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Want to start using CiviEvent, but don't know where to start? You're in luck, Cividesk is offering both of our online CiviEvent online training classes on consecutive days in December!
This is a rare opportunity to participate in the Fundamentals of Event Managment on December 5th, followed by the more advanced training, Organizing Successful Events on December 6th. We will cover...
Read moreThere has been a security release for CiviCRM. We recommend you immediately upgrade to one of the following versions:
In addition to the security fixes, this release includes several bug fixes.
Below are the security advisories details:
In 1992, there was a little known new thing called the world wide web. By 1995, it was a "thing". Now, what exactly do those quotes do to the word "thing"? And what does this have to do with "entities"? Cue my favorite programming joke.
Q: What are the two hardest problems in computer programming?
A: Naming things, garbage collection, and off-by-one calculations.
All of that joke is true, but it's the first problem that is the point of this blog post. Because "entity" is just a fancy word for "thing", i.e. coders have the same problem naming some "things" as everyone...
Read moreCome meet others in the San Francisco Bay Area who use and are interested in using CiviCRM.
CiviCRM is a powerful open source CRM used by more than 10,000 non-profits, NGOs and advocacy organizations. Free to download and install, it helps organizations centralize constituent communications, build and...
Read moreJoin Cividesk on Wednesday, Nov. 20th at 3 pm PT/ 4 pm MT/ 6 pm ET / Nov. 21st at 10 am AEDT for this 2-hour online training session, the Fundamentals of Mass Emailing, that will provide in depth instruction on how to emailing in CiviCRM.
Learn how to create mailing lists, send a mailing in traditional CiviMail, configure a newsletter sign-up form for your website, and use the Mosaico extension to create and send a monthly newsletter.
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Read moreFollowing our recent communications to the CiviCRM community regarding our enhanced iATS 1st Pay extension, we are excited to announce the formal release date will be Nov 18th .
With that in mind, we wanted to give you a quick heads up in case you have questions.
When will the extension be launched?
Monday, November 18th 2019
What is it?
An enhanced CiviCRM Payments extension that not only delivers all of the features and functionality of the existing extension, but also allows users to take advantage of...
Read moreLearn how to "Customize your database with Custom Fields & Profiles" during this 2-hour online training taught by Cividesk on Thursday, November 14th at 9 am MT/ 10 am CT/ 11 am ET.
Register now to learn how to create custom fields according to best practices, so you can gather and store information about your constituents and better target your communication with them....
Read moreIf you are new to CiviCRM and want to learn how to better manage your contacts, register for the Fundamentals of Contact Management on November 12th from 12 to 2 pm MT taught by Cividesk. This 2-hour online training will get you off to a great start in CiviCRM!
Feel free to email Cividesk training manager and instructor Susan Engeman with any...
Read moreCiviCRM version 5.19.0 is now out and ready to download.
Important Notice: There will be a seperate CiviCRM security release in two weeks.
Big thanks to Andrew Hunt and Alice Frumin from AGH Strategies for putting up together release notes for this version.
The release notes for 5.19.0 can be accessed here.
The complete list of 5.19.0...
Read moreThis is an open invitation to all CiviCRM users in Australia and New Zealand to catch-up and discuss all things CiviCRM. If you are a CiviCRM user, developer or casual user with questions, then you are most welcome to join us.
The meeting is only 1 hour and has a set agenda (depending on number of people attending this may be shortened).
