[hackerspaces] Hackerspace admin software recommendations?

[Shirley Hicks]

Bob - what did you use do? Wordpress extension? LDAP interface?

-- Shirley


On Jul 23, 2014, at 10:10 AM, Bob Bownes <bownes at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'll add to my earlier post that we have home brewed up an online membership sign up process allowing members to sign up, make payments, etc. I don't think that is interconnected to Seltzer. Yet. 
> 
> Bob
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> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Jens <a.madman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi from Kansas.  We are currently through Phase 1 and halfway through Phase 2 on your list.  For Phase 1 we are using WildApricot which is a webbased member management system that costs $50/month.  Our space's membership costs $10/month and it only took a couple months for WildApricot to pay for itself by offering easy self-management of membership to our community.  For Phase 2, see this post on our wiki, which includes a link to the software in development via bitbucket.  Phase 3 is also planned in the future and it shouldn't be too hard to implement once Phase 2 is complete.  Wild Apricot has an API that we plan to connect to our access control system for automated updating of who has access to what at our space.
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> Jens from MakeICT
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> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Edward L Platt <ed at elplatt.com> wrote:
> Hi Shirley,
> 
> Glad to see you posting about this.  Space management is still a big time sink, and by collaborating on solutions we can make things a lot easier.
> 
> If you have any questions about Seltzer, feel free to email me or the dev list!
> 
> I'd love to see the community come together on a solution, whether it's Seltzer or something else.
> 
> Happy hacking,
> -Ed
> 
> This message sent from my phone... through space!
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> On Jul 23, 2014 10:27 AM, "Shirley Hicks" <shirley at velochicdesign.com> wrote:
> Good morning all,
> 
> I strongly suspect this question has been asked before (including by me!), but I'm not finding it easily.
> 
> Our 15-month old hacker group is preparing to step away from the spreadsheets with which we are managing our space and start setting up (in phases) a space information system.
> We will have a team of eight working on this project, with information system experience ranging from seasoned system warrior to recently graduated IS newbie.
> Project information page can be seen at: http://wiki.redmountainmakers.org/wiki/RMM_Information_System
> 
> We'd like to minimize the work required (who doesn't!) and are looking for any available package recommendations for the following functions:
> 
> 	Phase 1
> 	Membership management - yes, we are evaluating i3 Detroit's Seltzer CRM.
> 	Equipment inventory.
> 	Technical library inventory & (possibly) sign-in/sign-out.
> 
> 	Phase 2
> 	Space access control by pass card.
> 	Space booking control (just see who's using what room for classes and meetings when).
> 
> 	Phase 3
> 	Equipment access control by pass card.
> 	Class and materials sign-up/purchase.
> 
> This is within the US context, and within US legal governance with regards to information privacy and electronic purchases/transactions.
> Thanks in advance for any recommendations and comments regarding your experiences with different packages. :)
> 
> Shirley Hicks
> Board member-at-large
> Red Mountain Makers
> Birmingham, AL 35212
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> Email: redmtnadm at redmountainmakers.org
> www.redmountainmakers.org
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