Let's see some of what we've covered in this chapter represented in our case study example.
John Doe and his staff have accomplished a lot with CiviCRM in 4 weeks. They have the following entities:
Imported the Canadian Tories' election list of people who have volunteered, donated, or taken signs for their lawn
Imported John's personal list of family and friends
Imported John's list of Fisheries Union contacts from around the province
Started tracking all issues in the Constituency Office in CiviCase
Sent out their first newsletter with CiviMail
Begun discussions with a couple of payment processors on what sort of deal they would provide
He needs to quickly get organized to hold a fundraising dinner in 7 weeks. His district association president booked the hall before heading overseas for a 3-month contract. He's decided to send out a personalized appeal to his top 50 volunteers, hoping to get about 12 or 18 to step up.
Joe has created 10 outreach coordinator positions...