(ISF) Resource: The ICT Hub Knowledge Base from LASA

Dear ISF Colleagues,

This resource comes from our wonderful colleagues at LASA:

"The ICT Hub Knowledge Base"
<http://www.icthubknowledgebase.org.uk/&gt;

&quot;The ICT Hub Knowledgebase is designed to help community and voluntary
sector organisations access the benefits of information technology.
The knowledgebase is a comprehensive source of independent ICT
information and advice.&quot;

If you're not familiar with LASA, please check this out:

London Advice Services Alliance
<http://www.lasa.org.uk/>

Best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
deborah_elizabeth_finn%40post.harvard.edu">deborah_elizabeth_finnpost.harvard.edu
www.cyber-yenta.org

"What is good...but to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly
with your god?" (Micah 6:8)

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Hello,

I am currently on a hunt for a system that would be able to send out emails/newsletters to our mailing list (under 5000).

Ideally, the system would:

1. be web-based (machine-independent)

2. be able to manage subscription services (such as user-subscribe/unsubscribe feature, bouncebacks)

3. send messages from a no-reply address (one way sending)

4. work so smoothly and intuitively that a non-techie could run it.

Thanks in advance,

SW

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Electric Embers: http://electricembers.net/

The best you can do with your requirements. I've set two arts organizations (non-techie!) up with it and they're going great. Their lists run 5,000 to 15,000 subscribers. The support is terrific, and their price unbeatable. No 'pay per e-mail' that gets so expensive with other commercial options. And the people who run it are committed to social justice and all.

No self-interest here-- my web development collective sets up CiviMail (integrates with web-based CiviCRM contact management software and Drupal web sites) which has your (or our) server sending the e-mails directly. This is useful if contact list, site users, etc needs to be integrated. It would meet your needs, except that nontechies don't like CiviCRM much and it sounds like your best off outsourcing your e-mail.

- ben

Agaric Design Collective
Open Source Web Development
http://AgaricDesign.com/

People Who Give a Damn
building the infrastructure of a network for everyone
http://pwgd.org/

Fund for Authentic Journalism
http://authenticjournalism.org/

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