Thanks to everyone who has offered suggestions, I'll be following up with each of you.
All the best, Beth On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 8:00 AM, <mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu> wrote: > Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to > mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mcn-l-ow...@mcn.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: mcn-l Digest, Vol 131, Issue 12 (Osterman, Mark (Vizcaya)) > 2. Archiving 2017 Conference CfP (Jennifer Henderson) > 3. Re: Archiving 2017 Conference CfP (Jennifer Henderson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 13:05:00 +0000 > From: "Osterman, Mark (Vizcaya)" <mark.oster...@vizcaya.org> > To: "'mcn-l@mcn.edu'" <mcn-l@mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 131, Issue 12 > Message-ID: > <b43202f4346c264eb0055a0e9f2ad47a78ccc...@s0020285.miamidade.gov> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > We also use Volgistics and it has been very successful for the museum and > for our Volunteer Guides. The user interface is very simple and intuitive. > If you have specific questions please feel free to contact me direct. > > Mark > > Mark Osterman, Ed.D. > Guiding Programs Manager > Vizcaya Museum and Gardens > 3251 South Miami Avenue > Miami, FL 33129 > P: 305-860-8439 > E: mark.oster...@vizcaya.org > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 8:00 AM > To: mcn-l@mcn.edu > Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 131, Issue 12 > > Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to > mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mcn-l-ow...@mcn.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than > "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Volunteer Management Software (Julie Donovan) > 2. Re: Volunteer Management Software (Elizabeth Bollwerk) > (Sensbach,Beverly S) > 3. Re: Volunteer Management Software (Elizabeth Bollwerk) > (Jim Salmons) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 14:22:29 +0000 > From: Julie Donovan <jdono...@brit.org> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l@mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Volunteer Management Software > Message-ID: > < > co1pr06mb8426e97691cf7270e801f13ba...@co1pr06mb842.namprd06.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > We have been using NGO Connect by Salesforce for about 9 months. It is > much more than just volunteer management; we have donors, networking > contacts, volunteers, and more all in one system. The online application > and hours collection are my favorite part of this system. > > Julie > > > JULIE DONOVAN? | ?DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEERS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT? | ? > BRIT.ORG ?| ?817.546.1846 ?|? 1700 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76107 > PLEASE THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Elizabeth Bollwerk > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 5:18 AM > To: mcn-l@mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] Volunteer Management Software > > Hello, MCN-ers, > > MCN's Professional Development committee is looking into volunteer > management software options and would like to hear what programs > organizations are using and their experiences with those programs (good and > bad). We are particularly interested in programs that with open APIs that > handle volunteer applications and recruitment, scheduling, managing > records, and collecting feedback. > > We'd especially love to hear from anyone who is using or has used > Volunteer Matters. > > Thanks in advance for your input. > > Best, > Beth > > -- > Elizabeth Bollwerk > Archaeological Analyst > Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:19:12 +0000 > From: "Sensbach,Beverly S" <sensb...@flmnh.ufl.edu> > To: "mcn-l@mcn.edu" <mcn-l@mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Volunteer Management Software (Elizabeth > Bollwerk) > Message-ID: <35e2bd634ed4479b82a6f9f09c92c...@exmbxprd12.ad.ufl.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Dear Elizabeth, > > We use Volgistics here at the Florida Museum and our volunteer coordinator > is very happy with it, and with their support team. If you'd like to > communicate with her directly to discuss, I'll be glad to share her contact > details with you. > > All best, > Beverly > > Beverly Sensbach > Associate Director > Florida Museum of Natural History > University of Florida > sensb...@flmnh.ufl.edu > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 16:44:49 -0500 > From: Jim Salmons <jim.salm...@factminers.org> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l@mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Volunteer Management Software (Elizabeth > Bollwerk) > Message-ID: <0bc0b60a-b1f0-4d15-aeb9-82877e18d...@factminers.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Elizabeth! :-) :-) (Timlynn says "Hey!") You were so nice to me and > Timlynn for our first MCN conference in 2014, TY so much. As I have said > in the past, IANAMIP - I Am Not A Museum Informatics Professional - > however, as a serial entrepreneur on both sides of the private/public > sectors over many years, I have depended on the power and flexibility of > the PHP/MySQL-based Drupal CMS platform for more creative web environments > than you can shake a stick at.? While I believe that the best strategy for > Drupal-based design is to take the latest version and a collection of "best > of breed" modules to craft exactly what you want/need, there are some > impressive 3rd-party distributions that take the base Drupal platform to a > higher level in the scope of their design missions.? With that in mind, as > an outsider/non-domain-expert, I would encourage you and others to take a > look at CiviCRM, the CMS -- Constituent (not Content) Mgt. System -- built > on the Drupal platform,?https://civic > rm.org/. I am sure that the core design focused on constituents, > volunteers, donors, etc. is a generalization of the things that cultural > heritage organizations deal with plus all the additional flexibility that > any missing features you need can surely be covered by adding best of bred > 3rd party modules if you need/want them. Having spent decades as a > hard-core Smalltalk software designer/developer, I can assure you that the > modular architecture of Drupal and its incredibly active developer > community mean that you will only write the most minimal code that you > need, if any, to create the design of your most-demanding requirements. > Let us know if you need/want more information along these lines as you > pursue your development agenda. Happy-Healthy Vibes, -: Jim Salmons :-? > https://medium.com/@Jim_Salmons/ P.S. TY MCN for the "emerging > professional" scholarship for 2014! I am doing my best as a post-cancer > 65-year-old indie #CitizenScientist to be worthy of this honor and > e > ncouragement. Here is a copy of my FIRST academic/scholarly research > paper submitted for #DATeCH2017 that is an extension of the project > design/mission I presented at #MCN2014:?https://goo.gl/cFMcQH (PDF on my > OneDrive in the cloud). I am working on a companion paper that shows the > value of developing a Pattern Design Language within the scope the the > Issuing Rule model element of the #cidocCRM/#FRBRoo/#PRESSoo ontology > "stack." Would love to hear from anyone working on or interested in this > conceptual space. > > ---Sent from Boxer | http://getboxer.com > > Dear Elizabeth, > > > > We use Volgistics here at the Florida Museum and our volunteer coordinator > is very happy with it, and with their support team. If you'd like to > communicate with her directly to discuss, I'll be glad to share her contact > details with you. > > > > All best, > > Beverly > > > > Beverly Sensbach > > Associate Director > > Florida Museum of Natural History > > University of Florida > > sensb...@flmnh.ufl.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l@mcn.edu > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 131, Issue 12 > ************************************** > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:51:23 +0000 > From: "Jennifer Henderson" <jhender...@imaging.org> > To: "mcn-l@mcn.edu" <mcn-l@mcn.edu> > Subject: [MCN-L] Archiving 2017 Conference CfP > Message-ID: <7B9BC6868AE10146B20AA708702AD64482E4B9C3@us0-sb01> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Archiving 2017 Call for Papers > > Riga, Latvia | May 15-18, 2017 > Submission Deadline: November 1, 2017 > > http://www.imaging.org/archiving > > The IS&T Archiving Conference brings together an international community > of imaging experts and technicians as well as curators, managers, and > researchers from libraries, archives, museums, records management > repositories, information technology institutions, and commercial > enterprises to explore and discuss the field of digitization of cultural > heritage and archiving. > > The conference presents the latest research results on digitization and > curation, provides a forum to explore new strategies and policies, and > reports on successful projects that can serve as benchmarks in the field. > > Archiving 2017 is a blend of short courses, invited focal papers, keynote > talks, and peer-reviewed oral and interactive display presentations, > offering attendees a unique opportunity for gaining and exchanging > knowledge and building networks among professionals. > > For the full Call for Papers, visit http://www.imaging.org/archiving > > > Jennifer Henderson > Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) > www.imaging.org > Follow us on Twitter: @ImagingOrg and @ElectroImaging > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:53:47 +0000 > From: "Jennifer Henderson" <jhender...@imaging.org> > To: "mcn-l@mcn.edu" <mcn-l@mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Archiving 2017 Conference CfP > Message-ID: <7B9BC6868AE10146B20AA708702AD64482E4BA0F@us0-sb01> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Please post this message instead. There was an error in the date for the > submission deadline in the first message I sent. > > Archiving 2017 Call for Papers > > Riga, Latvia | May 15-18, 2017 > Submission Deadline: November 1, 2016 > > http://www.imaging.org/archiving > > The IS&T Archiving Conference brings together an international community > of imaging experts and technicians as well as curators, managers, and > researchers from libraries, archives, museums, records management > repositories, information technology institutions, and commercial > enterprises to explore and discuss the field of digitization of cultural > heritage and archiving. > > The conference presents the latest research results on digitization and > curation, provides a forum to explore new strategies and policies, and > reports on successful projects that can serve as benchmarks in the field. > > Archiving 2017 is a blend of short courses, invited focal papers, keynote > talks, and peer-reviewed oral and interactive display presentations, > offering attendees a unique opportunity for gaining and exchanging > knowledge and building networks among professionals. > > For the full Call for Papers, visit http://www.imaging.org/archiving > > > Jennifer Henderson > Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) www.imaging.org Follow > us on Twitter: @ImagingOrg and @ElectroImaging > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l@mcn.edu > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 131, Issue 13 > ************************************** > -- Elizabeth Bollwerk ------ “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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