aot

What is the AOT?

Actions Options Tool (AOT) is alliance-building web publishing and communication software. Think of it as a content management system for self-managing a website. The AOT has been designed specifically for the needs of organizations, non-profits. and other groups of people working together.

How is the AOT different from other content management systems?

The AOT is similar to most content management systems in that it allows you to quickly and easily add/edit/delete various types of content on a website. However, the AOT was designed for large groups of people working together in managing the website content and simultaneously collaborating on projects. The AOT has several features built-in to keep different "branches" of an organization in contact with one another to increase efficiencies and to reduce duplication of efforts.

Furthermore, the AOT was designed to be as easy as possible to use for people with very little previous computer experience.

Lastly, several of the features have been paired down to the essentials. There are not a lot of bells and whistles. Rather, it has been developed as a tool that is rock solid, easy to use, and performs remarkably well to get the job done.

Is the AOT an open source project?

Yes. The AOT was officially released on May 24^th, 2007 as an open source project, and is available for free download under the "GNU General Public License".

Click the following link to download the latest version.

How does the AOT's established history as a peace & justice coalition coordination/communication tool apply to my non-profit organization?

The AOT was designed to serve coalitions, networks or alliances in a fashion that provided member organizations or committees' effortless avenues of communication. Created to serve organizational structures populated by volunteers and part time staff, the AOT creates the opportunity for seamless communication where only emails and phone calls were the option in the past. It doesn't matter whether it's peace & justice organizations, non-profit member organizations or committees within a church or corporation, enhancing communication is what it's all about.

Do I have to redo our whole website or can we attach this tool to what we already have?

The AOT can act as both an attachable module and a freestanding complete system. After we explore your website and communications capabilities in detail, we will offer a proposal that describes how best the AOT can serve your needs.

There are features that our website has now, and features we have seen in other content management systems that we would like see made part of the AOT. Can this be done?

Yes. Our programmers will customize the AOT programming to cooperate with your organization's goals. After we explore what you have and what you want, we can give you an estimate of costs.

If you still have questions, or, if you have any feedback for us, we would love to hear from you. Please feel free to contact us and we will do our best to resolve your issues or to offer any assistance that we may.