Ashoka Connect

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Ashoka Connect

• Using Drupal to connect Social Investors with
  Social Entrepreneurs

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OVERVIEW
Ashoka is the global association of the worlds
leading social entrepreneurs.

• The Ashoka Support Network is a global community
  of successful business people who share Ashokas
  belief that entrepreneurs are the primary engine
  for economic and social development.
• The Ashoka Connect Site is a social networking
  site in Drupal to connect ASN members with Social
  Entrepreneurs around the world. It allows them
  to
• Follow a selected fellows profile and news.
• Search for fellows around the globe in particular
  fields of interest.
• Connect with Ashoka to pledge investments or
  request to meet a fellow
• Find out more about the Ashoka Support Network
  and its events

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ARCHITECTURE

• Drupal 5.X
• Custom Theme
• Key Core Modules
• Profile
• Taxonomy
• Key Contributed Modules
• Forms
• Events
• GMAP API
• CAPTCHA
• Custom Modules
• Fellows Provide user front end
• Fellows Admin Provide Admin back end
• Fellows Migrate Import Fellows from DB
• eForms using Forms API

Drupal DB
Fellows DB
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SITE TOUR
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KEY FEATURESFELLOW PROFILES

• Created custom node type fellow_profile
• Imported node data and tagged using taxonomy
  terms using Fellow Migrate module from Fellows
  Database
• Allowed us to use Drupals core functionality
  better than dynamically pulling results from
  Database
• Cron job automatically updates fellow profiles
  from Fellows Database daily
• GMAP block to pinpoint Fellows location on map
  if geo-code available.
• Links at bottom of node for ASN Members to take
  action, if signed in can bookmark Fellow in
  Favourites list

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KEY FEATURESFELLOW PROFILE SEARCH

• Created custom search form page.
• Hooked into Search index API to insert key
  profile fields into Drupal search index
• Hooked into Taxonomy to filter results by
  taxonomy terms in Drupal
• Listed results as node teasers or on GMAP with
  pins showing all fellows that have geo-coded
  location attached.

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KEY FEATURESFELLOW PROFILE SEARCH RESULTS
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KEY FEATURESFELLOW PROFILE SEARCH MAP RESULTS
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KEY FEATURESFELLOW ADMINISTRATION
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KEY FEATURESEFORMS
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QUESTIONS?

• David Gildeh MEng
• dgildeh_at_davidgildeh.com
• http//consulting.davidgildeh.com
• Ashoka Romanus Berg
• rberg_at_ashoka.org
• http//e2e.ashokalab.org (in development!)