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FEBRUARY 2014
 
 
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CIVICRM COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CIVICRM SUCCESS STORIES

Amnesty International Spain: Breaking the Database Silos

Amnesty Internation Spain

Amnesty International Spain has multiple and independent databases for managing their members, volunteers, press contacts, newsletter subscribers, e-commerce clients, etc. Amnesty's first challenge is to integrate and break down all these silos.

Read more here

Just two clicks: Complicated Reports made easy with CiviCRM

At Heart's Home

© Heart's Home USA

At Heart’s Home USA, there is no more waiting to get on the computer that had all their benefactors’ information in it. No more excel spreadsheets. CiviCRM has automated and streamlined all their processes.

Read more here

 
NEWS

“Looking Ahead to 2014” by Dave Greenberg

 
Looking Ahead to 2014
 

Find out what exciting developments are brewing this year in the Civi-world.

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CiviDay 2014 - Building Community Across the Planet

Last week more than 400 non-profit staff and techies in 26 cities came together to help each other learn about CiviCRM and how to use it to serve their missions. From Melbourne to New York, Madrid to San Francisco - participants shared innovative approaches to fundraising, advocacy and building relationships.

Read report-backs from many of the meetups on the blog

“Google wants to pay a developer $5000 to turn your project ideas into code as part of Google Summer of Code 2014” by Kevin Reynen

We need your help: please contribute your project ideas and volunteer as a mentor so that CiviCRM can be approved as a mentoring organization.

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“Donor Journeys and CiviCRM” by Eric Hommel

Improve your donor retention by understanding donor journeys.

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Be a CiviCRM Ambassador

If you’re from the Mid Atlantic area, consider attending and giving an informal talk at the 2014 NTC CiviCRM Showcase in Washington, DC (March 13) to help new folks discover CiviCRM.

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CiviCon San Francisco - call for session proposals

If you're doing something interesting with CiviCRM, then tell the community about it. It could be a session for absolute novices or an in depth workshop. Sharing your knowledge will make Civi better.

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CiviCon sponsorship opportunities are still available

 

A CiviCon sponsorship is the very best opportunity to feature your services and skills before the entire CiviCRM community.

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Sponsorship opportunities

SEE ALL NEWS

 
UPCOMING EVENTS
 
Online: Manage your contacts with CiviCRM Training - Feb 5th
Online: Manage your membership with CiviCRM Training - Feb 11th
UK: User and administrator training - Feb 13th, Bristol
USA: Boston CiviCRM Meetup - Feb 18th
Online: Manage your events with CiviCRM Training - Feb 19th
Online: Manage your contributions with CiviCRM Training - Feb 25th
 

CiviCRM 101 Webinar Series for Newbies

If you're new to CiviCRM and wondering where to start, join us for a New User Orientation.

Feb 11, TBD (UK time) - Check the listing and email Oliver

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COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHT
 Matthieu Lutfy

“How I got involved in CiviCRM translations” by Matthieu Lutfy

“At times it can be hard to find enough time to keep up (with CiviCRM), but the more I can follow CiviCRM development, the better I can help in providing an efficient long-term solution for my clients.”.

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TECH TIP
 

Using contact subtypes for a clutter-free life

Use contact subtypes - they allow you to assign custom fields to subsets of your contacts, keeping your parent contact types clutter-free.
Here’s how…

 
DON'T FORGET
 
Save the dates!

NTC 2014
March 13th-15th

including:

CiviCRM Showcase
Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC
March 13th, 5.30-8.30pm

&

User & Admin training
Washington

March 11th-12th

Also:

CiviCon N.America 2014
San Francisco Bay Area

April 24th-25th
Early bird registration is open now. Register early and save 25%

CiviCon UK/Europe 2014
London
Sep 25th-26th

 
 
COMMUNITY TIP
 
Register your clients’ and your CiviCRM sites

Register your clients’ and your CiviCRM site(s)

Letting the world know about all the wonderful organizations using CiviCRM to support their mission is a great way to keep the community healthy and growing.

Take a few minutes to do it now!

 
 
CIVICRM AND BEYOND
 

“What to Do AFTER the New Database Rolls Out” by Norman Reiss

The success of a project goes beyond the planning, design and implementation stages of the new system.
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Special thanks to our Feb Guest Editor: Markus Forsberg
as well as our previous Guest Editors: Andy Clark, John Derry, Jessica Kirsner, Joe Murray & Stuart Gaston

Thanks team :)

 
 
 
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