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By EileenFiled under

Since the middle of last year there have been some tools in CiviCRM core to help with maintaining workflow templates that have not been well publicised … Notably Site Tokens (worked on at the South Carolina Sprint by Allen Shaw of Joinery) and some tweaks for easier editing in the Message Admin extension (which ships as part of CiviCRM but which you may need to enable). 

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By devteam Filed under Release announcements

CiviCRM version 6.2.0 is now ready to download. This is a regular monthly release. Upgrade now for the most stable CiviCRM experience:

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By SYSTOPIAFiled under

In this blog series, we introduce useful extensions for CiviCRM. Each month, we showcase one of the many extensions we have developed at SYSTOPIA over the years. This time, we're looking at the Twingle API Extension – a practical solution to automatically transfer donations from Twingle to CiviCRM.

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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+.

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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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