March 26 - April 1

Special San Francisco Edition
This past week I've been in San Francisco attending a workshop and conference exploring CiviCRM, an Open Source software system that is especially intended for non-profit organizations and brings together donation, membership and program registration into a single package. We currently use six different software products or online services to manage these operational areas. At this point, it is clear that there are both pluses and minuses to moving from our current system to CiviCRM. Over the next few weeks I'll be working with a test version of the program to more fully assess its potential for Indralaya.

Edifico de las Mujures

(site of the CiviCRM workshop)

Sunday allowed time for a break from the training. It was a beautiful day and I made the most of the opportunity by renting a bicycle and cycling over the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausilito, then rode a ferry back across San Francisco Bay to the city.

San Francisco from the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge

Along Embarcadero Avenue

Palace of Fine Arts

SF Row House

Tomorrow (Tuesday) I'll be heading back to Indralaya where we'll be preparing for the Easter/Passover work party coming up this weekend. On my way through Seattle, I'll be picking up Jake Doty. Jake will be starting his stay as the Indralaya kitchen manager.