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By tottenFiled under

TLDR: Site-builders who manage CiviCRM extensions in the web UI should install the Hotfix: Extension Upgrades or upgrade to v6.1. Similarly, site-builders who manage extensions with cv CLI should update to v0.3.63+.

Motivation

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By nicolFiled under

After 17 years of shipping with the Greenwich theme, the release of CiviCRM 6 last month brought to new installs a new default theme, Minetta, named after the river running under Greenwich, New York. But Civi 6 didn't mark the arrival of just one new theme; it shipped with four themes: Minetta, Walbrook, HackneyBrook and Thames.

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By AllenShaw Filed under CiviCon, Training

CiviCon 2025 kicks off with a two-day Admin Training, May 19th and 20th, aimed at folks much like yourself, who need to manage CiviCRM on a day-to-day basis.

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By dev-team Filed under Release announcements

CiviCRM version 6.1.0 is now ready to download. This is a regular monthly release. Upgrade now for the most stable CiviCRM experience:

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By dev-team Filed under Release announcements

CiviCRM version 6.0.0 is now ready to download. This is a regular monthly release. Upgrade now for the most stable CiviCRM experience:

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By jamienovickFiled under
CiviCRM Needs Your Voice!

Every year, Fundraising Magazine—the UK’s only printed magazine for professional charity fundraisers—conducts a major survey to rank the best charity CRMs. This report is widely used by charities looking for a new system and provides valuable insights into CRM trends in the sector.

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By SYSTOPIA Filed under Extensions
In this blog series, we are presenting useful ways of extending CiviCRM. We are doing this by showcasing one of the many extensions we at SYSTOPIA have build over the years each month. This month, we’re featuring our Advanced Newsletter Management (ANLM) extension. It makes handling multiple mailing lists easier and lets you create flexible, customizable forms so subscribers can manage their preferences with less effort.
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By AllenShaw Filed under CiviCon
If you've never been to a CiviCRM Sprint before, you might like to know it's far from "all work and no play." For example: The CiviCon 2025 Sprint is going to the Internet Archive!
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By guyiacFiled under

CiviCon 2025 is now in the process of finalizing the program, and we still have openings for additional presenters! Submit your proposal today.

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By ErikHommelFiled under

As you might know CiviCRM celebrates it's 20th birthday this year. On top the CiviCon 2025 at San Fransisco (USA) in May there will be a CiviCamp and CiviSprint in The Netherlands (Europe). CiviCamp will be on Monday 20 October 2025 with a CiviSprint from Tuesday 21 October 2025 up to Friday 24 October 2025.

More news will follow, watch this space.

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