Author Topic: Please help me decide if CiviCRM is the right tool for us. (Read 1159 times)

sistegraf · September 10, 2009, 01:14:51 pm

Hi,

We´re currently using a Drupal 6 site for the photo workshops and tours that we offer.
We have used a bunch of modules like Signup and Ubertcart but we end up uninstalling them as they are not of much help.

Browsing Drupal modules I found CiviCRM and reading through the information I think it may work for us.

We need to post 5 or 6 workshops we offer every month as well as 1 or 2 photo tours.

What we like to do is that once this info is posted at the site, we can send a message to each person that has signed up at the main site. (Can you send messages to people not signed up, for instance if I have a contact list with 100 or more persons who are not part of the site?).

One of those person is interested, go the site, read more info and decide to take the workshop. Then will he be able to sign-up and pay instantly there? If he has a question will there be a contact form?

Anything else that we should know??

Thank you.

petednz · September 10, 2009, 01:33:12 pm

Sounds like a good match. People who 'sign up' become 'contacts' in the database and you can contact them collectively using CiviMail which catches bounces and offers unsubscribe/Opt out.

You can import the other 100 or so in to the CRM and they will also be contactable via civimail.

You can also send them links so they can come back to webforms without needing to sign in to add additional information.

And yes CiviEvent lets them sign up for workshops/tours and pay online once you have set up a Payment Processor (some of which are inbuilt)

HTH

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