User) is available, and additional roles can be defined to create,
edit, publish, or delete content based on content type. All roles can be allowed to edit or publish their own
content as well as others’. Roles are able to inherit the permissions of their parent and/or children’s roles, simplifying the administration of permissions.
• Possible Article Statuses: Articles can only be in draft or published mode. More content states are available
through an add-on module.
• Notifications: There is no notification system to flag and forward content. However, a popular add-on module is
available to provide this functionality.
• List of System To-Dos: No dashboard or list of content items that need attention is available in the core system.
Community-contributed add-ons are available to provide this functionality.
• Auto-Publication: Add-on modules allow users to set up content for auto-publication at a specific date and
time.
Community/Web 2.0 Functionality
• Comments: The content editor can allow site visitors to post comments for any piece of site content.
• Comment Moderation: The system provides detailed comment moderation support. Spam filtering is available
through popular add-on modules.
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A Consumers Guide to Content Management Systems for Nonprofits • March 2014