WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone: Comparing Open Source CMSs for Nonprofits

Our deadline for listings and sponsorshps has past - we are no longer accepting listings.  But keep an eye out for the report in March!

Idealware is working on a comprehensive comparison of WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone for the nonprofit sector. In the same vein as our Online Donation and Grants Management reports, this Open Source CMSs for Nonprofits report will apply rigorous qualitative research techniques to understand the features that are important to nonprofits in Content Management Systems, do a detailed, feature by feature comparison of the systems, and then summarize up our findings into an easy-to-understand analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of each platform for typical nonprofit needs.

Michelle Murrain, a consultant who helps nonprofits select between CMSs options and the founder of the Nonprofit Open Source initiative, will be the lead researcher for the report. The report will follow a similar format as our Consumers Guide to Grants Management Systems or Getting Started with Blogging Software reports. The report is scheduled for distribution around March 1st, 2008.

This report will build on the strong traffic and reputation Idealware already has in open source content management system area. Our article comparing Joomla, Drupal, and Plone gets more than 2000 unique page views per month, and is in the top four Google search results for any combination of the three platform names (i.e. "Joomla Drupal", or "Drupal Plone"). We will strongly promote the new report from this older article, throughout the nonprofit technology community, and to our opt-in list of almost 7000 people (of this list, 71% help nonprofits with technology decisions, 67% are with nonprofits with an annual budget of more than $500K, and 36% are with organizations with a budget of more than $2 Million).

The report will include both a consultant directory and sponsorship opportunities, and we'd love to include you.

List Your Services in the Consultant Directory

The nonprofit community is eager for a directory of consultants that can provide services for WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, or Plone. Through a listing in our directory, included in the back of the PDF report, you can ensure the community knows about the services you offer (view a mockup of the Consultant Directory)

To make the directory accessible to small as well as large providers, the price for a listing is based on a sliding scale. We define a Small Firm as individuals or firms who earn less than $100K in annual revenue, Medium Firms as earning between $100K-500K in annual revenue, and Large Firms as those earning more than $500K in revenue.

		List Your Services with a Basic Listing (Small firm: $45, Medium firm: $90, Large firm: $180) List your name, contact information, geographic region, and what system(s) you specialize in (or the fact that you're vendor agnostic). Purchase Now >
		Feature Your Services with an Enhanced Listing (Small firm:$90, Medium firm: $180, Large firm: $360) List your name, contact information, geographic region, and what system(s) you specialize in (or the fact that you're vendor agnostic), AND Include your logo and up to 100 characters of text about your services. Purchase Now >

Showcase Your Work with an Ad in the Directory

Directory Ad ($750) Display a half page ad prior to the consultant directory in the back of the report. Includes an enhanced listing, including both contact information, logo, and up to 100 characters of text about your services. Interested in purchasing an ad? Contact Katie Guernsey at katie@idealware.org

Reach New Prospects with a Lead Sponsorship

Show yourself as a leader in nonprofit CMS issues - and make contact with the many nonprofits seeking more information - with a lead sponsorship. Only one lead sponsorship is available for each product - so there will be one WordPress lead sponsor, one Joomla lead sponsor, one Drupal lead sponsor, and one Plone lead sponsor.

All four lead sponsorships are now sold out!

Lead Sponsorship ($4000) Display your logo on the registration page for the report, and include a opt-in checkbox on the registration page to receive more information from you (i.e. "Receive more info about Joomla implementation from XYZ firm"). (View a mockup of the registration page). You'll also receive a half page ad in the front of the report (between the title page and report body), and an enhanced listing - including both contact information, logo, and up to 100 characters of text about your services - in the consultant directory. To purchase, contact Laura at 718-208-8172 or laura@idealware.org.

Please note that Idealware will retain full editorial control of the report. Idealware will summarize strengths and weaknesses of each reviewed tools, which could differ from your perceptions. To maintain editorial integrity, sponsors and advertisers may view an outline of the report in advance but not the full text of the report. Want to know more? View our Terms and Conditions.

Other Sponsorship Opportunities

Interested in other ways that you can reach out to Idealware's audience of nonprofit technology decision makers while supporting our important work? Check out our 2008 Sponsorship Guide!