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+# Zen CRM
+A simple, case-management-focused CRM for small altruistic organisations.
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+## Current Status
+**April 2018** the very beginning. Hardly exists at all.
+
+## The Plan
+Zen CRM will be available as:
+* A Drupal module, on drupal.org 
+* A Drupal install profile / distribution
+* A hosted service
+
+## Find out more
+* More details, including user stories, can be found in the [Zen CRM Gitbook](https://hoegrammer.gitbooks.io/zen-crm/content/)
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