2007

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Plone Southern Cone Group Launched!

The newest of the "official" groups (on plone.org) for Plone is also the first one that is a Spanish-language group. The group allows users from around the Southern Cone, and all Spanish-speaking regions, to collaborate. The group is seeking members, and we invite you to consider joining.

ifPeople Hosting Policies Updated

For the last four months, we have been working to transition ifPeople's hosting infrastructure and to improve the overall service. As part of that process, we have updated our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policies. These policies are effective immediately. Please get familiar with the new terms and contact us with any questions.

King Day "On" and Office Reception Invite

Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr in Atlanta with the week's activities. ifPeople's team will be involved in a local volunteer project on Monday, January 15 and also invites you to a King Day Reception at our offices.

Online Marketplace Directory Upgrade

ifPeople would like to announce some exciting news about the web directory software used by many of our clients to create local marketplaces or feature a network of organizations: we have released several upgrades! There have been a number of changes made, new functionalities added which are sure to be very beneficial, and as usual updates to our documentation collection to help you understand and use these features.

Client Information: Extranet upgrade and login help

In December, we upgraded the ifPeople Client Extranet to the latest version of Plone in our efforts to improve our interactive space and take advantage of new tools in our internal work. The new system is available for your use, though you will need to make a short detour to your browser's cookies before passing "Go". Read on for a step-by-step guide to doing that and more on the new version of Plone.

Fourth Annual Sustainable Business Day in Atlanta

The fourth annual Sustainable Business Day (Georgia) will take place Thursday, January 25 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event, hosted by Georgia Conservation Voters and Sustainable Business Partners, will be held at the Georgia State Capitol and is intended to bring together state legislators and members of the community devoted to sustainable business practices. ifPeople will again be present and work to build the network of sustainable businesses in the region.

PARSA CF Launches Support for Iranian Culture and Social Entrepreneurship

PARSA Community Foundation is a young, US-based Iranian community foundation. Founded only 9 months ago, PARSA is quickly getting publicity and has already secured a $7 million endowment. PARSA Community Foundation’s mission is to become the leading institution practicing strategic philanthropy and promoting social entrepreneurship towards a strong global Persian presence. PARSA's cultural focus distinguishes it from other community foundations, and we hope you will get to know the extraordinary and inspiring impacts the foundation is generating in social entrepreneurship and beyond in our Client feature article.

Fair trade: V-Day highlights, Expanding Movement, Events

Fair trade is picking up steam and spreading to new reaches. From chocolate to software, more is happening all the time! Check out our update on events, the expanding movement, and where the conversation is going.

ifPeople's Plone Update

From our first product on Plone.org to events, user groups, documentation resources, and more, this is ifPeople's update for our community on Plone. It is relevant for clients, users of the software, and other interested in innovations in online communication and collaboration.

ifPeople's Hiring!

ifPeople is growing our Atlanta team. We are currently seeking outstanding candidates for the positions of Project Manager and Office Manager. Those interested in working in a dynamic social enterprise environment, with international collaboration, and a strong emphasis on learning are encouraged to apply. Taking applications until April 1 (or the position is filled).

ifPeople Announces Open Source Software Products

We are proud to announce that ifPeople has established a place to distribute its Free/Open Source Software projects. This infrastructure will allow for public download, browsing and also servicing for these products. We are releasing an initial set of products, with more to come!

ifPeople Leads Open Source Commerce Project, GetPaid

ifPeople has been an active leader in the Open Source software project GetPaid, as both a sponsor and organizer of the project. GetPaid, a flexible commerce platform for the Plone content management system, has garnered a sizable community already and demonstrates a modern approach to programming in Plone. Read more about GetPaid and ifPeople's involvement.

Online Collaboration Presentation by ifPeople at Pegasus Conference

ifPeople cofounder Christopher Johnson presented at the "Systems Thinking in Action" conference about leveraging online collaboration for impact. The presentation covered both strategies for using the Internet as well as insights about using systems tools in online environments. For more on the talk and to find the presentation read on...

ifPeople Holiday Reception

It's that time of year again! We hope that you will join us in our Atlanta office for a holiday reception, Wednesday, December 19, 2007.

ifPeople supports Zope rock stars coming to Atlanta

ifPeople is proud to support two of Zope's rock stars to come to Atlanta to present a modern framework of tools for Zope and Plone at the Python Atlanta meeting in December.

GetPaid Release Announced

This year, ifPeople cofounder Christopher Johnson has been leading an open source ecommerce project called GetPaid for Plone. His model of "social sourcing" was recently presented at the Plone conference in Italy, and now the product has its first release!

ifPeople Clients in the News: MVL, USCAN

We are honored to get to work with such amazing clients, and get excited when we see them in the news doing what they do best! This month we had two clients showing up in the news: Movement Vision Lab and the US Center for Climate Action.