Video Project Update
Down here in Bristol, we’ve been putting more bones on the video project and talking to lots of people who want to be involved, so we thought we would give you an update on how things are progressing...
View ArticleA potted history of this CiviCRM enthusiast.
I ‘discovered’ CiviCRM in 2010 whilst trawling the Internet for an alternative to the proprietary CRM my employer, the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA), was using at the time. I read the...
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Using CiviCRM as an Organizing Tool
As a group fighting for construction workers’ rights in Texas, we are up against one of the most profitable industries in the state. Construction in Texas is a $60 billion industry, and employs nearly...
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CiviCRM at OpenExpo CRM Madrid
Ixiam will present CiviCRM in next OpenExpo CRM conference that will be offered at the Innovation Center Vaguada (Av. Monforte de Lemos, 38 – 28029 Madrid )The 30-minute talk will be given by Alejandro...
View ArticleViews integration maintenance
I love CiviCRM, but sometimes visualising and 'reporting' on data can be a complicated process and personally I think the Drupal Views module is a perfect way of easily generating listings and reports...
View ArticleAnnouncing CiviCRM 4.4.2
Here it is folks, another thrilling update to everyone's favorite CRM for the social profit sector. This edition brings you maintanance and stability improvements to the latest version plus an update...
View ArticleThe logistics and finances of organising a CiviCon (with real figures from...
I thought it would be useful to share a quick overview of how we are organising our conferences these days, and for people to understand how much it costs to put these events on, where the money comes...
View ArticleCiviDay 2014 - help people get started with CiviCRM
Last January, we have 24 amazing CiviDay meet ups in cities around the world. I looked back just now and was reminded of all the great things that came out of those meetups (including CiviCamp DC!)....
View ArticleRecognising contributors and contributions to CiviCRM
We've been talking for a while now about how we can improve the ways that we recognise the non financial contributions people make to CiviCRM. This topic came up a fair amount when we designed the...
View ArticleLet's make CiviDay 2014 a CiviCRM co-working day too
At the London Meetup last night, the idea of having a CiviCRM co-working day was discussed, so we are certainly planning to do that in London on CiviDay 2014 (Wednesday, January 29th), and wouldn't it...
View ArticleUser Control over Data Privacy
India has over 3.3 million registered non-profits (one for every 400 people!), many of which are growing and looking for better solutions to manage their fundraising efforts. There is an immense and...
View ArticleCiviSocial
This may be a blog post I expand upon later…I've seen mentions around the interwebs of socialCRM tools for CiviCRM and what I want to know is… Has anyone started any kind of code or prototyping this...
View ArticleCiviHR Recruitment: First set of requirements up for review
The Purpose of CiviHR RecruitmentTo me, the effort put in to build any system is worthwhile when it allows organizations to deliver better experiences all around. The CiviHR Recruitment function aims...
View ArticleCustomizing CiviCase Workflows
CiviCase is generally described as "a container for activities". As a container, it's well-suited to two scenarios: The activities in the case are identified and scheduled on an adhoc basis -- there's...
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New Tool for CiviCRM Data Integration
The Need of Data Integration ToolsLets say you have a CiviCRM database and you want to perform a massive change. For instance, lets say you have the names uppercase and you want to fix it. You may be...
View ArticleTop 10 CiviCRM Highlights for 2013
The holiday season is almost upon us. So we thought we’d round up a top ten of 2013 to highlight what we have achieved as a community this year. Of course, this is just the tip of the CiviCRM iceberg!...
View ArticleDatabase Health Report available
Have you ever completed a training a wondered whether usage of your CiviCRM database changed as a result? Have you ever wondered who were the major database users in your organization and who might...
View ArticleAnnouncing CiviCRM 4.4.3
By popular demand, here it is: another exciting release of CiviCRM, with maintenance and stability improvements to give you the best possible CRM. Download CiviCRM 4.4.3 now.» View all issues fixed in...
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Announcing CiviHR version 1.1
Version 1.1 of CiviHR is now ready for release. The main features added have been three workflows (based on CiviCase) to record and manage individuals who are:1. Joining an organisation2. working their...
View ArticleLets not forget what Open Source is really about....
So I though I'd share a personal experience that reminded me of what Open Source, and therefore CiviCRM, means to me. Over the past year or so a lot of conversations have been taking place about the...
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