Which database are you using at the moment? Do you mean CiviCRM?

Tom

On 30 October 2012 13:03, Katherine Bavage <katherine.bavage@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
Hi Tom,

So there are a couple of issues. 

There would be no problem using templates we design and releasing CC BY SA, hence starting with that premise, but you suggested Mail Chimp on the basis it would have appropriate mark up. I see you're not sure we can actually use the templates and release them CC BY SA - I not confident they would be ok with that. 

If we administer campaigns in Mail Chimp we don't then have the data that generates (bounce backs, click throughs etc) in our database - it's stuck in theirs. What we want is to have the templates in our system and distributed from it. I'm v familiar with Mail Chimp by the way, and had in fact already been using it in this way, but as a stop gap precisely because of these issues. Also, frankly, the templates are only OK - they aren't up to scratch in the long term in terms of quality - having looked at the mailings WMDE and other chapters do, we should aim higher. 

Perhaps suggestions about a how we can ensure that the appropriate mark up issues are dealt with - any tips on good training manuals or courses we could look into would be welcome :) Any suggestions about other HTML editors too... :)

Katherine

On Tuesday, 30 October 2012, Thomas Morton <morton.thomas@googlemail.com> wrote:
> MailChimp lets you export/import templates, but I can't find anything about licensing.
> However, I doubt there is any issue with templates you build yourself!
>
> They have decent support though, so I am sure an email will clarify this.
> Tom
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> On 30 October 2012 12:26, Richard Symonds <richard.symonds@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
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>> With MS Office costing £25, and Windows Server 2012 at £34, cost is generally low, But then, it depends on the software! Mailchimp is good, but can we release the code generated by it under a free licence, for other chapters to use?
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>> On 30 October 2012 12:18, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly@pobox.com> wrote:
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>>> On 30/10/12 12:02, Richard Symonds wrote:
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>>>> Bear in mind that we get a massive charity discount for a lot of these products via CTX, so cost isn't necessarily an issue.
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