1. Alpha Five: Rapid Application Development System
Facilitator: Chris Peters, TechSoup
Presenters: Steve Workings, Alpha Five
Edward Mattison, SCBHN
Introduce myself
What I do at TS, my role in MIT
Previous work with CTC
October 28, 2008
Conference Call:
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3. You are being recorded…
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After the webinar, you can ask follow-up questions in the Alpha online forums:

4. Alpha Five: Rapid Application Development System
Facilitator: Chris Peters, TechSoup
Presenters: Steve Workings, Alpha Five
Edward Mattison, SCBHN
Sponsored by:

5. Agenda Introductions Conversation with Steve from Alpha Five
Demonstration of Alpha Five
Conversation with Edward from SCBHN
Audience Q&A
About TechSoup

6. Today’s Speakers No photo available Volunteers
Chris Peters
TechSoup
Steve Workings
Alpha Five
Edward Mattison
SCBHN
Volunteers
Richard Rabins & Brett Johnston (Alpha Five)
Kami Griffiths (TechSoup)

7. Rapid Application Development
A program that helps you build other programs.
Alpha Five lets you build desktop and web-based programs that rely on a database back end.

8. Possible Uses Donor Management Product Catalogs Constituent Management
Thousands of unique niche database applications which don’t have their own market

9. Alpha Five Versus Other Products
Off the shelf database-driven programs (e.g. GiftWorks, Democracy in Action)
Access, FileMaker

10. Desktop and Web-based Applications
Alpha Five supports both

11. Web-based Applications
Security is a bigger concern
You need a license for Alpha Five Application Server ($149)
You need your own server or you need to rent space from a web hosting company

12. Nonprofit Pricing
$35 for the first license (1 per year through TechSoup)
$99 for additional licenses (through A5)
$149 for a server license (through A5)

13. Learning to use Alpha Five
Free 30 day trial
Free one-hour webinar for the basics
Free six-hour webinar for beginner to intermediate instruction
Contact for more information

14. Edward Mattison: SCBHN
SCBHN is a homeless drop-in center in New Haven, CT
Uses Alpha Five to collect and analyze information about clients

15. Demonstration

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