Vicki -- I also happen to know that LTA-NW is developing a GIS-based stewardship tracking system... you should talk to Liz Bell and/or Dale Bonar there for more info... not sure what the status of that project is, but I suspect it will be relevant to you.
Also, CommEnSpace (http://www.commenspace.org) has done a lot of work with Northwest land trusts and GIS. best, jon --------------------------------------------------- Jon Stahl, Program Manager ONE/Northwest: Online Networking for the Environment [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.onenw.org p: 206.286.1235 f: 413.702.0213 icq: 16742255 aim: jondstahl Subscribe to ONEList, our free monthly email newsletter about using technology to protect the environment! http://www.onenw.org/onelist/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Marshall Mayer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 9:24 AM > To: TechRocks Support > Subject: [support] RE: land trust customization > > > As Clif noted, land trusts may be able to take advantage of > some work that > he will do later this month with some land trusts in Maine. > In essence, he > will be creating codes specifically for a few land trusts > that we think will > be generalizable to many land trusts. > > It's one of the really kewl things about ebase 2.0 data > structure that we > can share our codes based on best practices. And I think > Clif's work will be > the first demonstration about how we can do that. Imagine in > the future that > as you download ebase you can indicate what kind of > organization or what > kind of communications/fundraising strategies you employ. > Then we ship with > your ebase sample codes with documentation to get you started. > > Also, on GIS, it depends on what you want to do in a GIS for > a land trust as > to whether or not ebase is of use. Remember, the primary > entity that ebase > is tracking is a contact (usually a person), and that contact > will usually > have at least one geographically describable location. Ebase > does have in it > the ability to record that description, as a latitude and > longitude. This > data can be made visible to other applications, such as > ArcView. So, with a > GIS, you can map where your people are, in relation to where > the land you > are protecting is. Once you have that relationship made, I > imagine you could > map where donations voluntary activities are (as they are > tied to contacts). > > Marshall > > On 3/7/02 8:20 PM, "Jon Stahl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Vicki- > > > > Well, it's a safe bet that there aren't any land trusts who have > > customized ebase 2.0 YET... since it's brand new. There > are definitely > > some land trusts using ebase 1.0, but their experiences may not shed > > much light on how best to use ebase 2.0, which is radically > different > > (and quite a bit better) than ebase 1.0 > > > > I don't know if you're familiar with ONE/Northwest, but > we've done a lot > > of technology work with Northwest Land Trusts, and with Land Trust > > Alliance Northwest. While we're just getting started with > ebase 2.0, we > > could probably help you move ahead. > > > > best, > > jon > > --------------------------------------------------- > > Jon Stahl, Program Manager > > ONE/Northwest: Online Networking for the Environment > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.onenw.org > > p: 206.286.1235 f: 413.702.0213 > > icq: 16742255 aim: jondstahl > > > > Subscribe to ONEList, our free monthly email newsletter about using > > technology to protect the environment! > > http://www.onenw.org/onelist/ > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Vicki Sola [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 5:02 PM > >> To: TechRocks Support > >> Subject: [support] land trust customization > >> > >> > >> Has anyone customized their e-base to help a land trust track > >> landowner > >> contacts? Basically following the process of developing an > >> easement donor > >> or conservation buyer from prospect to done deal. > >> > >> We're planning for our transfer to version 2 and want to > >> incorporate the best customizations into the design. I would > > appreciate any > >> information on what you've developed (and what pitfalls you have > > discovered > >> through painful trial and error). > >> > >> Thanks for your help on this. > >> > >> Vicki Sola > >> Development Coordinator > >> Inland Northwest Land Trust > >> phone: 509-462-1239 > >> fax: 509-328-4733 > >> > > > > ------------------ > > Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account > preferences, go to > > http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support > and enter the email > > address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > TechRocks - Giving the Good Guys the Edge - http://www.techrocks.org > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Marshall Mayer mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chief Executive Officer http://www.techrocks.org > TechRocks phone: 415.291.9535 > 633 Battery Street - Suite 110 mobile: 415.722.7171 > San Francisco, CA 94111-1812 USA eFax: 415.276.4195 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ebase(r) - Relationship Management for Nonprofits - http://www.ebase.org > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------ > Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account > preferences, go to > http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support > and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the > ebase support list:: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
