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'''Background:''' At its May 16th conference call, the Coordinating Committee discussed options for updating the GPCA web site and found that there was general agreement within the party to switch to a Drupal content management system (CMS) and a CiviCRM constituent relationship management (CRM) system, along with dating the graphic design and look of the site.  However, how the transition would be managed was left open to further research, to determine whether the change could be effectuated entirely in house by GPCA IT personnel or whether an outside firm could be retained. The responsibility to evaluate this question was left to three individuals initially proposed for the negotiating committee - Sanda Everette, Mike Feinstein and Barry Hermanson, along with any of the other three recommended to joined the committee, which turned out to be Bill Meyers, along with interested GPCA IT personnel.
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'''Background:''' At its May 16th conference call, the Coordinating Committee discussed options for updating the GPCA web site and found that there was general agreement within the party to switch to a Drupal content management system (CMS) and a CiviCRM constituent relationship management (CRM) system, along with dating the graphic design and look of the site.  However, how the transition would be managed was left open to further research, to determine whether the change could be effectuated entirely in house by GPCA IT personnel or whether an outside firm could be retained. The responsibility to evaluate this question was left to three individuals initially proposed for the negotiating committee - Sanda Everette, Mike Feinstein and Barry Hermanson, along with the three people who were suggested as good additional members of the committeeBill Meyers was the only person of the three who agreed to join the group.  
  
 
The result of that evaluation was that for the graphic redesign and the migration of content from the existing site to occur in a timely manner to accompany the fundraising specified in the contract of the Managing Director, that retaining an outside firm would be desirable and that a Web Redesign Team sub-committee of the Coordinating Committee be established to work with the outside firm on this process and return to the Coordinating Committee for approval of the final design.
 
The result of that evaluation was that for the graphic redesign and the migration of content from the existing site to occur in a timely manner to accompany the fundraising specified in the contract of the Managing Director, that retaining an outside firm would be desirable and that a Web Redesign Team sub-committee of the Coordinating Committee be established to work with the outside firm on this process and return to the Coordinating Committee for approval of the final design.

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Decision Item: Web Redesign Team

Presenters: Barry Hermanson, Mike Feinstein

Time Requested: 30 minutes

Background: At its May 16th conference call, the Coordinating Committee discussed options for updating the GPCA web site and found that there was general agreement within the party to switch to a Drupal content management system (CMS) and a CiviCRM constituent relationship management (CRM) system, along with dating the graphic design and look of the site. However, how the transition would be managed was left open to further research, to determine whether the change could be effectuated entirely in house by GPCA IT personnel or whether an outside firm could be retained. The responsibility to evaluate this question was left to three individuals initially proposed for the negotiating committee - Sanda Everette, Mike Feinstein and Barry Hermanson, along with the three people who were suggested as good additional members of the committee. Bill Meyers was the only person of the three who agreed to join the group.

The result of that evaluation was that for the graphic redesign and the migration of content from the existing site to occur in a timely manner to accompany the fundraising specified in the contract of the Managing Director, that retaining an outside firm would be desirable and that a Web Redesign Team sub-committee of the Coordinating Committee be established to work with the outside firm on this process and return to the Coordinating Committee for approval of the final design.

The GPCA FY2011-2012 six month budget allocated up to $10,500 for costs associated with the web page upgrade. The GPCA has already received a bid from Radical Designs in San Francisco for $4200 to do a graphic redesign and migrate the content of the existing site, in concert with a customization of a Drupal-based CMS and CiviCRM to fit the GPCA's needs.

The Negotiating Committee recommended the following members of a Web Redesign Team (Bruce Wolfe, Bert Heuer as IT Project Manager, Sanda Everette, Mike Feinstein and Marnie Glickman) to work with Radical Designs to oversee the customization and to bring a draft graphic redesign to the Coordinating Committee for its July meeting for a final approval. The Web Redesign Team would also solicit the input of other GPCA members with web page graphic redesign experience.

Proposal: That the Coordinating Committee establish a Web Redesign Team sub-committee of the following individuals: Bruce Wolfe, Bert Heuer as IT Project Manager, Sanda Everette, Mike Feinstein and Marnie Glickman to work with Radical Designs to oversee the customization and to bring a draft graphic redesign to the Coordinating Committee for its July meeting for a final approval.