Lee County Bar Association uses Drupal and CiviCRM as a Web Solution for Marketing and Member Management
Might 19, 2010 - SoFla Web Studio, a privately held web improvement and web marketing agency, specializing in Drupal and CiviCRM development, launched a brand new web site for that Lee County Bar Association.
The Lee County Bar Association was formed in 1949 to further the education of its people, produce meaningful interaction among its members, and inform the community on essential legal matters. Their existing static website was being maintained through the use of the outdated version of Microsoft Frontpage. The Organization knew that it was imperative for them to embrace new internet technologies to assist within their overall advertising efforts.
SoFla Internet Studio partnered with BARD Marketing to produce a solution that could assist the Lee County Bar Association with marketing their organization online as well as provide additional value for their existing members with expanded on the internet assets. SoFla Internet Studio proposed using Drupal as a Content Management Program. Drupal would allow the Association staff to very easily update the content on their web site themselves. This would provide a lot more often up-to-date content material as nicely as general price savings for that Association.
Shortly following starting the Discovery procedure, the group noticed how the administrative processes handled by the Association staff were operate via the use of a Microsoft Entry database and were not scalable to permit for future growth. At this stage, SoFla Internet Studio suggested making use of CiviCRM to handle membership, registration and occasions. The proposal changed the single nearby copy of an Entry database having a robust on the internet MySQL database that might be accessed from any internet linked pc and by multiple staff simultaneously.
The task was completed over the very first five months of 2010 and was released in May. People are now able to sign-up and renew membership online. Obligations are accepted on the internet for membership, events and other functions. There’s exclusive content material for compensated people only, such as the online directory, work financial institution and classifieds. The administrative tools provide a wealth of features and reporting that was not feasible with their legacy system. The time-saving features allow it to be easier for that Association staff to total their everyday tasks. A lot more information concerning the new leebar.org website could be present in the SoFla Internet Studio portfolio.
“Drupal & CiviCRM are a natural fit for a not-for-profit bar association” says Steven Alig, President and Owner of SoFla Web Studio. “The features available are perfect for advertising a not-for-profit organization to increase membership. In addition, the administrative resources make it efficient to manage your people and keep them engaged in your activities.”
“We are really excited about our new, gorgeous web site.” says Nanci DuBois, Executive Director of the Lee County Bar Organization. “We received our first new online membership registration the day after we released the new site.”
